Shirley Nathan-Pulliam

Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Senator

Assumed office
January 14, 2015

Member of the House of Delegates, 10th Legislative District 1994-2014
Member of the Maryland State Senate from District 44
Assumed office
January 14, 2015
Constituency District 44, Baltimore County
Personal details
Born (1939-05-20) May 20, 1939
Trelawny, Jamaica
Political party Democratic
Occupation Registered Nurse

Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (born May 20, 1939) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.

Background

Nathan-Pulliam was born in Trelawny, Jamaica on May 20, 1939. She studied nursing at a number of schools before receiving her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1980 and a Master's degree in Administrative Science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1984. In addition to owning her own business, she has been a faculty associate in nursing for Johns Hopkins. Before being elected in 1994, Nathan-Pulliam was active with Democratic Party organizations at the state and national level, as well as with Planned Parenthood of Maryland and various professional nursing organizations. Nathan-Pulliam has received a number of awards for her advocacy on health care.

In the Legislature

Senator Nathan-Pulliam is currently serving in her first term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's 44th Legislative District in Baltimore County. Nathan-Pulliam is a member of the Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. She previously served 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving as a Deputy Majority Whip and as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. She remains an active member of both the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and of Women Legislators of Maryland.

Legislative notes

2006 General election results District 10

Voters to choose three:[1]
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Emmett C. Burns, Jr. 29,140   34.2%    Won
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 28,544   33.5%    Won
Adrienne A. Jones 27,064   31.8%    Won
Other Write-Ins 370   0.4%    

Notes

  1. ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 08 2007

References


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