Pamela E. Queen | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 14th district | |
Assumed office February 26, 2016 Servingwith Anne Kaiser and Bernice Mireku-North | |
Appointed by | Larry Hogan |
Preceded by | Craig Zucker |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City,New York,U.S. | December 13,1958
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Olney,Maryland,U.S. |
Occupation | Professor |
Pamela E. Queen is an American politician who serves as a Delegate to the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland's 14th Legislative District in northern Montgomery County.
Queen was born in New York City and attended Tuskegee University,where she earned a B.S. in mathematics. She later went on to earn two master's degrees from Johns Hopkins University in computer science and management and a Ph.D. in finance from the George Washington University. Since 2010,she has worked as a professor of finance at Morgan State University in Baltimore,Maryland. Queen has been involved in a number of community and professional organizations. [1]
In 2016,following the appointment of Delegate Craig Zucker to the Maryland Senate,Queen,a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee,was appointed by that committee to serve in the House of Delegates. [2] She is the second African American woman to represent Montgomery County in the Maryland General Assembly. [3] She was sworn in on February 26,2016. [1]
In January 2019,Queen was one of nine Maryland lawmakers to add their names to a manifesto signed by 326 state legislators to reaffirm their commitment to protecting abortion rights. [4]
Queen introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would begin teaching students about organ donation at the age of 14. [5]
In September 2018,Queen called for a county investigation into sexual assault allegations made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. [6] [7] Montgomery County law enforcement officials declined to investigate the matter unless the alleged victim filed a complaint. [8]
In December 2019,Queen attended a rally in Olney,Maryland to call for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump. [9]
In 2019,Queen co-sponsored legislation that would place a referendum to add an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland prohibiting partisan redistricting on the 2020 ballot. [10]
Queen introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would provide additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to low-income children during summer months and winter break. [11] The bill passed and became law on May 28,2019. [12] [13]
Queen introduced legislation in the 2021 legislative session that would remove the governor from the state's parole board. [14] The bill passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 93-41. [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Democratic | Anne Kaiser | 11,845 | 33.3% |
Democratic | Pamela Queen | 11,198 | 31.5% |
Democratic | Eric Luedtke | 9,498 | 26.7% |
Democratic | Paul Ransom | 3,064 | 8.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Democratic | Anne Kaiser | 37,733 | 24.5% |
Democratic | Pamela Queen | 35,991 | 23.4% |
Democratic | Eric Luedtke | 35,104 | 22.8% |
Republican | Patricia Fenati | 15,895 | 10.3% |
Republican | Kevin Dorrance | 14,546 | 9.5% |
Republican | Michael A. Ostroff | 14,347 | 9.3% |
N/A | Other Write-Ins | 144 | 0.1% |
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