Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (born May 20,1939) is a former American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first African-Caribbean woman to be elected to the Maryland General Assembly. [1] Pulliam resigned in 2019 due to poor health.
Nathan-Pulliam was born in Trelawny,Jamaica on May 20,1939. She attended Park Hospital School of Nursing in Yorkshire,England. While studying there she met her husband,a member of the United States Army,they married and moved to Baltimore,Maryland,in 1960. [2]
She earned 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.
Nathan-Pulliam represented Maryland's 44th Legislative District—located in parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City—while in the Maryland General Assembly. She was a member of the Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. While in the Maryland House of Delegates,Nathan-Pulliam served as a deputy majority whip and as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. She was also a member of both the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and of Women Legislators of Maryland.
Senator Pulliam did not run in the 2020 elections because of health concerns. On January 30,2023,her name was placed on the facade of the newest multi-million-dollar wing of the University of Maryland Nursing school. On May 18,2023,she accepted an honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree from the University of Maryland,Baltimore County. [1]
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Clifford H. Andrews | 4,039 | 6% | Lost |
Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 17,637 | 27% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 17,411 | 26% | Won |
Beverly E. Goldstein | 5,535 | 8% | Lost |
Clifton McDonald | 4,321 | 7% | Lost |
Joan N. Parker | 16,919 | 26% | Won |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 23,203 | 36% | Won |
Adrienne A. Jones | 20,676 | 32% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 21,348 | 33% | Won |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 27,921 | 31.52% | Won |
Adrienne A. Jones | 25,655 | 28.96% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 26,269 | 29.66% | Won |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Emmett C. Burns,Jr. | 29,140 | 34.2% | Won |
Adrienne A. Jones | 27,064 | 31.8% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 28,544 | 33.5% | Won |
Other Write-Ins | 370 | 0.4% |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 31,513 | 31.60% | Won |
Brian C Eybs (Write In) | 16 | 0.00% | Lost |
Adrienne A. Jones | 29,719 | 29.80% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 31,399 | 31.50% | Won |
Jeanne L. Turnock | 6,837 | 6.90% | Lost |
Michael Tyrone Brown,Sr. (Write In) | 9 | 0.00% | Lost |
Frederick Ware-Newsome (Write In) | 11 | 0.00% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 296 | 0.30% | N/A |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 26,261 | 80.2% | Won |
Bernard Reiter | 6,412 | 19.6% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 51 | 0.2% | N/A |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Victor Clark,Jr. | 6,280 | 15.2% | Lost |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 34,834 | 84.5% | Won |
Other Write-Ins | 86 | 0.2% | N/A |
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