Adrienne A. Mandel

Adrienne Abramson Mandel (born September 30, 1936) was a representative of the 19th District, Montgomery County Maryland, for the Maryland House of Delegates for over ten years.

Early life and education

Adrienne Mandel was born in Irvington, New Jersey.[1] She attended Hillside High School in Hillside, New Jersey and was involved in the organization B'nai B'rith Girls, a youth arm of the B'nai B'rith Jewish service organization.[2]

She attended Rutgers University, earning a Bachelors of Arts in political science in 1958.[1] She later attended George Washington University and graduated in 1984 with a Masters of Arts in legislative policy.[1] In 2003, Mandel graduated from the Executive Program of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.[1]

In 1958, she married Emanuel (Manny) Mandel.[2] They had two children together.[3]

Career

Mandel moved with her family to Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s.[2] She worked part-time while taking care of her two children.[2] During this time, she also volunteered with the League of Women Voters.[2]

Mandel moved to Silver Spring, Maryland in 1972 and began working at federally-funded civil service departments in Montgomery County, including a job at the Holiday Park Senior Center, working with the recreation center programs for senior citizens, and a position in the Office of State Affairs in Montgomery County.[2] Mandel then worked as a lobbyist for the Office of State Affairs. She worked in this position from 1984 to 1994, conducting department research and supporting the State Delegates of Annapolis, MD.[2]

In 1994, Mandel ran for and was elected as one of the delegates in the Maryland House of Delegates.[4] She represented the 19th District, Montgomery County, MD from January 11, 1995, until January 10, 2007.[1] During her time as a delegate, she worked to extend the state requirements to earn a driver's license in Maryland and helped write legislation to employ more nurses at hospitals and increase Maryland's healthcare benefits.[2] She was also a part of several committees during her career as a Maryland Democratic delegate, including member of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families and the chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing.[4]

Mandel was also appointed as president of the Women's Caucus, focusing her work on women's issues and community advocacy.[2]

References
  1. "Adrienne A. Mandel, Maryland State Delegate". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. "Mandel, Adrienne". oralhistory.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  3. "Adrienne Mandel's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. "Collection: Adrienne Mandel papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-02.


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