Pamela E. Queen

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.

Pamela E. Queen
Queen in 2020
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 14th district
Assumed office
February 26, 2016
Appointed byLarry Hogan
Preceded byCraig Zucker
Personal details
Born (1958-12-13) December 13, 1958
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Olney, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationProfessor

Personal life

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 the legislature

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]

Committee assignments
  • Member, Economic Matters Committee, 2019–present (business regulation subcommittee, 2019–present; public utilities subcommittee, 2019–present; chair, banking, consumer protection & commercial law subcommittee, 2020–present; joint electric universal service program work group, 2020–present)
  • Co-Chair, Study Group on Economic Stability, 2019–present
  • Member, Joint Electric Universal Service Program Work Group, 2020–present
  • Member, Judiciary Committee, 2016–2018 (criminal justice subcommittee, 2017–2018)

Other memberships
  • Vice-Chair, Metro Washington Area Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2017–present
  • Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2016–present (financial secretary, 2016–2018; treasurer, 2018–2019)
  • Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2016–present
  • Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2021–present

Political positions

Abortion

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]

Education

Queen introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would begin teaching students about organ donation at the age of 14.[5]

National politics

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]

Redistricting

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]

Social issues

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]

Electoral history
Maryland House of Delegates District 14 Democratic Primary Election, 2018[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Maryland House of Delegates District 14 General Election, 2018[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

References
  1. "Pamela E. Queen". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. Turque, Bill (February 12, 2016). "Montgomery Democrats select Morgan State professor to fill State House seat". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. Peck, Louis (February 12, 2016). "County Democratic Committee Taps Pamela Queen to Fill District 14 Delegate Vacancy". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. Kurtz, Josh (January 23, 2019). "Md. Lawmakers Join Legislators From Across U.S. Vowing to Protect Abortion Rights". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. Youngmann, Charlie (March 12, 2019). "Legislation would require Maryland schools to teach students about becoming donors before they become drivers". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. Morse, Dan; Wiggins, Ovetta (September 26, 2018). "11 Md. lawmakers call for Montgomery County investigation into sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  7. Schere, Dan (September 26, 2018). "MoCo House Delegation Sends Letter Asking for Investigation of Kavanaugh". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  8. Kazanjian, Glynis (September 28, 2018). "County Prosecutor, Police Chief Won't Investigate Kavanaugh Without Complaint". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. Kurtz, Josh (December 17, 2019). "7 Pro-Impeachment Rallies Set for Tuesday in Md". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. DePuyt, Bruce (February 3, 2019). "GOP Redistricting Reform Measure Drawing Rare Bipartisan Support". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. Gaskill, Hannah; Jaspin, Elliot (February 7, 2020). "Annapolis Reacts to Md. Matters Series: 'Hungry Kids Don't Have Lobbyists'". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  12. Kurtz, Josh (May 28, 2019). "Here Is a Capsule Look at 10 Bills Hogan Allowed to Become Law". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  13. Bruno, Richard; Paul, Nithin (July 8, 2019). "'Summer SNAP' will help feed low-income kids when school's out". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  14. Gaskill, Hannah (January 20, 2021). "Lawmakers, Advocates Continue Push to Remove Governor From Parole Process". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  15. Gaines, Danielle E.; Leckrone, Bennett (March 4, 2021). "House Passes Bills to Compensate Wrongfully Convicted, Remove Governor from Parole Decisions". Maryland Matters. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  16. "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  17. "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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