Kathleen Dumais

Kathleen M. Dumais (born July 5, 1958) is an American politician and represents the 15th District of the House of Delegates in the State of Maryland, encompassing the western and northern portions of Montgomery County. Born in La Jolla, California, Dumais grew up in Maryland and eventually pursued a degree at the University of Maryland School of Law. As an attorney, she specialized in family and juvenile law and had a career-long interest in education, at one point working as a teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Kathleen Dumais
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 15th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2003
Serving with David Fraser-Hidalgo (D), Lily Qi (D)
Preceded byRichard A. La Vay
Mark K. Shriver
Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
January 9, 2019 – September 9, 2019
Preceded byWilliam Frick
Succeeded byEric Luedtke
Personal details
Born (1958-07-05) July 5, 1958
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSt. Vincent Pallotti High School, Laurel, Maryland
Alma materMount Vernon Seminary and College, B.A. (public affairs & government; communications), cum laude, 1980; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1983
WebsiteOfficial website

In 2002, Dumais was elected to the House of Delegates from District 15, which includes Potomac, Germantown, and a large swath of rural northern Montgomery County. She sits on the Judiciary Committee and has served on the Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and as the Parliamentarian for the House of Delegates.

Dumais was the Majority Leader for the House of Delegates in 2019.

Legislative notes
  • voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
  • voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006(SB154)
  • voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)
  • voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)
  • voted in favor of slots (HB4) in the 2007 Special session [1]

Awards
  • 2005 Legislative Award from the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)[2]
  • 2007 Public Policy Award from the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) [2]
  • 2008 Legislator of the Year Award from the Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)[2]
  • 2009 Public Policy Award from the Maryland Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys[2]

Election results
  • 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15[3]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Kathleen M. Dumais, Dem. 25,781   21.6%    Won
Brian J. Feldman, Dem. 25,760   21.6%    Won
Craig L. Rice, Dem. 20,202   17.0%    Won
Jean B. Cryor, Rep. 20,050   16.8%    Lost
Brian Mezger, Rep. 14,112   11.8%    Lost
Chris Pilkerton, Rep. 13,174   11.1%    Lost
  • 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15[3]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Jean B. Cryor, Rep. 20,584   18.7%    Won
Brian J. Feldman, Dem. 19,719   17.9%    Won
Kathleen M. Dumais, Dem. 19,246   17.5%    Won
John Young, Dem. 17,358   15.8%    Lost
William Ferner Askinazi, Rep. 16,693   15.2%    Lost
Mary Kane, Rep. 16,579   15.0%    Lost
Other Write-Ins 42   0.0%    Lost

References
  1. "HouseBill 4 3rd Reading Vote Tally". Maryland Department of Legislative Information Services. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  2. "Kathleen Dumais, Principal". Paley Rothman. Archived from the original on February 24, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  3. "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 20, 2007
Maryland House of Delegates
Preceded by
William Frick		 Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates
2019		 Succeeded by
Eric Luedtke
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