Adrienne Jones | |
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107th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
Assumed office April 7, 2019 Acting: April 7, 2019 – May 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Michael E. Busch |
Speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office January 8, 2003 – May 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Thomas E. Dewberry |
Succeeded by | Sheree Sample-Hughes |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 10th district | |
Assumed office October 21, 1997 Serving with N. Scott Phillips and Jennifer White Holland | |
Appointed by | Parris Glendening |
Preceded by | Joan Parker |
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Born | Cowdensville, Maryland, U.S. | November 20, 1954
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Woodstock, Maryland, U.S. |
Education | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BA) |
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Adrienne Alease Jones (born November 20, 1954) is an American politician who has served as the 107th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first African-American and first woman to serve in that position in Maryland. She has represented District 10 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 1997.