Full Name:
Adelaide 'Addie' C. Eckardt
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Richard; 3 Children: John Paul, Jeff, Marc
Birth Date:
09/08/1943
Birth Place:
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Home City:
Cambridge, MD
Religion:
Christian
MS, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 1981
BS, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 1976-1978
RN, Bryn Mawr Hospital School of Nursing, 1964
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 37, 2015-2023
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 37B, 1994-2014
Deputy Minority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003
Former Member, Economic Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Health Insurance Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Audit Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Fair Practices, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Technology Oversight Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Real Estate and Housing Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Science and Technology Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Special Joint Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development, Maryland State House of Delegates
Associate Member, Dorchester Chamber of Commerce, 1995-present
Consultant, Howard Community College
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Eastern Shore Hospital Center, 1973-2008
Psychiatric Nurse Clinical Specialist, Eastern Shore Hospital Center, 1985-2003
Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 1991-1999
Regional Team, Mental Hygiene Administration, 1983-1985
Adjunct Faculty, Salisbury State University, 1985
Member, Oversight Committee on Quality Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2020-present
Member, Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2019-present
Member, Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2019-present
Member, Board of Directors, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Incorporated, 2018-present
Member, Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2017-present
Chair, Eastern Shore Delegation, 2011-present
Member, Republican Party Caucus, 2007-present
Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2006-present
Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-present
Member, Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-present
Member, Advisory Board, Salisbury University Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, 2002-present
Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-present
Member, Endorsement Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-present
Member, Finance Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-present
Member, Legislative Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-present
Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-present
Member, Mid-Shore Regional Council, 2001-present
Member, Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2001-present
Chair, Dorchester County Delegation, 1995-present
Member, Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1995-present
Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-present
Member, Executive Committee, Maryland Hospital Association, 1993-present
Member, Board of Directors, Dorchester General Hospital, 1988-present
Member, American Nurses Association
Member, American Ortho-Psychiatric Association
Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Maryland Incorporated, 2001-present
Member, Board, Chesapeake Health Planning Systems
Board Member, Channel Markers Incorporated
Board Member, Chesapeake Bay Regional Technology Center for Excellence
Former President/Former Vice-President, Chesapeake Health Planning Systems
Board Member, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Maryland
Board Member, Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
Member, Executive Board, American Legislative Exchange Council
Member, Health and Human Services Committee, American Legislative Exchange Council
Member, Human Services and Welfare Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, Maryland Nurses Association
Board Member, Midshore Economic Development Council
Board Member, Reservation Maryland
Member, Sigma Theta Tau
Co-chair, Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland, 2017-2018
Member, Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission, 2017-2018
Member, Task Force on Rural Internet, Broadband, Wireless, and Cellular Service, 2017
Member, Maryland Environmental Trust, 2015-Present
Member, Rural Maryland Council, 2009-2015
Dorchester County Chair, Mitt Romney Campaign, 2012
Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2004, 2012
Member, Mental Health Transformation Working Group, 2005-2011
Member, Girls Services Plan Task Force, Department of Juvenile Services, 2010
President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2007-2008
Member, Work Group on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals, 2007-2008
Member, Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals, 2007-2008
Chair, Caroline County Delegation, 1995-2007
President-Elect, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2006-2007
First Vice-President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2005-2006
Second Vice-President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2004-2005
Secretary, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2003-2004
Acting Chair, Eastern Shore Delegation, 2003
Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program, 2003
Member, Availability Committee of Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs, 1998-2001
Member, Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development, 1999-2001
Member, Dorchester County Republican Central Committee, 1986-1994
Legislative Chair, Maryland Nurses Association, 1986-1989, 1993-1994
President, Maryland Nurses Association, 1989-1991
Awards:
John R. Hargreaves Distinguished Legislative Fellow, Salisbury University, 2009
Nurse of the Year, District 4, Maryland Nurses Association, 1986, 1991
Outstanding Board Member Award, Maryland Nurses Association, 1992
Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2003, 2005, 2007
Psychiatric Nursing Award, University of Maryland Graduate School of Nursing, 1981
Rosalie S. Abrams Legislative Award, Maryland Nurses Association, 1988
Outstanding Rural Legislator Award, Rural Maryland Council, 2003
Number of Grandchildren:
9