Full Name:
Jennie M. Forehand
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Nashville, TN
Home City:
Rockville, MD
BS, Industrial Relations, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1958
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 17, 1994-2014
Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2006
Assistant Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2000-2002
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1978-1994
Senate Secretary, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-present
Member, Attainment Plan Task Force, Department of the Environment, 2000-present
Chair, Task Force on Genetic Technologies and Public Policy, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1998-present
Former Chair, Economic Development, Transportation, and Cultural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference
Member, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, 1998-present
Member, Transportation Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004-present
Member, Women's Political Caucus
Member, Joint Audit Committee, Maryland State Senate, 1999-2011
Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Nanobiotechnology, 2010-2011
Member, Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland, 2008-2010
Member, Maryland Alcohol Safety Action Program Committee, 2010
Member, Task Force to Combat Driving under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol, 2007-2008
Member, Joint Committee on the Election of the State Treasurer, 2007
Member, Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1998-2004
Senate Chair, Maryland-Virginia-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-2003
Vice Chair, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, Maryland State Senate, 2003
Member, Task Force to Study Lighting Efficiency and Light Pollution in Maryland, 2001-2002
Member, School Board Composition Task Force, Montgomery County, 2000-2001
Member, Special Committee on Gaming, 2001
Member, State Advisory Council on Nutrition, 1996-2000
Member, Governor's Task Force on Childproof Guns, 1999
Member, Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1998-1999
Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-1994
House Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1991-1994
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1987-1994
Member, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1979-1994
Member, State Commission on Physical Fitness, 1981-1989
Co-Chair, Governor's Task Force on Senior Citizen Activity Centers, 1983-1988
Member, Montgomery County Health Services Planning Board, 1974-1978
President, Forehand Antiques and Interiors, 1970-present
Experience, Juvenile Court Probation Counselor
Experience, Statistician
Experience, Teacher
Member, Advisory Board, Friends of Seneca Creek
Member, American Association of University Women
Former Member, Asbury Methodist Homes
Member, Board Member, Hospice Caring
Member, Board Member, Maryland College of Art and Design
Member, Board Member, Montgomery Anti-Tobacco Coalition
Member, Board Member, Rockville Arts Place
Member, Board Member, University of Maryland Center for Political Leadership
Former Chair, Citizens Advisory Board for Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents
Alternate Member, Executive Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present
Member, Gaithersburg Historic Preservation Association
Member, Girl Scout Advisory Council
Member, Lung Association
Member, Maryland Community Mental Health Council
Member, Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2007-present
Member, Methodist Board of Church and Society
Member, Montgomery County Arts Council
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, National Institutes of Health Bio-Safety Committee
Founding Member, National State Legislative Advisory Board on Women and Bioethics, 2006-present
Member, Peerless Historic Preservation Association
Member, Rockville Economic Development Council
Member, Rockville Historic Preservation Association
Member, Sierra Club
President, Women's Legislative Network, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2000-2001
Member, Executive Board, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1994-2000
President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-1996
Awards:
Betty Tyler Public Affairs Award, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, 1992. Margaret Brent Trailblazer Award, Women's Bar Association of Maryland, 1993. Technology Leadership Award, Suburban Maryland High Technology Council, 1993. Community Service Award, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. Humanities Award, Maryland Association of Historical and Cultural Museums. President's Award, Maryland College of Art and Design. Outstanding Advocate, Montgomery Arts Council. Peabody Medallion award, The Johns Hopkins University. Founder's Award, Family and Infant Care Center. Legislator of the Year, Montgomery Medical Society, 1993. President's Award for Service, Asbury Village, 1996. Leadership Award, Washington Board of Trade, 1998, 2001. Senator of the Year Award for Child Abuse Legislation, Maryland's State's Attorneys Association, 1998. Distinguished Citizen Award, Alpha Gamma Delta International, 1999. Award, Maryland Municipal League, 1999. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 1999, 2001, 2003 (Circle of Excellence). Award of Excellence, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 2002. Distinguished Legislator Award, Maryland Impaired Driving Coalition, 2003. Citizen of the Year, Rockville Chamber of Commerce, 2003. Life Membership Award, Rockville Senior Center, 2003. Woman of the Year, Montgomery County Business and Professional Women, 2003. Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2004. Clean Air Advocate Award, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, 2005. Certificate of Appreciation, Committee for Montgomery, 2005. Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2005. Certificate of Appreciation, Ridge School of Montgomery County, 2005. Maryland State Senator of the Year, Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, 2006. Biotechnology Leadership Award, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 2006.