Full Name:
Delores G. Kelley
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married; 3 Children
Birth Date:
05/01/1936
Birth Place:
Norfolk, VA
Home City:
Baltimore, MD
PhD, American Studies, University of Maryland College Park, 1973-1977
MA, Speech Communication, Purdue University, 1972
MA, Education, New York University, 1958
BA, Philosophy, Virginia State College, 1956
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 10, 1994-2023
Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 10, 2018
Presidential Elector, Maryland, 2004, 2008
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1991-1994
Delegate, Platform Committee, National Democratic Party, 1988
Former Vice-Chair, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Vice-Chair, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Health Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, Maryland State Senate
Former Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Fair Practices, Maryland State Senate
Former Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Relations, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Protocol, Maryland State Senate
Member, Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, Maryland General Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Property and Casualty Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Senate Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Welfare Reform Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Member, Task Force to Study Access to Pharmacy Services in Maryland, 2014-2015
Senate Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, Maryland General Assembly, 2011-2014
Member, Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness, 2010-2013
Member, Maryland Foreclosure Task Force, 2011-2012
Member, Task Force on the Membership and Operation of the Baltimore County Board of Education, 2011
Member, Alzheimer's Work Group, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2010
Co-Chair, Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland, 2008-2010
Member, Task Force to Study the Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate-Payment System, 2007-2008
Member, Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals, 2007-2008
Member, Aging Workgroup, Governor-Elect's Transition Team, 2006-2007
Vice Chair, Financial Services Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-2007
Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Identity Theft, 2007
Member, Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2005-2006
Member, Family Violence Council, 1995-2006
Co-Chair, Legislative Action Team, Family Violence Council, 1996-2006
Member, Senate Special Commission on Electric Utility Deregulation Implementation, 2005-2006
Member, Task Force on Common Ownership Communities, 2005-2006
Member, Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, 1998-2005
Member, Health Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2000-2005
Member, Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2003-2005
Member, State Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention, 1999-2005
Member, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004
Member, Task Force on Access to Mental Health Services, 2003-2004
Member, Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force, 2003-2004
Member, Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-2001
Member, Task Force to Study Repealing the Disenfranchisement of Convicted Felons in Maryland, 2001
Member, Task Force to Study the Licensing and Monitoring of Community-Based Homes for Children, 2000-2001
Member, Adoption Oversight Team, Department of Human Resources, 1997-2000
Chair, Home Builders Registration Work Group, 1999
Member, Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1996-1999
Member, Task Force to Study Anti-Asian Violence, 1997-1999
Member, Article 27 (Crimes and Punishments) Revision Committee, 1997-1998
Member, Governor's Commission on Adoption, 1995
Member, Governor's Task Force on Judicial Nominating Commissions, 1995
Member, State Commission on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders, 1991-1995
Maryland Delegate, White House Conference on Aging, 1995
Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1991-1994
Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-1994
Member, Mayor's Mental Health Advisory Council, Baltimore City, 1980-1988
Member, Values Education Commission, 1981-1985
Former Dean, Coppin State College
Professor, Coppin State College, 1973-2004
Member, Superintendent's Council of Advisors on Diversity and Inclusion, 2012-present
Member, Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee, 1995-present
Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-present
Member, Institute for Christian-Jewish Studies, 1988-present
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Harbor Bank of Maryland, 1987-present
Member, Baltimore Chapter, National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Past President, Black Jewish Forum of Maryland (BLEWS)
Board of Visitors, Coppin State University
President, Tenth District Democratic Club, 1995-present
Chair, Trustee Board, Union Baptist Church
Member, Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2017-2018
Delegate, National Democratic Party Convention, 1988, 2012
Member, Chair, Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-2008
President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1998-1999
President, Black-Jewish Forum of Baltimore, 1990-1992
Secretary, Maryland Democratic Party, 1986-1990
Board Member, Baltimore Urban League, 1986-1989
Member, Democratic State Central Committee, 1982-1986
Fellow, American Council on Education, 1982-1983
Panelist/Reviewer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1978-1982