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Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (born May 20, 1939) is a former American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Nathan-Pulliam resigned in 2019 due to poor health.
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | |
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Member of the Maryland Senate from the 44th district | |
In office January 14, 2015 – December 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Verna L. Jones |
Succeeded by | Charles E. Sydnor III |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 10th district | |
In office January 11, 1995 – January 14, 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Trelawny, Jamaica | May 20, 1939
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Divorced |
Children | three children; five grandchildren |
Education | Mico School, Kingston, Jamaica; Naburn and Bootham Park Hospitals School of Nursing, Yorkshire, England, 1960; Baltimore City Hospital School of Practical Nursing, L.P.N., 1962 |
Alma mater | Baltimore Community College, A.A. (nursing), 1975; University of Maryland at Baltimore, B.S. (nursing), 1980; The Johns Hopkins University, M.A.S. (administrative science), 1987 |
Profession | Registered nurse, Faculty Associate, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 1997-2000 |
Nathan-Pulliam was born in Trelawny, Jamaica on May 20, 1939. She studied nursing at a number of schools before receiving her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1980 and a master's degree in administrative science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1984. In addition to owning her own business, she has been a faculty associate in nursing for Johns Hopkins. Before being elected in 1994, Nathan-Pulliam was active with Democratic Party organizations at the state and national level, as well as with Planned Parenthood of Maryland and various professional nursing organizations. Nathan-Pulliam has received a number of awards for her advocacy on health care.
Senator Nathan-Pulliam is currently serving in her first term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's 44th Legislative District located in parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City. Nathan-Pulliam is a member of the Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. She previously served 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving as a Deputy Majority Whip and as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. She remains an active member of both the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and of Women Legislators of Maryland.
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Clifford H. Andrews | 4,039 | 6% | Lost |
Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 17,637 | 27% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 17,411 | 26% | Won |
Beverly E. Goldstein | 5,535 | 8% | Lost |
Clifton McDonald | 4,321 | 7% | Lost |
Joan N. Parker | 16,919 | 26% | Won |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 23,203 | 36% | Won |
Adrienne Jones | 20,676 | 32% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 21,348 | 33% | Won |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 27,921 | 31.52% | Won |
Adrienne Jones | 25,655 | 28.96% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 26,269 | 29.66% | Won |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Emmett C. Burns, Jr. | 29,140 | 34.2% | Won |
Adrienne A. Jones | 27,064 | 31.8% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 28,544 | 33.5% | Won |
Other Write-Ins | 370 | 0.4% |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Emmett C. Burns Jr. | 31,513 | 31.60% | Won |
Brian C Eybs (Write In) | 16 | 0.00% | Lost |
Adrienne A. Jones | 29,719 | 29.80% | Won |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 31,399 | 31.50% | Won |
Jeanne L. Turnock | 6,837 | 6.90% | Lost |
Michael Tyrone Brown, Sr. (Write In) | 9 | 0.00% | Lost |
Frederick Ware-Newsome (Write In) | 11 | 0.00% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 296 | 0.30% | N/A |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 26,261 | 80.2% | Won |
Bernard Reiter | 6,412 | 19.6% | Lost |
Other Write-Ins | 51 | 0.2% | N/A |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Victor Clark, Jr. | 6,280 | 15.2% | Lost |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 34,834 | 84.5% | Won |
Other Write-Ins | 86 | 0.2% | N/A |
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