| Catherine I. Riley | |
| Office: | Chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission |
| Term Start: | November 1, 2000 |
| Term End: | June 30, 2003 |
| Predecessor: | Glenn Ivey |
| Successor: | Kenneth D. Schisler |
| State Senate2: | Maryland |
| District2: | 34th |
| Predecessor2: | Walter M. Baker |
| Successor2: | Habern W. Freeman |
| Term Start2: | 1983 |
| Term End2: | 1990 |
| State Delegate3: | Maryland |
| District3: | 6th |
| Successor3: | redistricting |
| Alongside3: | George B. Adams Jr. and William H. Cox Jr. |
| Term Start3: | 1975 |
| Term End3: | 1982 |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Harford County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Alma Mater: | Towson State College (BS) |
Catherine I. Riley (born March 21, 1947) is a former lobbyist, civil servant and politician from Maryland. She represented Harford County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1975 to 1982 and in the Maryland Senate from 1983 to 1990.
Catherine I. Riley was born in Harford County, Maryland on March 21, 1947. She attended parochial schools in Bel Air. She graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science from Towson State College.[1]
Riley served in Maryland House of Delegates representing District 6 from 1975 to 1982.[1] She also represented District 34 in the Maryland Senate from 1983 to 1990.[1] [2] She ran as a Democrat.[1]
In 1995, Governor Parris Glendening hired Riley to his legislative lobbying team.[2] She continued in that role and was appointed by Glendening to serve on the Maryland Public Service Commission on May 21, 1999.[3] She was appointed as head of the Commission on October 18, 2000 by Glendening after Glenn Ivey announced he was stepping down. She served in that role until 2003.[4] [5]
Riley was friends with fellow senator Thomas V. Miller Jr.[2]