Kathleen Dumais Explained

Kathleen Dumais
Office:Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates
Term Start:January 9, 2019
Term End:September 9, 2019
Predecessor:William Frick
Successor:Eric Luedtke
State Delegate1:Maryland
District1:15th
Alongside1:David Fraser-Hidalgo, Lily Qi
Term Start1:January 8, 2003
Term End1:November 5, 2021
Predecessor1:Richard A. La Vay
Mark K. Shriver
Successor1:Linda Foley
Birth Date:5 July 1958
Birth Place:La Jolla, California, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Education:St. Vincent Pallotti High School, Laurel, Maryland
Alma Mater:Mount Vernon Seminary and College (BA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD)

Kathleen M. Dumais (born July 5, 1958) is an American politician who represented the 15th District of the Maryland House of Delegates, encompassing the western and northern portions of Montgomery County. Born in La Jolla, California, Dumais grew up in Maryland and eventually pursued a degree at the University of Maryland School of Law. As an attorney, she specialized in family and juvenile law and had a career-long interest in education, at one point working as a teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools.

In 2002, Dumais was elected to the House of Delegates from District 15, which includes Potomac, Germantown, and a large swath of rural northern Montgomery County. She sat on the Judiciary Committee and has served on the Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and as the Parliamentarian for the House of Delegates.

Dumais was the Majority Leader for the House of Delegates in 2019.

In November 2021, Dumais resigned from the House of Delegates after being appointed to serve on the Montgomery County Circuit Court bench by Governor Larry Hogan.[1]

Legislative notes

Awards

Election results

Voters to choose three:

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Kathleen M. Dumais, Dem.25,781  21.6%   Won
Brian J. Feldman, Dem.25,760  21.6%   Won
Craig L. Rice, Dem.20,202  17.0%   Won
Jean B. Cryor, Rep.20,050  16.8%   Lost
Brian Mezger, Rep.14,112  11.8%   Lost
Chris Pilkerton, Rep.13,174  11.1%   Lost

Voters to choose three:

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Jean B. Cryor, Rep.20,584  18.7%   Won
Brian J. Feldman, Dem.19,719  17.9%   Won
Kathleen M. Dumais, Dem.19,246  17.5%   Won
John Young, Dem.17,358  15.8%   Lost
William Ferner Askinazi, Rep.16,693  15.2%   Lost
Mary Kane, Rep.16,579  15.0%   Lost
Other Write-Ins42  0.0%   Lost

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Gaines . Danielle E. . Del. Dumais Appointed Montgomery County Judge by Gov. Hogan . November 26, 2021 . . November 2, 2021.
  2. Web site: HouseBill 4 3rd Reading Vote Tally. Maryland Department of Legislative Information Services. 2009-05-29.
  3. Web site: Kathleen Dumais, Principal. Paley Rothman. 2011-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110224063115/http://www.paleyrothman.com/attorneys/kathleen-dumais/. 2011-02-24. dead.
  4. Web site: House of Delegates Results . Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 20, 2007