| Nathaniel McFadden | |
| Office: | President pro tempore of the Maryland Senate |
| Term Start: | January 10, 2007 |
| Term End: | January 9, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Ida G. Ruben |
| Successor: | Katherine A. Klausmeier |
| State Senate1: | Maryland |
| District1: | 45th |
| Term Start1: | January 11, 1995 |
| Term End1: | January 9, 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Nathan Irby |
| Successor1: | Cory V. McCray |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
Nathaniel J. McFadden (born August 3, 1946) is an American politician who represented district 45 in the Maryland State Senate from January 11, 1995 to January 9, 2019, and who was the Senate's president pro tem from January 10, 2007 to January 9, 2019.[1]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 3, 1946, McFadden attended high school at the Baltimore City College, graduating in 1964. McFadden received a B.A. from Morgan State College in geography & history education in 1968. M.S. (history & social sciences), 1972. Educator. Teacher, Dunbar High School, 1968-75. He also was an educator at Lake Clifton-Eastern High School in Baltimore, MD, beginning in 1989 and was an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) through 1994. He has a wife, three children, and five grandchildren.
McFadden was chairman of the Baltimore City Senate Delegation. He was the President Pro Tem of the Senate after serving as the Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Senate Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 2001-. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 1995- (public safety, transportation, economic development & natural resources subcommittee, 1995–99; pensions subcommittee, 1995-; education, business & administration subcommittee, 2000-; vice-chair, capital budget subcommittee, 2007-, member, 2003-); Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 1995-;
In December 2007, McFadden was chosen by the Obama for President campaign to appear on the ballot as a male delegate for Obama from Maryland's 7th congressional district.[2]