John W. Douglass (politician)
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Princess Anne, Maryland
John W. Douglass | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 45th district | |
| In office January 13, 1971 – January 11, 1995 Serving with Hattie Harrison, Clarence "Tiger" Davis,[1] Joseph A. Chester, Sr., Floyd B. Adams, and James A. Scott, Jr.[2] | |
| Preceded by | Walter Orlinsky[3] |
| Succeeded by | Talmadge Branch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1942 Princess Anne, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
John W. Douglass (born March 19, 1942) is an American former politician in the state of Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates as a Democrat from the 45th district from 1971 to 1995 during which time he resided in Baltimore.[4][5] He did not run for re-election in 1994.[6]
Douglass was born in Princess Anne, Maryland on March 19, 1942. He attended Lincoln University, where he earned an A.B. degree cum laude in 1964, and Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a M.A. degree in 1966. After graduating, he worked as a clerk to the Baltimore City Council from 1967 to 1968.[7]
After retiring from the Maryland House of Delegates, Douglass worked as the Deputy Director for the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.[7]
In the legislature
Douglass was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates in 1971.[4][7]
In 1977, Douglass testified against a proposal to convert an old Baltimore factory into a medium security prison to relieve severe overcrowding in the state's prisons, saying that he opposed the location of the prison because of the secretive nature of the negotiations and the threat it posed to nearby communities.[8]
In 1985, Douglass voted to kill a proposal made by Governor Harry Hughes that would ease the state's restrictions on the public funding of abortions.[9] He also voted to kill legislation that would limit the amount that political action committees could contribute to political campaigns.[10]
Committee assignments
- Member, Appropriations Committee, 1971–1992, 1994
- Capital Budget Subcommittee
- Human Resources and Public Safety Subcommittee
- Member, Special Joint Committee on Legislative Data Systems, Joint Expenditure Study Group on Education and Human Resources
- House chair, Joint Budget and Audit Committee, 1976–1988
- Member, Spending Affordability Committee, 1982–1988
