USAState & local legislatureDemocratic PartyMaryland · District 28Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Edith J. Patterson
Profile
Edith J. Patterson is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 28 in Charles County since 2015. Before her legislative career, she served as a Charles County commissioner and was the first African American to serve on the Charles County Board of Education. An educator by profession, she held a long-standing position at the College of Southern Maryland. Patterson has focused her legislative work on education policy, tax reform, and environmental issues, including advocating for professional development for teachers and supporting medical marijuana access.
Details
- Born
- 1945-11-18 · 80 years old
- Birth place
- Doswell, Virginia
- Education
- Virginia Union University (B.S.), Bowie State University (M.Ed.), George Washington University (Ed.D.)
- Career
- Biology and physics teacher, college administrator, consultant for the Congressional Black Caucus and the U.S. Department of Education
