Hattie N. Harrison

Hattie N. Harrison
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 45th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1973
Personal details
Born	February 11, 1928 (1928-02-11) Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	widow
Children	Robert and Phillip
Residence	Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation	teacher
Religion	Christian

Hattie N. Harrison is an American politician who has served in the Maryland General Assembly since 1973. Harrison is the chairperson of the Maryland House of Delegates Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and is the first African-American woman to chair a legislative committee in Maryland.[1]

She has been a member of the Economic Matters Committee since 1973 and currently serves on its science & technology subcommittee. She is a member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus) and the Women's Legislators of Maryland.

Background

Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, Harrison attended the Charlotte, North Carolina and Baltimore City public schools. She is a graduate of the Antioch College after which she became a teacher. She was a member of the Democratic State Central Committee, Baltimore City from 1970 to 1974. and a member of the Eastside Democratic Organization. In 2005, she received the Casper R. Taylor, Jr. Founder's Award from the Speaker's Society of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Legislative notes

• voted for electric deregulation in 1999 (HB703)[2]
• voted for income tax reduction in 1998 (SB750)[3]
• voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)[4]
• voted in favor the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2)[5]

General election results, 2006

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 45th District

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Cheryl Glenn, Democratic	16,911	32.6%	Won
Hattie N. Harrison, Democratic	16,804	31.0%	Won
Talmadge Branch, Democratic	16,014	30.9%	Won
Ronald M. Owens-Bey, Populist	2,727	5.3%	Lost
Other write-ins	111	.2%	Lost