Jolene Ivey

Jolene Ivey
Prince George's County Council District 5
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2018
Preceded by	Andrea C. Harrison
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 47th district
In office January 10, 2007 – January 14, 2015
Preceded by	Rosetta C. Parker
Succeeded by	Jimmy Tarlau in District 47A
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-30) July 30, 1961 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Glenn F. Ivey
Children	5 children
Profession	Journalist

Jolene Ivey (born July 30, 1961) is an American politician who represented the 47th Legislative District in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2007 to 2015. In 2014 she was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, running on the ticket of Attorney General Doug Gansler. In 2018, she was elected to the Prince George's County Council to represent District 5.

Background

She is of mixed-race, born to a white mother and African-American father. She was raised by her father and stepmother in Washington, D.C.. Ivey attended public schools in the city throughout her childhood: LaSalle Elementary School, Bertie Backus Jr. High in northeast D.C., and graduated from High Point High School. She graduated from Towson University with a B.A. in mass communication in 1982.

She served as co-host of Say Baltimore, at WMAR-TV in 1983. She was a writer and producer for WMAR from 1984 to 1988. In 1988, she served as then-Congressman Benjamin Cardin's press secretary. She is a freelance writer and the director of Media Relations for the Community Teachers Institute. She returned to graduate school, gaining a master's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in 1992.

Ivey is married to Glenn F. Ivey, former State's Attorney for Prince Georges County and a well-known politician. The couple have five children.

Although name recognition may have played a part in her initial election in 2006 to the House of Delegates in Maryland, Ivey was endorsed by The Washington Post and The Gazette, and ran a strong grassroots campaign. She defeated incumbent Rosetta C. Parker.

In 2014, Ivey ran for Lieutenant Governor with Douglas Gansler. The Gansler–Ivey team lost to the Brown–Ullman campaign in the democratic primary election for the top ticket that year, coming in second.

In the Legislature

Ivey has been a member of House of Delegates since January 10, 2007. She was assigned to the Ways and Means Committee and its election law and revenues subcommittees. She was vice-chair of the Bi-County Committee in the Prince George's County Delegation. She also served in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Women Legislators of Maryland. In her first session in Annapolis, Ivey got her first bill passed and signed into law. HB968 established the Post Adoption Support Services Pilot Program which identifies children eligible for post adoption support services and requires local Departments of Social Services to conduct assessment of the needs adopted children.

Ivey and Delegate Kris Valderrama share info on House floor

Legislative notes

• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
• voted in favor the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2)[1]
• voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents in 2007 (SB106)[2]
• voted in favor of in-state tuition for students who attended Maryland high schools for at least 2 years regardless of legal immigration status. (HB6) (2007)
• sponsored House Bill 30 in 2007, Establishing the Maryland Education Fund.House Bill 30
• de facto-sponsor House Bill 387 in 2009 – Lawful Status in the United States – Material Compliance with Federal Requirements.House Bill 387

Past elections

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 47th District

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jolene Ivey, Democratic	12,860	35.5%	Won
Victor R. Ramirez, Democratic	12,231	33.6%	Won
Doyle L. Niemann, Democratic	11,229	30.8%	Won
Other write-ins	120	0.3%

• 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 47th District

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jolene Ivey, Democratic	14,404	35.4%	Won
Michael G. Summers, Democratic	12,337	30.3%	Won
Doyle L. Niemann, Democratic	11,925	29.3%	Won
Rachel Audi, Republican	1,853	4.6%
Anthony Cicoria, Democratic (Write in)	63	0.2%
Other write-ins	87	0.2%

• 2018 Race for Prince George's County Council – District 5

      Democratic Primary

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jolene Ivey, Democratic	9,648	72.9%	Won
Walter Lee James Jr., Democratic	1,449	10.9%
Patricia M. Waiters, Democratic	1,139	8.6%
Rochelle Mincey-Thompson, Democratic	691	5.2%
Albert Slocum, Democratic	302	2.3%

      General election

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jolene Ivey, Democratic	28,728	99.3%	Won
Other write-ins	198	0.7%

In the democratic party

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Ivey supported Barack Obama and went to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado as a delegate pledge to Barack Obama.