Full Name:
Sheila Ellis Hixson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced; 4 Children
Birth Date:
02/09/1933
Birth Place:
L'Anse, MI
Home City:
Silver Spring, MD
BA, Northern State Teachers College
Administrative Assistant, Democratic National Committee
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 20, 1976-2019
Member, Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Educators Service Memorial, 2013-present
Member, County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2007-present
Member, Budgets and Revenue Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2003-present
Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-present
Former Member, Bi-County Committee, Montgomery County Delegation
Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1976-present
Member, Work Group to Consider Gaming Expansion, 2012
Member, Joint Audit Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-2011
Member, College Success Task Force, P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2009-2010
Member, Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2009-2010
Member, Maryland Business Tax Reform Commission, 2008-2010
Member, Transit Funding Study Steering Committee, 2006-2007
Member, Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2002-2004
Member, Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-2003
Member, Legislative Advisory Council, Southern Regional Education Board, 2001-2003
Member, Management Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-2003
Member, Streamline Sales Tax Implementing States Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2002-2003
Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program, 2003
Member, Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2002
Chair, Fiscal Affairs Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2001-2002
Chair, Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2001-2002
Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002
Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Legislative Redistricting, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2001-2002
Member, Special Commission to Study Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Maryland, 2000-2001
Co-Chair, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2001
Member, Transit Policy Panel, 2000
Member, Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999
Member, Commission to Study Ways to Improve the Financial Viability of the Racing Industry, 1997-1999
Member, Governor's Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1986-1999
Member, Joint Protocol Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-1998
Member, Task Force on Education Funding Equity, Accountability, and Partnerships, 1997-1998
Member, Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry, 1997-1998
Chair, Special Joint Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1996-1997
Member, Joint Committee on State Economic Development Initiatives, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1996
Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1996
Member, Joint Executive-Legislative Task Force to Study Commercial Gaming Activities in Maryland, 1995
House Chair, Special Joint Task Force on Transportation, 1995
Member, Work Force Investment Board, 1988-1995
Member, Governor's Commission on Competitive Forces Facing Maryland's Horse-Racing Industry, 1994
Member, Joint Task Force on Maryland's Procurement Law, 1993-1994
Member, Joint Transportation Financing Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1994
President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1992-1993
House Chair, Advisory Commission on Federal-State-Local Relations, 1987-1992
House Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Relations, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1987-1992
Member, Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1983-1985
Member, Forest Land Task Force, 1981-1984
Member, Governor's Task Force on Time-Sharing, 1983-1984
Member, Mosquito Control Committee, 1982-1983
Consultant
Campaign Manager/Aide, Michigan United States Representative William D. Ford
Head Start Teacher, Detroit, Michigan, 1960-1962
Board Member, Hearts and Homes for Youth, 2003-present
Board Member, Pyramid Atlantic, 2003-present
Member, Eastern Montgomery, Kensington, Wheaton Democratic Club
Member, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee
Member, National Association of Sunday School Instructors
Member, National Capital Democratic Club
Member, National Organization for Women (NOW)
Member, National Professional and Business Women's Organization
Member, Plowmen & Fishermen
Member, Women's National Democratic Club
Member, Women's Suburban Democratic Club
Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2006-2007
Awards:
Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2000, 2007, 2009
Legislator Recognition Award, Maryland Association of Counties, 1984, 1996