House Office Building, Room 311
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Full Name:
Sheree L. Sample-Hughes
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Desmond; 2 Children: Jordan, Noah
Birth Date:
09/13/1977
Birth Place:
Salisbury, MD
MS, Management-Public Administration, Wilmington University, 2014
Attended, University of Maryland, College Park, Academy of Excellence in Public Service, 2013
BA, Public Relations, Delaware State University, 1999
Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2021-present
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 37A, 2015-present
Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 37A, 2022
Member, Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) Committee
Member, Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders Committee
Member, Economic Matters Committee
Member, Joint COVID-19 Response Legislative Working Group
Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Member, Spending Affordability Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation
Member, Workers Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Occupations and Long Term Care, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Insurance, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Public Health & Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, Commission on Correctional Standards, District 1, 2006-2014
Member, Board of Directors, Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development, INC., 2010-present
Student Development Instructor, Wor-Wic Community College, 2014
Region III Chair, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 2017-present
Member, Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2016-present
Board of Directors, Maryland Patient Safety Center, 2015-present
Member, Rural Maryland Council - representing the Eastern Shore, 2015-present
Member, Social Services Advisory Board, Wicomico County, District 1, 2006-present
Member, Wicomico County Democratic Club, 2006-present
Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated
Member, Charles H. Chipman Cultural Center
Member, Delta Sigma Omega Chapter
Member, Mardela Middle and High School Parent Teacher Association
Member, State Council on Cancer Control
Member, Wesley Temple United Methodist Church, Sailsbury, Maryland
Member, Wicomico County Branch, National Associaton for the Advancement of Colored People
At Large Executive Board/ Vice-President/ President-elect, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2016-2018
Member, Rural Healthcare Delivery Workgroup, 2016-2017
Member, Wicomico Family Support Center, SHORE UP!, 2009-2015
Council Woman/Vice President, County Council, Wicomico County, District 1, 2006-2014
Member, Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, District 1, 2006-2014
Member, Board of Trustees, Wicomico County Free Library, District 1, 2006-2010
President, Spirit of Democracy, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 145, 2002-2004
Special Events Coordinator, Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism, 2001-2002
Administrator and Project Coordinator, Section Eight Housing, City of Pocomoke, District 1, 1999-2000
Awards:
She is the first African-American woman to be elected to the Wicomico County Counsel representing District 1