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Sheree Sample-Hughes' Biography

Office:

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

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

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