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NANCY K. KOPP, State Treasurer (Democrat)
State Treasurer, 2002-. Chair, Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 2002-. Member, Board of Public Works, 2002-; Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2002-; Board of State Canvassers, 2002-; Governor's Salary Commission, 2002-; Hall of Records Commission, 2002-; Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 2002-; Maryland Higher Education Investment Program Board, 2002-; Procurement Advisory Council, 2002-; Board of Revenue Estimates, 2002-; Maryland State Employees Surety Bond Committee, 2002-; Board of Trustees, Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans, 2002-. Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees, State Retirement and Pension System, 2002- (member, investment committee, 2002-). Chair, Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2002-.
Member of House of Delegates from January 8, 1975 to February 5, 2002, representing District 16, Montgomery County. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1975-2002 (education & human resources subcommittee, 1991; education & transportation subcommittee, 1992-94; capital budget subcommittee, 1992-2002; oversight committee on pensions, 1993-2002; chair, education & economic development subcommittee, 1995-2002). Assistant Majority Leader, 1987-90. Speaker Pro Tem, 1991-92. Member, Joint Legislative Work Group on Community College Financing, 1994-95; Joint Committee on State Economic Development Initiatives, 1995-96; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1995-2002. House Chair, Spending Affordability Committee, 1995-2002. Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 1996; Special Joint Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development, 1996-97; Special Committee on School Enrollment Management, 1996-97. Treasurer, Maryland Order of Women Legislators, 1975-79. President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1996-97. Chair, Legislative Study Group, 1977-78. Member, Southern Regional Education Board, 1987-2002 (treasurer; executive committee; legislative advisory council; chair, commission on education goals). Member, Bi-County Committee, Montgomery County Delegation. Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1991-94 (chair, task force on the legislative institution, 1991-95). Co-Chair, National Commission on State and Local Public Budgeting, 1996-98. Presidential appointee, National Assessment Governing Board, 1998-.
Member, Commission on Compensation and Personnel Policies, 1979-86; Task Force on Student Financial Aid; Information Practices Commission, 1980-81; Joint Legislative and Executive Committee on Pensions, 1983; Task Force to Study Flexibility for Higher Education, 1983-85; Commission on Excellence in Higher Education, 1985-87; Community Services Advisory Commission, 1986-2002; Project Advisory Council, Children and Family Services Reform Initiative, 1988-96; Advisory Committee for Educational Block Grants, 1992-94; Governor's Work Force Investment Board, 1995-2002; Governor's Task Force on Children, Youth, and Families Systems Reform, 1996; Task Force on Education Funding Equity, Accountability, and Partnerships, 1997-98; Maryland School Performance Assessment Program Review Panel, 1997-2002. Vice-Chair, Task Force to Study the Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland, 1998-99. Member, Juvenile Offender Aftercare Assessment Team, 1999-2000; Strategic Committee on the State Plan for Higher Education, 1999-2000; Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-01; Task Force to Study Lighting Efficiency and Light Pollution in Maryland, 2001-02. Chair, Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2002-. Member, Task Force to Study Efficiency in Procurement, 2003. Born in Coral Gables, Florida, December 7, 1943. Wellesley College, B.A., 1965; University of Chicago, M.A. (government & public administration), 1967, Ph.D. studies as National Defense Education Fellow. Political scientist. Staff to U.S. Representative Edith Green (Oregon) and House Committee on Education and Labor, 1966-71. Secretary, Democratic State Central Committee of Maryland. Member, Women's Suburban Democratic Club; League of Women Voters; American Association of University Women (AAUW). Executive Board, Jewish Social Services Agency of Greater Washington, 1991-96. Board of Directors, Leadership Maryland. Outstanding Young Woman of Maryland, 1978. Awards from AAUW; Maryland Victim Advocacy Network; Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities; Maryland Classified Employees Association. Outstanding Legislator, Microenterprise Council of Maryland, 2000. Friend of Maryland Education, Citigroup and State Department of Education, 2002. Honorary degrees from University of Maryland, Baltimore; University of Maryland University College; Towson University; Hood College. Sarah T. Hughes Fellow, Goucher College. Yale Gordon Public Affairs Fellow, University of Baltimore. Married; two children.
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