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Female Politicians in Maryland, B

  Dorothy F. Bailey — of Temple Hills, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Ella C. Bailey — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jean Bailey — of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Ida Bailey-Jones — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Carole B. Baker — of Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Edythe A. Baker — of Aberdeen, Harford County, Md. Republican. Postmaster at Aberdeen, Md., 1932-36 (acting, 1932). Female. Burial location unknown.
  Ann M. Ballard — of Mt. Airy, Carroll County, Md. Democrat. Candidate for Maryland state house of delegates District 4-B, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Angela Bambace — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Saundra Banks — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Ashley Barbara — of Eldersburg, Carroll County, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Marsha E. Barnes — of Maryland. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Suriname, 2003-06. Female. Still living as of 2006.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Lynne Ann Battaglia — of Maryland. U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1993-98. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Nettie Baumann — of Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Postmaster at Bladensburg, Md., 1897-99. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Gloria Baumgaertner — of Bowie, Prince George's County, Md. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Catherine L. Beachley — of Washington County, Md. Republican. Candidate for Maryland state senate District 1-A, 1970. Female. Still living as of 1970.
  Mrs. Osborne P. Beall — of Stevenson, Baltimore County, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
  Doris C. Bean — of Drayden, St. Mary's County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Virginia Beauchamp — of College Park, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Candace Beckett — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Virginia Lee Benedict — also known as Virginia Benedict — of Newburg, Charles County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Cheryl Benedik — of White Plains, Charles County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Joanne C. Benson — of Landover, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996; member of Maryland state house of delegates District 24; elected 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Helen Delich Bentley (1923-2016) — also known as Helen Delich — of Lutherville, Baltimore County, Md.; Towson, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Ruth, White Pine County, Nev., November 28, 1923. Republican. Newspaper reporter; campaign manager for Nevada U.S. Sen. James G. Scrugham, 1942; chair, Federal Maritime Commission, 1969; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1985-95; defeated, 1980, 1982, 2002; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1994. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Serbian ancestry. Member, Theta Sigma Phi. Died in Timonium, Baltimore County, Md., August 6, 2016 (age 92 years, 252 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Michael Delich and Mary (Kovich) Delich; married, June 7, 1959, to William Roy Bentley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Winifred E. Berry — of Rockville, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Postmaster at Rockville, Md., 1914-15. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Cassandra R. Beverley — of Maryland. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mrs. Carmel Bindas — of Dundalk, Baltimore County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
  Carol L. Bischoff — of Bowie, Prince George's County, Md. Republican. Acting postmaster at Bowie, Md., 1959-62. Female. Still living as of 1962.
  Mrs. Robin Christopher Bisset — of Edgewater, Anne Arundel County, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Diane Black (b. 1951) — also known as Diane Lynn Warren — Born in Baltimore, Md., January 16, 1951. Republican. Nurse; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1999-2005; member of Tennessee state senate, 2005-10; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 2011-. Female. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Virginia Black — of Kensington, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Catherine C. Blake (b. 1950) — of Maryland. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1950. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1985-86; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1995-. Female. Still living as of 2001.
  Naomi Bloch — of Potomac, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Karen Blood — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Daphne Iris Bloomberg — of Potomac, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Elizabeth Bobo — of Columbia, Howard County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988; member of Maryland state house of delegates District 12-B; elected 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Mary Boergers — of Kensington, Montgomery County, Md.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988, 2008; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1994. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Corinne Claiborne Boggs (1916-2013) — also known as Corinne C. Boggs; Lindy Boggs; Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne; Corinne Claiborne; Mrs. Hale Boggs — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., March 13, 1916. Democrat. School teacher; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1973-91; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984, 1988; U.S. Ambassador to Vatican, 1997-2001. Female. Catholic. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., July 27, 2013 (age 97 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Step-daughter of George Keller; daughter of Roland Philemon Claiborne and Corinne (Morrison) Claiborne; married, January 22, 1938, to Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.; mother of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts; great-grandniece of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-granddaughter of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne; second great-grandniece of William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne; first cousin once removed of Jacob Haight Morrison IV and de Lesseps Story Morrison; first cousin five times removed of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); second cousin four times removed of John Claiborne and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856); third cousin of Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr.; third cousin once removed of Claiborne de Borda Pell.
  Political family: Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books by Corinne Boggs: Washington Through a Purple Veil: Memoirs of a Southern Woman (1994)
  Elvira M. Bond — of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Hettie H. Bonnell — also known as Mrs. Robert O. Bonnell — of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1956 (alternate), 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Madeleine L. Bosher — of Riverdale, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Postmaster at Riverdale, Md., 1936-41 (acting, 1936). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Elizabeth H. S. Boss — of Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Postmaster at Laurel, Md., 1934-44 (acting, 1934). Female. Burial location unknown.
  Jessie Jo Bowen — of Huntingtown, Calvert County, Md. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Mrs. Emmert R. Bowlus — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Antoinette M. Bram — of Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Md. Mayor of Greenbelt, Md., 1993-97. Female. Still living as of 1997.
  Jane Brooks — of near Baltimore, Baltimore County, Md. Republican. Candidate for Maryland state house of delegates District 7, 1998; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Ann Brown — of Garrett Park, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Corrine Brown (b. 1946) — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., November 11, 1946. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S. Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Baptist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Elizabeth P. Brown — of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Constance Bryant — of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Mary B. Bryson — Republican. Candidate for Maryland state senate District 2, 1966. Female. Still living as of 1966.
  Katja Bullock (born c.1943) — of Kensington, Montgomery County, Md. Born about 1943. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Cathy Sue Bunge — of Bowie, Prince George's County, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Mary E. Burgess — of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Burke-Russell — of Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Laphonza Butler — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Brenda Butscher — of Oakland, Garrett County, Md.; Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County, Md. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972 (alternate), 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Beverly Barton Butcher Byron (b. 1932) — also known as Beverly B. Byron; Beverly Barton Butcher — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 27, 1932. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1979-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Harry C. Butcher and Ruth Butcher; married, December 20, 1952, to Goodloe Edgar Byron (son of William Devereux Byron and Katharine Edgar Byron).
  Political family: Byron family of Williamsport, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Katharine Edgar Byron (1903-1976) — also known as Katharine E. Byron; Katharine Edgar — of Williamsport, Washington County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 25, 1903. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1941-43. Female. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., December 28, 1976 (age 73 years, 64 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Williamsport, Md.
  Relatives: Daughter of Gen. Clinton Goodloe Edgar and Mary (McComas) Edgar; married to William Devereux Byron; mother of Goodloe Edgar Byron (who married Beverly Barton Butcher); granddaughter of Louis Emory McComas.
  Political family: Byron family of Williamsport, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
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