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Female Politicians in Maryland, C

  Joan Cadden — of Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel County, Md. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates District 31; elected 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Brandi Calhoun — of Clinton, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Donna Callejon — of Garrett Park, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  M. Alice Canoles — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936 (alternate), 1940 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1954; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1956. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Donna Cantor — of St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Constance R. Caplan — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Helen B. Cardoza — of Maryland. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1928, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Margaret C. Carey — also known as Mrs. A. Morris Carey — of Baltimore, Md. Dry candidate for delegate to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Betty Jane Carroll (born c.1934) — of Trappe, Talbot County, Md. Born about 1934. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Elaine A. Carter — of Glenarden, Prince George's County, Md. Mayor of Glenarden, Md., 2003-05. Female. Still living as of 2005.
  Gertrude Carter — of Elkridge, Howard County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Irene S. Carter — of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Jill P. Carter (b. 1964) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., June 18, 1964. Democrat. Journalist; lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates 41st District, 2003-; candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 2007. Female. Episcopalian. African ancestry. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Daughter of Walter P. Carter and Zerita Joy Carter.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Claudette M. Chandler (d. 2015) — of Baltimore, Md. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1975. Female. African ancestry. Died September 9, 2015. Burial location unknown.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Dorothy D. Chaney — of Maryland. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Deborah K. Chasanow (b. 1948) — Born in Washington, D.C., 1948. U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1993-2014; took senior status 2014. Female. Still living as of 2014.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Linda Chavez — of Maryland. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1986. Female. Member, Federalist Society; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 1986.
  Books by Linda Chavez: Betrayal : How Union Bosses Shake Down Their Members and Corrupt American Politics, with Daniel Gray (2004)
  Rosemarie Church — of Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Patricia Clagett — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Virginia P. Clagett — of West River, Anne Arundel County, Md. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates District 30; elected 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Beulah A. Clark — of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Helen Clark — Bread and Roses candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland, 2020 (on behalf of Jerome Segal and John de Graaf). Female. Still living as of 2020.
  Mary Pat Clarke — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988; candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1995. Female. Still living as of 1995.
  Ella T. Clotworthy — also known as Mrs. C. Baker Clotworthy — of Baltimore, Md. Elected (Wet) delegate to Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large 1933, but did not serve. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Marie W. Colgan (1889-1942) — also known as Marie Waterhouse; Mrs. Edward J. Colgan, Jr. — of Baltimore, Md. Born in 1889. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1940-42. Female. Apparently tried to revive her suicidal husband, Edward, who had turned on (without lighting) all the burners on the gas stove, filling the room with deadly coal gas; but she was overcome by the fumes, and died nine days later without regaining consciousness, in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., September 28, 1942 (age about 53 years). Interment at Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Daughter of Harry Waterhouse and Regina E. (Collins) Waterhouse; married to Edward Joseph Colgan Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Belinda Conaway — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Daughter of Frank Melvin Conaway Sr. and Mary W. Conaway; sister of Frank Melvin Conaway Jr..
  Political family: Conaway family of Baltimore, Maryland.
  Mary W. Conaway — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Newspaper editor; Baltimore Register of Wills, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988; candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1999. Female. Methodist. African ancestry. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Married to Frank Melvin Conaway Sr.; mother of Frank Melvin Conaway Jr. and Belinda Conaway.
  Political family: Conaway family of Baltimore, Maryland.
  Grace G. Connolly — of Maryland. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mary A. Conroy — of Bowie, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates District 23; elected 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Joan Carter Conway — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Member of Maryland state senate 43rd District; elected 1998; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mary Jane Coolen — of Cheverly, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary Elizabeth Coon (1881-1973) — also known as Mary Elizabeth Lesher; Mrs. Byron M. Coon — of Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Iowa, August 6, 1881. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1920. Female. Died in Orange County, Calif., September 24, 1973 (age 92 years, 49 days). Interment at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of William Allred Lesher and Elvira Jane (Shimer) Lesher; married, June 4, 1906, to Byron McPherson Coon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dolores G. Cooper (1922-1999) — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J.; Linwood, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 2, 1922. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly 2nd District, 1982-91; candidate for mayor of Atlantic City, N.J., 1986, 1990. Female. Died January 15, 1999 (age 76 years, 74 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Esther Coopersmith — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Maria Cordone — of Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 2004-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Alice Cornelison — of Columbia, Howard County, Md. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Corynne B. Courpas — of Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004; Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland, 2020 (voted for Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Kamala D. Harris). Female. Greek ancestry. Still living as of 2020.
  Kristen Cox — Born in Bellevue, King County, Wash. Maryland Secretary of Disabilities, 2004-; Republican candidate for Maryland Lieutenant Governor, 2006. Female. Still living as of 2006.
  Jacqueline Crabtree — of Riverdale Park, Prince George's County, Md. Candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Mrs. J. Wilmer Cronin — of Aberdeen, Harford County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jean B. Cryor — of Potomac, Montgomery County, Md. Republican. Member of Maryland state house of delegates District 15; elected 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.

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