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Verna L. Jones-Rodwell
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Jones-Rodwell in 2007
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| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 44th district |
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| In office January 2003 – January 14, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Clarence M. Mitchell, IV |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Nathan-Pulliam |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 44th district |
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| In office 1999–2003 |
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| Preceded by | John D. Jefferies |
| Succeeded by | Keith Haynes |
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| Born | November 27, 1955 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residences | Baltimore, Maryland |
Verna L. Jones-Rodwell (born November 27, 1955) is an American politician who represented the 44th legislative district in the Maryland State Senate. Senator Jones-Rodwell was also the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2007 to 2008.
Background
Jones-Rodwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 27, 1955. She graduated from the University of Maryland College Park, B.A. (urban studies & community organization), 1978; Baruch College, City University of New York, M.P.A., 1987.
In the legislature
Jones-Rodwell became a member of Senate on January 8, 2003. She was assigned to the Senate's Budget and Taxation Committee in 2003. ..... Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 2007-. Member, Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003. Jones-Rodwell is a former chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the current chair of the Baltimore City Senate Delegation.
On April 20, 2014, Jones-Rodwell announced that she had decided to retire and would not compete in the upcoming June 2014 democratic primary.
