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SHARON M. GROSFELD, Democrat, District 18, Montgomery County.
Member of House of Delegates since 1995. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1995- (family & juvenile law subcommittee). Vice-Chair, Bi-County Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 1997-.
Member, Victim Services Advisory Board, Montgomery County, 1988-90. Legislative Chair, Commission for Women, Montgomery County, 1990-92, 1993- (president, 1992-93). Co-Chair for Paternity, Support, Custody, and Visitation of Attorney General's Advisory Council on Family Legal Needs of Low-income Persons, 1991-92. Member, Family Violence Council, 1995- (co-chair, civil process committee). Member, State Advisory Board for Juvenile Justice, 1995-.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, February 20, 1957. University of California Santa Barbara; New York University, B.A. (sociology), 1979, M.A. (sociology), 1981; Antioch School of Law, J.D., 1985. Attorney. College instructor, Dept. of Sociology, New York University, 1980-81; City University of New York, 1981-82; College of New Rochelle, 1981-82. Staff attorney, legal advocate, Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, House of Ruth, 1985-88. Legislative Chair, Women's Bar Association, 1987-92; Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, 1987-92. Legislative Coordinator, Montgomery County National Organization for Women (NOW). Annual Award, Women's Bar Association, 1990. Public Service Award, Montgomery County Government, 1990. Senate Resolution no. 1387, commending work & commitment to victims rights, 1990. Governor's Certificate of Merit for outstanding contributions to victims rights & services, 1991. Pro Bono Service Award, Anne Arundel County Bar Foundation, 1991. Legislative Award for advances in legislation affecting domestic violence victims, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, 1993. Married; two children.
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