Melony G. Griffith
Encyclopedia
Melony Ghee Griffith is an American politician who represents district 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates
. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa02775.html
to Frank F. and Mary E. Ghee and raised on Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming
, and the Malmstrom Air Force Base
in Great Falls, Montana
. She attended Charles M. Russell High School
, Great Falls, Montana
and then Eastern Montana College where she earned her B.S. in psychology, criminology and rehabilitation in 1985. In 1987 she graduated from Howard University
with a M.S.W.. She is currently a clinical social worker, public health specialist, and the Director of The Office of Prevention and Community Outreach for the Prince George's County Health Department. Griffith also host a local Public-access television
show entitled "Modern Mentors" for the town of District Heights, Maryland. http://www.academy.umd.edu/AboutUs/staff/MGriffith.htm
and vice-chairman of the Capital Budget Committee. During the 2007 session of the Maryland General Assembly, the Speaker
appointed Griffith to chair the newly created blue ribbon committee on Retiree Health. Delegate Griffith currently serves as the chair of the Prince George's County House Delegation.
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa02775.html
Background
On June 5, 1963, Delegate Griffith was born in Abilene, TexasAbilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
to Frank F. and Mary E. Ghee and raised on Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
, and the Malmstrom Air Force Base
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It was named in honor of World War II POW Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom...
in Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County...
. She attended Charles M. Russell High School
Charles M. Russell High School
Charles M. Russell High School is a public high school in Great Falls, Montana. It is part of the Great Falls Public Schools system. It is one of two high schools in the city, the other being Great Falls High School. The doors to the new school were officially opened for students on September 7,...
, Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County...
and then Eastern Montana College where she earned her B.S. in psychology, criminology and rehabilitation in 1985. In 1987 she graduated from Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
with a M.S.W.. She is currently a clinical social worker, public health specialist, and the Director of The Office of Prevention and Community Outreach for the Prince George's County Health Department. Griffith also host a local Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
show entitled "Modern Mentors" for the town of District Heights, Maryland. http://www.academy.umd.edu/AboutUs/staff/MGriffith.htm
In the legislature
A member of House of Delegates since January 13, 1999, Delegate Griffith is a member of the Appropriations Committee and its public safety & administration subcommittee. She is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandLegislative Black Caucus of Maryland
The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Maryland General Assembly...
and vice-chairman of the Capital Budget Committee. During the 2007 session of the Maryland General Assembly, the Speaker
Michael E. Busch
Michael E. Busch is the current Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in the United States. Busch has been a member of the House since 1987, and Speaker since January 2003...
appointed Griffith to chair the newly created blue ribbon committee on Retiree Health. Delegate Griffith currently serves as the chair of the Prince George's County House Delegation.
Legislative notes
- voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm
- voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
- voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm