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[photo, Thomas M. Middleton, State Senator] THOMAS McLAIN (MAC) MIDDLETON
Democrat, District 28, Charles County


Member of Senate since January 11, 1995. Chair, Finance Committee, 2002- (chair, division of labor & industry sunset evaluation work group, 2003). Senate Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 1995-. Member, Legislative Policy Committee, 1997- (management subcommittee, 2002-); Spending Affordability Committee, 2002-; Executive Nominations Committee, 2003-; Rules Committee, 2003-. Senate Co-Chair, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration, 2005-. Senate Chair, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, 2005-. Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care, 2005. Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance, 2005-. Co-Chair, Joint Task Force on Payment Schedule of Property Taxes, 1995-96. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 1995-2002 (health, education & human resources subcommittee, 1995-98; public safety, transportation, economic development & natural resources subcommittee, 1999, 2001-02; health & human services subcommittee, 2000; chair, capital budget subcommittee, 1997-2002). Senate Chair, Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997. Member, Special Committee on Gaming, 2001; Senate Committee on Redistricting, 2001-02; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002. Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2002-04 (member, 1997-2004). Member, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, 2003. Co-Chair, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2003. Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the State's Emergency Medical Response System, 2003-05. Vice-Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004. Senate Co-Chair, Agricultural Stewardship Commission, 2005-06. Chair, Senate Special Commission on Electric Utility Deregulation Implementation, 2005-06. Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-. Member, Conference of State Legislatures (agriculture & rural development committee). Chair, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, 2004- (vice-chair, 2002-04), Southern Legislative Conference.

Chair, Planning Commission, Charles County, 1981-85. President, County Commissioners of Charles County, 1986-94. Member, Social Services Board, Charles County, 1986-94. Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland (chair, 1990-92). Vice-Chair, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 1992-93 (member, 1992-94; chair, public participation & education committee). Member, U.S. 301 South Corridor Transportation Study Task Force, 1994-96; Forvm for Rural Maryland, 1996-2003; Maryland Historical Trust, 1997-98; Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants, 1997-98; Task Force to Study the Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland, 1998-99; Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999. Co-Chair, Study Panel to Review Economic Development Financing Programs, 1999. Chair, Task Force on Driver's Education Programs in Maryland, 1999. Member, Task Force on Tobacco Crop Conversion in Maryland, 1999; Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2000; Transit Policy Panel, 2000; Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2000-01. Co-Chair, Task Force on Resource-Based Industry in Maryland, 2000-02. Member, Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Work Group, 2000; Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-03; Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, 2000-; Task Force to Study Adult Education Services in Maryland, 2001; Task Force on Upgrading Sewerage Systems, 2001-02; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002; Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-03; Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2002-04; Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2002-04; Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2002-05; Statewide Water Conservation Advisory Committee, 2002-; Transportation Task Force, 2003; Task Force on the Marketing of Grain and Other Agricultural Products, 2003-04; Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas, 2003-. Co-Chair, Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force, 2003-04. Member, CommunityChoice Advisory Group, 2004-; Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland, 2004-. Co-Chair, Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2005-.

Born in La Plata, Maryland, September 1, 1945. Attended Charles County Community College; Mount St. Mary's College, B.S. (biology), 1968. Military Intelligence, U.S. Army, 1968-71. Owner and operator, Cedar Hill Farm, near Waldorf. Board of Trustees, Physicians Memorial Hospital. Board member, Tri-County Youth Service Bureau; Health Service Agency. A founder of Charles County Christmas in April. Member, 4-H; Farm Bureau. Distinguished Leadership Award, Maryland Chapter, American Planning Association, 1993. Legislator Recognition Award, Maryland Association of Counties, 1998, 2002. Outstanding Rural Legislator Award, Rural Maryland Council, 2000. Distinguished Service Award, Maryland Municipal League, 2002. Married; three children.

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