1. Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was born on April 30,1977 and is an American politician who served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources from 2019 to 2023.
17 Facts About Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio's parents worked as a waterman and a boat builder.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was raised in Neavitt, Maryland, where she graduated from St Michael's High School before attending Salisbury University, where she served as vice-president of university affairs from 1998 to 1999 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1999.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio owns her own graphic and web-design company, Dragonfly Designs LLC.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was appointed to the seat by Governor Bob Ehrlich on August 5, and sworn in on August 19,2003.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was elected to a full four-year term in 2006.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was a member of the Economic Matters Committee during her entire tenure and served as minority whip from 2011 to 2013.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was a member of the Eastern Shore Delegation, the Maryland Rural Caucus, and the Women Legislators of Maryland.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio was a delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention, pledged to Mitt Romney.
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In July 2013, Harford County Executive David R Craig announced that Haddaway-Riccio would be his running mate in the 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election.
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In February 2014, the Craig-Riccio campaign was fined $2,000 after Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio sent out a fundraising solicitation email after the start of the 2014 legislative session, during which legislators are prohibited from raising money.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio served as a member of Governor-elect Larry Hogan's transition team.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio served in this position from January 2015 to January 2016, after which she served as a deputy chief of staff to the governor until 2019.
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On January 19,2019, Hogan appointed Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio to serve as the Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources, succeeding Mark Belton.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio criticized a bill that would involve environmentalists, watermen, and scientists into the decision-making process on oyster harvesting rules in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio is the second woman to serve as Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources after Sarah Taylor-Rodgers, who served from 1999 to 2001.
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Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio is a member of the Easton Church of God.