13 Facts About Shane Pendergrass

Shane Pendergrass is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.

Shane Pendergrass served seven terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 13 in Howard County.

Shane Pendergrass retired in January 2023 as Chair Emeritus of the Health and Government Operations Committee.

Shane Pendergrass began her career in government and politics as a community activist for slower growth and an adequate number of public schools in the county.

Shane Pendergrass decided to run for office after learning that her daughter and other students were taking tests not at a desk but while seated on the cafetorium floor of their crowded school.

Shane Pendergrass was elected to the Howard County Council in 1986 and served until 1994, when she won a seat representing Maryland's Legislative District 13 in the Maryland General Assembly.

Shane Pendergrass served on the Economic Matters Committee Committees - Legislative Policy Committee from 1995 to 2002, including as Vice Chair of the Science and Technology Subcommittee from 1999 until 2002, when she was assigned to the newly created Health and Government Operations Committee.

Shane Pendergrass served as the House of Delegates' Deputy Majority Leader in 2007.

Shane Pendergrass has served since 2007 on the Legislative Policy Committee Committees - Legislative Policy Committee, which supervises and coordinates the standing committees of the General Assembly, and the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee Committees - Rules and Executive Nominations Committee.

Shane Pendergrass was a strong defender of abortion rights, including co-sponsoring the Abortion Care Access Act in 2022, which the General Assembly passed over the veto of Gov.

On November 29,2021, Shane Pendergrass announced that she would not seek an eighth term in 2022.

Shane Pendergrass was an art instructor at Aurora University and an art therapist and program coordinator at Edgemont Psychiatric Hospital Children's Unit.

Shane Pendergrass worked as a professional artist for many years.