1. Terri Lynn Hill was born on May 3,1959 and is an American politician who serves as a member to the Maryland House of Delegates since 2015, first representing the 12th district from 2015 to 2023 and then district 12A since 2023.
21 Facts About Terri Hill
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Terri Hill was born in Philadelphia on May 3,1959, where she was raised until her family moved to Columbia, Maryland when she was ten years old.
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Terri Hill's mother, Ethel Hill, was a member of the Wilde Lake Village Board, and her sister, Donna Hill Staton, is a former Maryland deputy attorney general and former judge.
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Terri Hill graduated from Wilde Lake Senior High School and attended Harvard University, where she earned an Bachelor's degree in bioelectric engineering in 1981, and Columbia University, where she earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1985.
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Terri Hill worked as a surgeon for Operation Smile from 1995 to 1999 and in 2004.
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Terri Hill has operated her own solo medical practice since 1991, and started her own business, Visage Rejuvenation Spa LLC, in 2006.
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Terri Hill first got involved in politics as an intern for US Senator Paul Sarbanes.
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Terri Hill was elected alongside newcomers Eric Ebersole and Clarence Lam, with whom she ran on a slate alongside state senator Edward Kasemeyer, in the 2014 Maryland House of Delegates election to succeed state delegates Steve DeBoy, James Malone, and Elizabeth Bobo.
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Terri Hill was sworn in on January 14,2015, and has been a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee during her entire tenure.
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In November 2019, Terri Hill announced that she would run for the US House of Representatives in the special election to succeed the late US Representative Elijah Cummings.
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Terri Hill's platform included reforms to health care, social justice, and immigration.
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Terri Hill was defeated in the election by former US Representative Kweisi Mfume, placing fourth with 7.4 percent of the vote.
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In November 2023, after John Sarbanes announced that he would not seek re-election in 2024, Terri Hill told The Capital that she would run for Congress in Maryland's 3rd congressional district.
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Terri Hill was defeated in the Democratic primary election by state senator Sarah Elfreth on May 14,2024, placing fourth with 6.5 percent of the vote.
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In 2019, Terri Hill introduced legislation requiring the Howard County Board of Education to submit annual reports on the rates of children who are "limited English proficient" or enrolled in free or reduced school lunches, and release plans on how the school board intends to reduce disparities in schools.
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Terri Hill supported legislation that would require the school board to notify homeowners of redistricting.
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In 2021, Terri Hill introduced legislation that would prohibit homeowner associations from requiring residents to plant turf grass on their property.
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In 2015, Terri Hill introduced legislation that would provide fertility treatment benefits, including in vitro fertilisation coverage, to married lesbian couples.
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In January 2018, Terri Hill expressed concerns with legislation to establish a prescription monitoring program for law enforcement, saying that she thought the bill would have a "chilling effect on doctors" and lead them to under-prescribe.
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In September 2017, following the Unite the Right rally, Terri Hill participated in a rally denouncing hate groups and white supremacy in Catonsville.
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Terri Hill is a member of St Bernardine Catholic Church in Baltimore.