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Maryland’s longest-serving woman in state legislature dies | Maryland Daily Record
Sheila Hixson (Maximilian Franz/The Each day Report)
ANNAPOLIS — Sheila Hixson, who served greater than 4 a long time within the Maryland Basic Meeting, has died. She was 89.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, together with state Sen. Will Smith and Dels. Lorig Charkoudian, David Moon and Jheanelle Wilkins stated in a joint assertion on Monday that Hixson was “a trailblazer in Maryland politics and authorities” and the longest-serving lady within the legislature.
The lawmakers, who signify Montgomery County as Hixson did, described her as a “beloved pal and mentor.” They famous that Hixson “received concerned regionally and led the best way for a technology of ladies working in Maryland elections at each stage, at all times working pragmatically for progressive change.”
Hixson, a Democrat, was the primary lady to chair the Maryland Home Methods and Means Committee.
Hixson served within the Home of Delegates from 1976 till 2019.