Alice J. Cain
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 30A district
In office
January 9, 2019 – March 18, 2020
Preceded byHerbert H. McMillan
Succeeded byDana Jones
Personal details
Born (1967-08-30) August 30, 1967[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarried
ChildrenTwo children
Alma materGettysburg College, B.A. (political science & government), cum laude, 1989
Websitewww.alicejcain.com

Alice J. Cain (born August 30, 1967) is a Democratic politician and education policy expert who was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 30A in Anne Arundel County from January 2019 to March 2020.[1][2]

Education

Cain attended Gettysburg College, graduating cum laude in 1989 with B.A. in political science & government.[1]

Career

Cain is currently the Executive Director for The Moriah Fund, a private foundation dedicated to promoting human rights and social justice.[3]

Cain was a legislative aide to Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, 1990–1995,[1] after volunteering for his Presidential Campaign in 1988. She worked at the National Institute for Literacy, an arm of the United States Department of Education, 1995–1999, and for the Children's Defense Fund, 2002–2004. Cain worked as the senior education policy advisor to Rep. George Miller of California, 2004–2009,[1] including during his service as the chairman of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, where she was his lead staffer for both the Race to the Top and the Investing in Innovation (I3) education laws.

In the House of Delegates, Cain was a member of the Ways and Means Committee (education subcommittee, election law subcommittee); the Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus; the Women Legislators of Maryland Caucus;[1] the Veterans Caucus, and an associate member of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus.[1] She was the House sponsor of the Maryland Green Schools Act of 2018, which was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan.

Elected in November 2018 after a primary that included eight candidates, Cain announced her resignation on March 19, 2020 (effective midnight March 18), citing "unforeseen family circumstances" that had changed "well before COVID-19". Cain said she made her announcement immediately after the legislature's early adjournment so that her replacement could be appointed and assume office in time for a special General Assembly session that was anticipated in late May;[2][4][5][6] legislative leaders later decided not to call the special session.[7]

Election results

  • 2018 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30A[8]

Voters to choose two:

Name Votes Percent Outcome
Michael E. Busch, Dem. 20,080   32.6%    Won
Alice J. Cain, Dem. 18,070   29.3%    Won
Chelsea Gill, Rep. 12,097   19.6%    Lost
Bob O'Shea, Rep. 11,324   18.4%    Lost
Other Write-Ins 53   0.01%    Lost

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Alice J. Cain, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Kurtz, Josh (March 19, 2020). "Anne Arundel County Del. Alice Cain Resigns". Maryland Matters. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ https://moriahfund.org/our-team/
  4. ↑ Cain, Alice (March 18, 2020). "Resignation Letter" (PDF). www.documentcloud.org. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Sanchez, Olivia (March 19, 2020). "Citing family concerns, Annapolis Del. Alice Cain resigns at end of shortened General Assembly session". The Capital. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Broadwater, Luke; Wood, Pamela (March 18, 2020). "In a hurry, Maryland legislature passes bills to improve schools, help racetracks, add benefits for those hurt by coronavirus". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ Wood, Pamela; Broadwater, Luke (April 22, 2020). "Maryland lawmakers will not hold special session in May". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2020.


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