Mary’s Story

Mary Washington resides in the Ednor Gardens-Lakeside neighborhood of Baltimore City. Mary first fell in love with Baltimore when she moved here in 1989 as a graduate student in sociology at The Johns Hopkins University, where she earned her Ph.D. in 1997. A native of Philadelphia and a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls (Girls’ High), Mary is the eldest of six children and the daughter of two health care professionals.

Mary wants to take her 25 years of public service to the Maryland House of Delegates, and use her skills in linking communities to resources, her deep commitments to the health, education, and economic welfare of our city residents, and her highly informed approach to community organizing and progressive politics to make the 43^rd District and Baltimore City a healthier, stronger, and more vibrant home for us all.

Currently the Associate Director at an urban environmental education organization, Mary serves as an appointed member of the Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability, the Baltimore City Green Jobs Coalition, the US 2010 Census Complete Count Committee for Baltimore City, and represents the 43^rd District as a member of the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee.