Biography

Maggie McIntosh first entered the House of Delegates in 1992, when she was appointed to fill a vacant position in the 42nd District of Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Two years later she was elected to that post, and in 1998 all four serving members were re-elected. In the House of Delegates, Maggie first served on the Appropriations Committee, where she chaired the Personnel Subcommittee and was a member of the Education and Economic Development as well as the Capitol Budget Subcommittees. In 1998, Delegate McIntosh assumed the position of Vice Chairman of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee, and in 2001, House Speaker Casper R. Taylor named Maggie as House Majority Leader. She is the first women ever to be named to this post. In this position, Delegate McIntosh became a member of the senior house leadership.

In 2002 the Maryland Court of Appeals redrew the legislative district lines and Delegate McIntosh was moved into the 43rd District of Baltimore City. After a hard fought and hard working campaign, Delegate McIntosh emerged to lead the field. She was elected in the 43rd District along with Delegates Curt Anderson, Ann Marie Doory and Senator Joan Carter Conway. In January of 2003 Delegate McIntosh parlayed her position in senior house leadership to become the Chairman of the House Environmental Matters Committee. She continues to be a member of the Legislative Policy Committee.

Delegate McIntosh has served on several task forces and advisory councils, including the Fine Arts Education Advisory Panel for the Maryland State Department of Education, the Governor's Commission on Welfare Policy, the Governor’s Task Force to Reform the State Personnel Management System, the Task Force to Study the Modernization of Credit Union Law, The Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics, the Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force that dealt with Brownfields reform in the Maryland, and the Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility.

In addition to being named by the Maryland Daily Record as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women in both 1998 and 2000, Delegate McIntosh was honored by the Women's Law Center and awarded the Dorothy Beatty Memorial Service Award for her work on behalf of expanding legal rights and protections for all women and their families. Delegate McIntosh has been recognized by many other organizations for her work in the legislature as well, including the Maryland Association of Counties, the Department of Housing and Community development, from whom she was given the title of 2006 Homeownership Advocate of the Year; the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who awarded her their Legislator of the Year award in 2004 and 2007; and Progressive Maryland, who named her Legislator of the Year in 2006. Most recently, Delegate McIntosh completed a 2007 Rawlings Fellowship at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, was given both the 2008 Legislative Advocacy Award from the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning and a 2008 Distinguished Legislator Award from the Maryland Municipal League, and perhaps most notably was elected as a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, which sent President Barack Obama on the way to his general election victory against John McCain.

Delegate McIntosh is a resident of the Tuscany Canterbury neighborhood in the Greater Homewood area of north Baltimore. Prior to her election she served on several boards such as Action in Maturity, Charles Village, Greater Homewood, and the New Democratic Club. Maggie is active in the Maryland Democratic Party and served for eight years as a member of the Democratic Central Committee from Baltimore City. She is a former teacher in the Baltimore Public Schools, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Catonsville Community College and University of Baltimore. Prior to Delegate McIntosh's election she served as State Director and Campaign Manager for U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski. During the interim, Maggie is the Associate for Federal Relations at Johns Hopkins University.

In addition to enjoying her district and her colleagues, Maggie loves to travel, kayak and bike with family and friends. She has participated in the Seagull Century 100-mile bicycle ride for three consecutive years. She can also be found spending time outdoors with her three Labrador retrievers, Cokie, Petunia, and Myrtle.

Quick Facts

Delegate Maggie McIntosh



Represents Maryland's 43rd District

Former Teacher in Baltimore Public Schools

Served as State Director and Campaign Manager for U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski

First appointed to House of Delegates in 1992 for District 42 of Baltimore City and Baltimore County

Re-elected to District 42 in 1994 and 1998

After redistricting, elected to District 43 of Baltimore City in 2002



Named Chair of the Environmental Matters Committee in 2003

Recipient of many honors from advocacy groups representing women, children, housing, the environment, and other causes

When not in session, works as Associate for Federal Relations at Johns Hopkins University

Resident of Tuscany-Canterbury neighborhood