Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D-Baltimore County) is the new vice chairwoman on the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs panel, according to Maryland Matters.
Sen. Nathan-Pulliam has represented District 44, which includes parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City, in the Maryland Senate since 2014. Previously, she spent 20 years in the state’s House of Delegates.
To find out more about what led the senator to seek public office and how her nursing perspective has shaped her work as a legislator, read a June 26 interview with Future of Nursing, which works in every state to mobilize nurses, health providers, consumers, educators, and businesses to strengthen nursing on multiple fronts.