title: Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
text: # Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
  
  Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (born May 20, 1939) is a former American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Nathan-Pulliam resigned in 2019 due to poor health.
  
  ## Background
  
  Nathan-Pulliam was born in Trelawny, Jamaica on May 20, 1939. She studied nursing at a number of schools before receiving her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1980 and a master's degree in administrative science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1984. In addition to owning her own business, she has been a faculty associate in nursing for Johns Hopkins. Before being elected in 1994, Nathan-Pulliam was active with Democratic Party organizations at the state and national level, as well as with Planned Parenthood of Maryland and various professional nursing organizations. Nathan-Pulliam has received a number of awards for her advocacy on health care.
  
  ## In the Legislature
  
  Senator Nathan-Pulliam is currently serving in her first term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's 44th Legislative District located in parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City. Nathan-Pulliam is a member of the Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. She previously served 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving as a Deputy Majority Whip and as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. She remains an active member of both the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and of Women Legislators of Maryland.
  
  ### Legislative notes
  
  * voted for income tax reduction in 1998 (SB750)
  * voted in favor of increasing the sales tax whilst simultaneously reducing income tax rates for some income brackets - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)
  * voted in favor of in-state tuition for individuals who are not permanent residents, under certain conditions - Higher Education -Tuition Charges -Maryland High School Students, 2007 (HB6)
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1994 General election results District 10
  
         Voters to choose three:
      NameVotesPercentOutcome Clifford H. Andrews4,0396%Lost Emmett C. Burns Jr.17,63727%Won Shirley Nathan-Pulliam17,41126%Won Beverly E. Goldstein5,5358%Lost Clifton McDonald4,3217%Lost Joan N. Parker16,91926%Won
  
  ### 1998 General election results District 10
  
         Voters to choose three:
      NameVotesPercentOutcome Emmett C. Burns Jr.23,20336%Won Adrienne Jones20,67632%Won Shirley Nathan-Pulliam21,34833%Won
  
  ### 2002 General election results District 10
  
         Voters to choose three:
      NameVotesPercentOutcome Emmett C. Burns Jr.27,92131.52%Won Adrienne Jones25,65528.96%Won Shirley Nathan-Pulliam26,26929.66%Won
  
  ### 2006 General election results District 10
  
         Voters to choose three:
      Name Votes Percent Outcome Emmett C. Burns, Jr. 29,140  34.2%  Won Adrienne A. Jones 27,064  31.8%  Won Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 28,544  33.5%  Won Other Write-Ins 370  0.4%
  
  ### 2010 General election results District 10
  
         Voters to choose three:
      NameVotesPercentOutcome Emmett C. Burns Jr.31,51331.60%Won Brian C Eybs (Write In)160.00%Lost Adrienne A. Jones29,71929.80%Won Shirley Nathan-Pulliam31,39931.50%Won Jeanne L. Turnock6,8376.90%Lost Michael Tyrone Brown, Sr. (Write In)90.00%Lost Frederick Ware-Newsome (Write In)110.00%Lost Other Write-Ins2960.30%N/A
  
  ### 2014 General election results District 44
  
         Voters to choose one:
      NameVotesPercentOutcome Shirley Nathan-Pulliam26,26180.2%Won Bernard Reiter6,41219.6%Lost Other Write-Ins510.2%N/A
  
  ### 2018 General election results District 44
  
         Voters to choose one:
      NameVotesPercentOutcome Victor Clark, Jr.6,28015.2%Lost Shirley Nathan-Pulliam34,83484.5%Won Other Write-Ins860.2%N/A
  