Full Name:
Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: P.J.; 3 Children
Birth Date:
03/05/1964
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, NY
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Columbia School of Law, Catholic University, 1992
BS, Nursing, Catholic University of America, 1987
Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2023
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 23A, 2011-2023
At Large Member, Bowie City Council, 2007-2010
Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 23A, 2010
Former Member, Death with Dignity Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council, 2011-present
Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus
Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Budget, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Workgroup on the Assessment and Funding of School Facilities, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Co-Chair, Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Minors, Maryland House of Delegates
Member, Governor's Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council, Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, 2011-2017
Appointed Boards Committee, Member, Law Enforcement and State Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2013-2016
Member, Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans and the Courts, 2012-2014
Member, Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans and the Courts, 2012
Member, Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2009-2010
Member, Metropolitan Development Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2008-2010
Former Clinical Nurse, National Institutes of Health
Member, Two-Generation Family Economic Security Commission, 2017-2018, 2021-present
Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2011-present
Member, Board of Directors, Commonwealth Mutual Insurance Company of America
Member, Board of Directors, Prince George's Municipal Association
Member, Bowie State University Foundation Board
Member, Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy, Children's National Medical Center
Member, Finance Committee, Commonwealth Mutual Insurance Company of America
Member, Free State Marine Detachment #544 Marine Corps League
Chair, Legislative Committee, Prince George's Municipal Association
Member, Maryland Nurses Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Member, National Foundation for Women Legislators
Member, Prince George's County Bar Association
Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Member, Soroptimist International, Bowie-Crofton
Member, The National Caucus of Environmenal Legislators
Member, Women's Bar Association of Maryland
Member, Young Men's Democratic Club
Member, Maryland Organization of Nurse Executives Advisory Board for the Nurse Graduate Residency Program, 2013-2018
Member, Prince George's County School Construction Master Plan Work Group, 2018
Member, Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council, 2015-2016
Member, Prince George's County Juvenile Court and School Safety Work Group, 2013-2014
Member, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2011-2012