Jane Maroney

Jane Perkins Maroney (July 29, 1923 – December 28, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the Delaware General Assembly, representing House District 10 in the Delaware House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party.[1] She was noted for her use of both legislative and personal time to advance legislation on child care.[2][3] She also spent time on HIV/AIDS prevention and unwanted pregnancies.[4]

On July 9, 1923, Jane Perkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts,[5] to parents Mary (Boland) Perkins and John Perkins.[6] She was one of four children.[7] Perkins attended the Gibbs College until 1942, after which she graduated from Radcliffe College in 1944. She worked for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1956.[5] In 1972, she was a volunteer for a US Senate election campaign.

Politics

Maroney's experience, both political and non-political, before running for a state representative seat was listed as "five years in business, five years in government in Washington and Europe, head of management training and research in Delaware civic and philanthropic organizations."[8] She was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent district 10 in 1979 and served until 1998.[5] Initially, her political concerns were revising Delaware's tax base away from an above-average reliance on income taxes, and increasing the rate of use of the House committee system.[8] For the 1990 election, she listed healthcare, land use, and education as her three primary concerns.[9] During her 1994 re-election against Dennis E. Williams, she won 71% to 29%.[10]

Personal life

on July 7, 1956, she married Dr. John Maroney, in Washington, D.C., and moved to Wilmington, Delaware.[11] She died there on December 28, 2021, at the age of 98.[12]

Honors

In 1993, the University of Delaware awarded her its Medal of Merit, which was consolidated with the university's Medal of Distinction in 1995.[13]

Maroney is a member of the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women[14] and was inducted in 1996.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Jane P Maroney (R)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. ^ "Legislators Who Stand Above The Crowd". Working Mother. March 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. ^ "Connecting Generations to highlight work of Maroney, Patton". Delaware Business Now. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  4. ^ a b "The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware on March 20, 1996 · Page 11". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  5. ^ a b c "Jane Perkins Maroney". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  6. ^ "Mary S. Warner". Legacy. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  7. ^ "Robert Paul Perkins". Salem News | Obituaries. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  8. ^ a b "The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware on October 29, 1978 · Page 136". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  9. ^ "The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware on October 28, 1990 · Page 161". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  10. ^ Cook. State of Delaware: 1994 Election Results. p. 5.
  11. ^ "The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware on June 28, 1956 · Page 24". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  12. ^ "Jane P. Maroney". Chandler Funeral Home. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  13. ^ "A decade of honors". University of Delaware Messenger. Vol. 10, no. 2. 2001. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  14. ^ Brown, Robin (2015-03-16). "Delaware Backstory: Hall of Fame to honor 5 women making a difference". Delaware Online. Retrieved 2019-09-04.