Nathaniel J. McFadden

Nathaniel McFadden
President pro tempore of the Maryland Senate
In office
January 10, 2007 – January 9, 2019
Preceded byIda G. Ruben
Succeeded byKatherine A. Klausmeier
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 45th district
In office
January 11, 1995 – January 9, 2019
Preceded byNathan Irby
Succeeded byCory V. McCray
Personal details
Born (1946-08-03) August 3, 1946 (age 78)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBaltimore City College
Morgan State University (BS, MS)

Nathaniel J. McFadden (born August 3, 1946) is an American politician who represented district 45 in the Maryland State Senate from January 11, 1995 to January 9, 2019, and who was the Senate's president pro tem from January 10, 2007 to January 9, 2019.[1]

Background

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 3, 1946, McFadden attended high school at the Baltimore City College, graduating in 1964. McFadden received a B.A. from Morgan State College in geography & history education in 1968. M.S. (history & social sciences), 1972. Educator. Teacher, Dunbar High School, 1968-75. He also was an educator at Lake Clifton-Eastern High School in Baltimore, MD, beginning in 1989 and was an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) through 1994. He has a wife, three children, and five grandchildren.

In the legislature

McFadden was chairman of the Baltimore City Senate Delegation. He was the President Pro Tem of the Senate after serving as the Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Senate Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 2001-. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 1995- (public safety, transportation, economic development & natural resources subcommittee, 1995–99; pensions subcommittee, 1995-; education, business & administration subcommittee, 2000-; vice-chair, capital budget subcommittee, 2007-, member, 2003-); Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 1995-;

Democratic party activist

In December 2007, McFadden was chosen by the Obama for President campaign to appear on the ballot as a male delegate for Obama from Maryland's 7th congressional district.[2]

References

Nathaniel McFadden campaigning for Barack Obama in Columbia, South Carolina, January 26, 2008
  1. ^ "Nathaniel J. McFadden, Maryland State Senator". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. May 14, 2019. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "2008 Presidential primary candidates" (PDF). Maryland State Board Of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
Maryland Senate
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Maryland Senate
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