Susie Proctor


Elizabeth Gwendolyn Proctor is an American politician who represented Maryland [House of Delegates District 27A|district 27A] in the Maryland [House of Delegates].

Background

Proctor's professional career was in education. She graduated from Frederick [Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland)|Frederick Douglass High School] in Upper Marlboro and later attended Bowie State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1962 and then a master's degree in special education in 1973. She worked as a special education teacher in the public schools of Prince George's County from 1962 to 1977. She also served as the head of the legislative committee of the Prince George's County Teacher's Association in 1999. The Proctors have two children; three grandchildren.

In the Legislature

Proctor was appointed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan on October 9, 2015, to fill the seat in the Maryland House of Delegates left vacant by her husband's death. She was sworn in on October 30, 2015.

Committee assignments

Other memberships

Political positions

Education

Proctor supports raising teacher wages and building new schools in Charles County. Like her husband, she supports proposals to build a recreation center in the southern part of Prince George's County.
In 2022, Proctor opposed legislation to break up the College of Southern Maryland to create a new Charles County Community College.

Social issues

In January 2019, Proctor voted in favor of legislation to lift a ban on developer contributions to candidates running in county executive and county council races in Prince George's County. She also voted in favor of legislation that would provide palliative care to terminally ill adults, which passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 74-66.