Jacqueline "Jackie" T. Addison (born September 14, 1962) is an American politician who is a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

for District 45 in Baltimore City.

Background

In 2020, Addison unsuccessfully ran for District 13 of the

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, seeking to replace councilwoman Shannon Sneed, who unsuccessfully ran for council president. She ran on a ticket with outgoing council president Brandon Scott and received support from the

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Council 3. She lost the Democratic primary to Antonio Glover, placing second with 26.9 percent of the vote. In 2022, Addison ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 45, running on a ticket with state senator

Cory V. McCray Cory V. McCray (born October 31, 1982) is an American politician who serves as a member of the Maryland Senate for Maryland's 45th district, located in northeast Baltimore City. Previously, McCray served as a member of the Maryland House of D ...

and

Caylin Young Caylin A. Young (born October 18, 1987) is an American politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for Maryland Legislative District 45, District 45 in Baltimore City. He previously served as the public policy director of the Ame ...

, the director of the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights. She won the Democratic primary on July 19, placing first with 25.3 percent of the vote.

In the legislature

Addison was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023. She is a member of the House Environment and Transportation Committee.

Personal life

Addison has lived in the

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neighborhood of Baltimore for over 30 years.

Electoral history

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