James W. Hubbard

James W. Hubbard is an American politician who represents district 23A in the Maryland House of Delegates. [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12244.html]

Background

Delegate Hubbard was born in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1948; he graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in 1986.

In the legislature

Member of House of Delegates since November 1992. Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003- (government operations subcommittee, 2003-04; health occupations subcommittee, 2003-05; minority health disparities subcommittee, 2005; chair, public health subcommittee, 2004-05, member, 2003-05; chair, public health & long-term care subcommittee, 2005-); Investigation Committee, 1994-; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2003-; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2003-. House Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care, 2005-.

Legislative Notes

*voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2) [http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf]
*voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]