Peter (Peter) A. Hammen (D-SH46A)
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Capitol: 410.841.3772
FAX: 410.841.3409
District: 410.631.7900
Delegate
Room 241 Lowe House Office Building 6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1912

District Office:
821 South Grundy Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
Elected: 1994    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Michelle   DOB: 7/1/1966
Committee Assignments
ChairmanHouse Committee on Health and Government Operations
MemberHouse Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations
Ex-OfficioJoint Committee on Legislative Policy
Counties Representing
Baltimore City

Bio

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 1, 1966. University of Baltimore, B.S. (criminal justice), 1989, M.P.A. (public administration), 1993. Bill analyst and special projects manager, Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988-89. Federal investigator, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1989-90. Constituent liaison for U.S. Representative Benjamin L. Cardin, 3rd Congressional District, 1990-94. President, St. Gerard Young Men's Association, 1993, 1994 (board of directors, 1992). Member, Nature Conservancy; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Brewer's Hill Community Association; Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce; University of Baltimore M.P.A. Alumni Association. Member, Defenders Day Re-enactment Committee, 1988-89. Volunteer, Dundalk Heritage Festival, 1988-90. Swim instructor, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1986, 1987, 1991. Baseball coach, Highlandtown Exchange Little League, 1993-96. Chair, Fell's Point Task Force, 2002-. Opening Minds Award, National Alliance on Mental Illness - Metropolitan Baltimore, 2012. Married.

Member of House of Delegates since January 11, 1995. Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2005- (vice-chair, 2003-05; health facilities, equipment & products subcommittee, 2003-05; long-term care subcommittee, 2003-; chair, health insurance subcommittee, 2003-04; chair, insurance subcommittee, 2004-05); Regional Revitalization Work Group, 2013-. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 1995-2003 (chair, health & public utilities subcommittee, 1999; chair, health subcommittee, 1999-2003); Medical Malpractice Insurance Work Group, 2004. House Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donations, 1997-98. House Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance, 2005-07. Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-.

Member, Task Force to Study Patient and Provider Appeal and Grievance Mechanisms, 1996; State Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness, 1998-2004; Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2000-05; Task Force on Access to Mental Health Services, 2003-04; State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage Systems, 2004; CommunityChoice Advisory Group, 2004-06; Auto Insurance Task Force to Study Rates in Urban Areas, 2005-06; Mental Health Transformation Working Group, 2005-11; Mental Health Oversight Committee, 2007-; Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2010, 2011- (co-chair, health care delivery system work group, 2010); Work Group to Consider Gaming Expansion, 2012.