Elizabeth G. (Susie) Proctor

Elizabeth Gwendolyn Proctor (born September 15, 1940) is an American politician who represented district 27A in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Background Proctor's professional career was in education. She graduated from 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.

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 Member, Appropriations Committee, 2019–2023 (health & social services subcommittee, 2019; chair, oversight committee on pensions, 2021–2023,member, 2019–2023; capital budget subcommittee, 2020-; vice-chair, public safety & administration subcommittee, 2020–2023; chair, oversight committee on pensions, 2021–2023,member, 2019–2023) Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 2019–2023 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2021–2023 Member, Judiciary Committee, 2015–2018 (juvenile law subcommittee, 2016–2018)

Other memberships Member, Law Enforcement Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2017–2023 Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2015–2023 Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2015–2023 Member, Fire/EMS Caucus, 2017–2023 Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2017–2023

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.

Electoral history