National Black Caucus of State Legislators.

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Maryland Senate Majority Leader Catherine Pugh (D) was elected president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators in February. Pugh, a nine-year veteran of the Maryland legislature, began her political career on the Baltimore City Council. In 2005, she was appointed to an open seat in the Maryland House and was elected to the Senate in 2006. She is currently the president and CEO of her own public relations consulting firm and a former dean, banker, newspaper owner and talk show...