Ann Marie grew up the oldest of six children in Leonardtown, a small town in Southern Maryland, before moving to Baltimore to attend Towson State College. In her sophomore year, Ann Marie did a legislative internship in Annapolis. She was very active in college affairs. She was President of the Student Government Association and one of the first student members to serve on the Board of Trustees of Colleges and Universities of the State of Maryland. She graduated in 1976 with a B.A. in Political Science. In 1979 she received her J.D. from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law.

     Also in 1979, Ann Marie married Bob Doory, a graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Lehigh University and the Columbia University School of Law. The following year the couple moved to Homeland where they have lived for the past 26 years and raised their two children Brian, 24, and Beth, 21.

     Ann Marie’s political career began when she was elected to a seat on the Democratic State Central Committee for the 43rd Legislative District in 1982. In 1986, Ann Marie filed for the House of Delegates in the 43rd District. She ran an aggressive door-to-door campaign, often accompanied by her children in the stroller. Her hard work paid off and Ann Marie was elected to the House of Delegates in November 1986. She was the first woman ever elected in the 43rd District and has continued to serve the people of the 43rd District in the House of Delegates for the past 20 years.

     Ann Marie spent her first eight years in office on the Economic Matters Committee before moving to the Judiciary Committee where she served eight years as the Vice-Chair. She was the first woman in Maryland history to serve in a leadership position in a judicial committee. In 2002, she returned to the Economic Matters Committee and has spent the past four years as the Vice-Chair.

     In Annapolis, Ann Marie has held numerous leadership positions. Most recently she has served as the Chair of the Workgroup on Corporations and Commercial Law and Co-Chair of the Joint Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee. During the Medical Malpractice 2005 debate in the General Assembly, Ann Marie was a member of the Governor’s Medical Malpractice Insurance Workgroup and was appointed as a Conferee on the Conference Committee during the Special Session to address the malpractice legislation. She has also served as president of the Women Legislators of Maryland, the “Women’s Caucus,” and has been a member of the Maryland Tourism Development Board since 1993.

     She has sponsored many important bills during her service. She was the first sponsor of child-resistant handgun legislation in the country. Her efforts resulted in the Gun Safety Act of 2000. President Clinton came to the bill signing ceremony to show his support for Ann Marie’s hard work. It was the first time a sitting president had to come to a state legislative bill signing.
Ann Marie also sponsored Maryland’s Megan’s Law, which requires child sex offenders to register their address with local law enforcement authorities. In 1995, she sponsored the law to require insurance companies to cover a 48-hour hospital stay for mothers and newborns, the first law of its kind in the nation. In addition, Ann Marie sponsored laws to require health insurance companies to pay for child wellness programs, such as immunizations.

     During her most recent term Ann Marie voted to freeze tuition increases at Maryland public colleges and universities so a college education doesn’t move further out of reach of Maryland students. She also co-sponsored the law to increase the minimum wage 20 percent to $6.15 an hour. Ann Marie led the fight to pass the Healthy Air Act, which mandates reduction of pollutants produced by coal-fired power plants to combat global warming; for her efforts she received the 2006 Outstanding Legislator Award from the Healthy Air Coalition.

     While Ann Marie leads a life of public service, she knows the importance of getting involved to improve community living. Ann Marie serves a Board Member to both the Maryland House of Ruth and Good Samaritan Hospital. She is also a member of the University Of Baltimore School Of Law’s Advisory Board. Ann Marie has been named by The Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women three times and as a result is a member of the Circle of Excellence. She has also served as President of the Homeland Association.

     Ann Marie fights for her constituents and it is because of them that she is seeking re-election this year. Her twenty years of experience, dedication, and determination make her an invaluable asset for the 43rd District, Baltimore City, and the State of Maryland. Ann Marie’s hard work makes a difference. To continue to serve you, Ann Marie needs your support. Vote Doory on September 12th in the Democratic Primary along with the rest of the 43rd District Team of Senator Joan Carter Conway, Delegate Curt Anderson and Delegate Maggie McIntosh.

     If you would like to help the Doory Team please contact (410) 435-4030.