the Maryland House of Delegates on a 61-78 vote. In 2012, she voted against the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which legalized same-sex marriage in Maryland. Taxes In April 2004, James was one of two Democratic state delegates to switch their no votes to yes to revive a $1 billion tax plan proposed by Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates Michael E. Busch, after House Appropriations Committee Chairman Norman Conway persuaded her to change her vote. She later defended her vote change, saying that she "thought it deserved a full hearing on the House floor". In November 2007, James voted for a bill that raised corporate and income taxes, and voted against another bill that increased the state sales tax, car tilting tax, and hotel tax. In May 2012, James was one of 18 Democratic state delegates to vote against a bill that raised $300 million in tax hikes. In March 2013, James was one of 22 Democratic state delegates to vote against a bill that would raise the state's gas tax and index future increases to inflation to replenish the state's transportation fund. Unions In March 2010, James said she opposed a bill that would give collective bargaining rights to librarians, saying that she thought it was inappropriate "for the state to be telling the local governments how to conduct themselves". Electoral history References External links Legislative homepage Campaign website Facebook Page Twitter @MaryDulanyJames Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates 1960 births Living people Maryland lawyers Women state legislators in Maryland University of Maryland, College Park alumni University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians Democratic Party Maryland state senators