being reinstated he eventually dropped the charges. In 2010, while serving as the chair of the committee that hears alcohol bills, Conway went on the record saying that a bill that would allow wine to be shipped to residents of the state "is not going anywhere" despite the fact that 6 of the 9 members of her own committee and both chambers supporting the legislation. Conway cited the fact that it would be difficult for the state to ensure taxes were collected on wine shipped into the state and that it would give minors the ability to tap the internet to obtain alcohol. 37 of the 50 states currently allow wine to be shipped directly to residents. But some proponents of the direct-shipping bill question whether she is too personally tied to the system to be fair. Her husband, Vernon "Tim" Conway, is a city liquor inspector since 1995 who made $67,000 in his position last year, according to city records. According to a 2008 analysis by The Baltimore Sun, more than 80 percent of state legislators have received campaign contributions from the liquor lobby. Academic boycott legislation In the 2014 Maryland legislative session, Senator Conway introduced legislation to prevent the use of public college and university funds to support scholarly involvement in academic organizations that have voted to boycott Israel. Editorial boards for both the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun came out against the bill. The legislation failed to get out of committee but on the House side was incorporated as an amendment to the State's budget bill. References Democratic Party Maryland state senators 1951 births University of Baltimore alumni Baltimore City Council members Women state legislators in Maryland Living people Baltimore City Community College alumni African-American state legislators in Maryland African-American women in politics Women city councillors in Maryland 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians African-American city council members in Maryland 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women