human resources subcommittee, 2007-2014 Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Preservation, 2003–2015 Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003–Present, house chair, 2003–2006 Member, Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2007–2011 Member, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2003–07 Chair, Harford County Delegation, 2001–02, vice-chair, 1999–2000 Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 1999-2014 Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1999–2015, co-chair, legislative committee, 2005–2015 Member Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-2014 Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-2014 Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-2014 Member, National Conference of State Legislatures Member, economic development, trade & cultural affairs committee, 2005–2007 Member, labor & economic development committee, 2007–2015 Maryland Senate Elections 2014 In June 2013, James said that she was considering a run for the Maryland Senate in District 34, after state senator Nancy Jacobs said she would not run for re-election in 2014. At the time, James was the only Democratic member of the Harford County delegation. James filed to run for the state senate seat in November 2013, and faced former state senator Art Helton in the Democratic primary, who she defeated in the June 2014 primary election by a 2-to-1 margin. She faced Republican challenger Bob Cassilly in the general election, and sought to position herself as an independent Democrat, noting her votes against gas- and sales-tax increases. James was defeated by Cassilly in the general election on November 3, 2014, receiving 42.7 percent of the vote to Cassilly's 57.2 percent. 2018 In 2018, James filed to run for the Maryland Senate in District 34, seeking a rematch between her and incumbent state senator Bob Cassilly. She faced former state delegate Barbara Osborn Kreamer in the Democratic primary election, which she won by a 3-to-1 margin. James lost to Cassilly in a tight general election on November 6, 2018, receiving 49.7 percent of the vote to Cassilly's 50.1 percent, or by a 189 vote margin out of 48,788 votes cast. 2022 In January 2022, James launched her third bid for the Maryland Senate in District 34, seeking to succeed state senator Bob Cassilly, who ran for Harford County executive in 2022. She defeated state delegate Mary Ann Lisanti in the Democratic primary election on July 19, 2022, by a 2-to-1 margin, and faced Republican challenger Christian Miele in the general election. In the general election, James received financial support from President of the Maryland Senate Bill Ferguson and the Senate Democratic