Bonnie Cullison

Bonita Lynne Cullison (born March 24, 1954) is an American teacher, labor official, and politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in District 19 since 2011.

[1] While seeking to be elected to the policy-setting executive committee of the National Education Association, Cullison raised money to pay for her campaign's travel, mailings, and other costs.

[11] In August 2019, Cullison signed onto a letter calling for the Maryland State Department of Education to add lessons on LGBT and disability rights movements into social studies curriculum.

[16][17] During the 2023 legislative session, Cullison introduced the Access to Care Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants to buy into the state's health exchange.

[18][19] In 2017, Cullison supported the Maryland Trust Act, which would prevent the use of state and local funding for federal immigration enforcement.

[27][28] During the 2023 legislative session, Cullison supported the Trans Health Equity Act, a bill that would have required the state's Medicaid program to cover gender-affirming treatment, which passed and was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore.

[29] In September 2018, Cullison signed a letter calling for a county investigation into sexual assault allegations made against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

[33] During the 2013 legislative session, Cullison voted for a bill to index the state's gas tax to inflation to pay for transportation projects.

Cullison (center) and other members of the LGBTQ+ Caucus with Governor Wes Moore , 2023
Cullison (center) at the Question 6 victory party, 2012
Cullison and Jamie Raskin at the signing of the Tommy Bloom Raskin Act