She represented District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.

She was one of three Republicans, the others being Richard Sossi and Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., that helped unseat incumbent Wheeler R.

[4] Finally, in 2006, the election returned to voting for one candidate per county, and she won reelection by defeating Joan O.

She served for four years starting in 1982 as a delegate for the Legislative Committee on the Maryland Association of Counties.

[7] As a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Walkup served on the Economic Matters Committee beginning in 1995, and several other subcommittees.