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Southern Maryland delegation re-elects Edith Patterson as chair; hears job-fair and broadband updates
Summary
At its Jan. 23 meeting the Southern Maryland delegation re-elected Delegate Edith Patterson as chair and chose Delegate Jeff Long as vice chair. John Hartline of the Tri‑County Council reported expanded job‑fair activity and announced a new undersea fiber route slated to cross the Chesapeake Bay.
Delegate Edith Patterson was re-elected chair of the Southern Maryland delegation at a virtual meeting on Jan. 23, 2026, and Delegate Jeff Long was elected vice chair, the delegation announced during a voice vote.
The meeting’s principal briefing came from John Hartline of the Tri‑County Council of Southern Maryland, who laid out a year of workforce and infrastructure priorities for Calvert, Charles and Saint Mary’s counties. Hartline said the council has pivoted to job fairs and customized recruitments: "Last year we did 11 job fairs and customized recruitments. This year we already have 8 scheduled," and he said the next event is scheduled for Feb. 11 at CSM, with "36 or 37 businesses signed up" and more than "500 people registered." He described separate sector fairs planned for…
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