Marjorie Holt (née Sewell; September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018),[1] a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Maryland.[2] Holt died on January 6, 2018, in Severna Park, Maryland, aged 97.[3]
In 1972, Holt was elected as a Republican to Congress and served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987.[2] She represented a district that stretched from Brooklyn Park to Eagle Harbor and included Glen Burnie, Annapolis and Crofton. The district also included Andrews Air Force Base. She did not seek reelection in 1986 and resumed the practice of law in Baltimore.[1] She was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be a member of the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament.[4] She was a resident of Severna Park, Maryland.