Longtime former Del. Rudolph C. “Rudy” Cane Sr., a dedicated public servant in positions all around the Lower Shore throughout his life, has died at age 89.
A political pioneer for Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Cane, as a Democrat, was the first Black person to represent the Eastern Shore in District 37A in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving from January 1999 to January 2015, and as assistant speaker pro tem from 2013-2015.
He was also a former chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, and his civic-mindedness began long before his time in Annapolis.
Cane served as a member of the Wicomico County Council, representing District 1 from 1990-94. He also served on the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals from 1980-90; and as a member of the Delmarva Advisory Council from 1980-98 and the Maryland Rural Development Corporation from 1987-98.
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