Colburn reflects on 28 years of public service

EASTON — After 28 years representing citizens who live on the Mid-Shore, 64-year-old Richard F. Colburn is seeing his political career in Annapolis come to a close.

Throughout his career, Colburn worked to remain steadfast in what he called one of the most important assets a legislator could have — constituent service.

“The most humbling thing is helping people, and that’s where constituent service has come in,” Colburn said. “We’ve tried to do the best we could to represent the people of the Eastern Shore.”

Colburn’s dedication to constituents is one of the things Cambridge Mayor Victoria Jackson-Stanley said she respects most about him.

It’s something that showed when she worked with Colburn to transfer the property rights of the Port of Cambridge, or Sailwinds property, to the city.

Jackson-Stanley, who has known Colburn for more than 20 years, said they worked together closely to secure the Sailwinds property, and that he made sure the door was open when it came to navigating the state system, including arranging a meeting with the secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation.

“Whenever constituents call him, for any reason, he’s always very responsive. Even small issues, he will take the lead in getting an answer,” Jackson-Stanley said. “He was dogging you about getting the answer and getting it back to the people. You’ve got to respect a person who’s a public servant.”

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