Political Career
Morella was appointed as a founding member to the Montgomery County Commission for Women, an advisory women's advocacy body, in 1971, and elected its president in 1973. She also became active in the League of Women Voters. In 1974, she ran unsuccessfully for the Maryland House of Delegates from the 16th District (Bethesda). She ran again in 1978, not only winning a seat but receiving more votes than the three previous incumbents. She was returned to the state legislature for an additional term, before running for United States Congress.
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