Jane Perkins Maroney (July 29, 1923 – December 28, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the Delaware General Assembly, representing House District 10 in the Delaware House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party.^[1] She was noted for her use of both legislative and personal time to advance legislation on child care.^[2][3] She also spent time on HIV/AIDS prevention and unwanted pregnancies.^[4]

On July 9, 1923, Jane Perkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts,^[5] to parents Mary (Boland) Perkins and John Perkins.^[6] She was one of four children.^[7] Perkins attended the Gibbs College until 1942, after which she graduated from Radcliffe College in 1944. She worked for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 to 1956.^[5] In 1972, she was a volunteer for a US Senate election campaign.

Maroney's experience, both political and non-political, before running for a state representative seat was listed as "five years in business, five years in government in Washington and Europe, head of management training and research in Delaware civic and philanthropic organizations."^[8] She was elected to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent district 10 in 1979 and served until 1998.^[5] Initially, her political concerns were revising Delaware's tax base away from an above-average reliance on income taxes, and increasing the rate of use of the House committee system.^[8] For the 1990 election, she listed healthcare, land use, and education as her three primary concerns.^[9] During her 1994 re-election against Dennis E. Williams, she won 71% to 29%.^[10]

on July 7, 1956, she married Dr. John Maroney, in Washington, D.C., and moved to Wilmington, Delaware.^[11] She died there on December 28, 2021, at the age of 98.^[12]

In 1993, the University of Delaware awarded her its Medal of Merit, which was consolidated with the university's Medal of Distinction in 1995.^[13]

Maroney is a member of the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women^[14] and was inducted in 1996.^[4]