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Bill Sponsor: Senator Joan Carter Conway
Conway was appointed to the Senate, from the Baltimore City Council, when John A. Pica, Jr. decided to retire in 1997. Since then she has won three elections without major opposition. In 2007, Conway headed a team of 3 incumbent delegates (Curt Anderson, Ann Marie Doory and Maggie McIntosh) and 7 state central committee members to victory with every person on her ticket winning in the September primary. No other 11-person ticket achieved such distinction in the state primary election.
Arrest
In 1999 Conway was arrested and charged with hindering a law enforcement officer after a six-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle in front of her office and she allegedly refused to provide space for the paramedics to work on the child.
Liquor Board Conflict
In a 2005 complaint filed with the Baltimore Circuit Court, Chief liquor inspector Samuel Daniels Jr accused Conway of acting in collusion with other members of Baltimore's Liquor Board to replace him with her husband, Vernon Conway. At the time the complaint was filed Daniels had been suspended for reasons he claimed stemmed from his attempts to investigate bars on The Block which had quid pro quo relationships with other liquor inspectors and with Senator Conway.[4] Daniels was later found by the city's labor commissioner to have been unfairly suspended...
Academic Boycott Legislation
In the 2014 Maryland legislative session, Senator Conway introduced legislation to prevent the use of public college and university funds to support scholarly involvement in academic organizations that have voted to boycott Israel.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Carter_Conway
Arrest
In 1999 Conway was arrested and charged with hindering a law enforcement officer after a six-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle in front of her office and she allegedly refused to provide space for the paramedics to work on the child.
Liquor Board Conflict
In a 2005 complaint filed with the Baltimore Circuit Court, Chief liquor inspector Samuel Daniels Jr accused Conway of acting in collusion with other members of Baltimore's Liquor Board to replace him with her husband, Vernon Conway. At the time the complaint was filed Daniels had been suspended for reasons he claimed stemmed from his attempts to investigate bars on The Block which had quid pro quo relationships with other liquor inspectors and with Senator Conway.[4] Daniels was later found by the city's labor commissioner to have been unfairly suspended...
Academic Boycott Legislation
In the 2014 Maryland legislative session, Senator Conway introduced legislation to prevent the use of public college and university funds to support scholarly involvement in academic organizations that have voted to boycott Israel.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Carter_Conway
Finance Committee Chair: Senator Thomas M. Middleton
- Middleton's political career began when he was appointed to a four-year term on the Charles County Planning Commission.
- Middleton grew up in La Plata, Maryland and attended Charles County Community College and Mount St. Mary's College before entering the United States Army. After his service in the United States Army (1968–1971), Middleton became the owner and operator of Cedar Hill Farm near Waldorf, Maryland.
- In 1986, he became a member of the Charles County Commission, the local legislative body for the county. He won a seat in the State Senate in the 1994 election. Middleton is the Chair of the Senate's powerful Finance Committee.
- In 2005 and 2006, he co-chaired the Special Committee on Employee Rights and Protections. This panel was reportedly created to investigate state government employment actions. The administration of Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., criticized the effort as a “partisan witch hunt,”and a minority report claimed that “the committee’s 13-month investigation of the Ehrlich administration was unnecessary, expensive and fruitless.”
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M._Middleton
Finance Committee Vice-Chair: John C. Astle
- He graduated in 1966 from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia and attended the Catholic University of America.
- He joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961 and received a regular commission in the Marine Corps through its Platoon Leaders Class program upon graduation from Marshall. He was a Naval Aviator flying helicopters and left active duty with the rank of Captain.
- He also flew the Presidential helicopter for three and a half years.
- He retired from the Marine Corps Reserves as a Colonel after 30 years of service.
- He saw combat in Vietnam, earning 34 Air Medals, and was recalled to active duty for Desert Storm.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Astle
Joanne C. Benson
- In 2010 she defeated incumbent state senator Nathaniel Exum and was sworn into office in January 2011
- Born in Roanoke, Virginia, March 11, 1941, Delegate Benson attended South Hagerstown High School and then graduated from Bowie State College with a BS in education in 1961. She later attended The Catholic University of America where she earned her M.A. in curriculum instruction in 1972.
- Voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne_C._Benson
Brian J. Feldman
- In September 2013, Brian was appointed to the Maryland State Senate to fill a seat vacated by Senator Rob Garagiola.
- Senator Feldman received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Penn State University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a master's degree in Government from Johns Hopkins University. Brian currently serves as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins, teaching graduate courses there on state policymaking and federalism
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Feldman
Stephen S. Hershey Jr
- On September 18, 2013 he was appointed to the Maryland State Senate by Governor Martin O'Malley following the retirement of the Senator E. J. Pipkin.
- He went on to study engineering at James Madison University and Catholic University of America. He earned his B.C.E. in Civil Engineering from the Catholic University in 1987. In 2002, he received his MBA from George Washington University.
- In 2014, Hershey served as a member on Governor-elect Larry Hogan’s Transition Team. In 2015, Hershey was elected by his peers to serve as Minority Whip in the Senate Republican Caucus, a position he still holds. Since 2015 he is the owner of a marine construction company based in Ocean City, Maryland.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_S._Hershey,_Jr.
J. B. Jennings
- He was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002 to represent District 7, which covers both Baltimore County and Harford Counties along with fellow Republicans Rick Impallaria and Pat McDonough. In 2006, he won again along with Impallaria and McDonough. In 2010, Jennings won District 7's State Senate seat, and he was re-elected in 2014.
- In 2010, Jennings won District 7's State Senate seat, and he was re-elected in 2014.
- Voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Jennings
Katherine A. Klausmeier
- She is currently serving in the Maryland State Senate and is a member of the Senate Finance Committee. She was first elected as a Delegate in 1994, and as a State Senator in 2002.
- Klausmeier was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended The Catholic High School of Baltimore. She has an associate degree from the Community College of Baltimore County (formerly Essex Community College)
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Jennings
James N. Mathias Jr.
- Is an American politician from Ocean City, Maryland who serves in the Maryland State Senate. He was formerly a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2006 to 2010. The former mayor of Ocean City, Maryland, was born on September 2, 1951
- In 1974, Jim Mathias graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
- Voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_N._Mathias_Jr.
Nathaniel T. Oaks
- Oaks was a member of the House of Delegates from 1983 to 1989 when he automatically forfeited his seat after being convicted of theft charges for double-billing expenses both to the State for expenses performed in official capacity and to his campaign fund.
- After a losing bid to regain office in 1990, Oaks was re-elected in 1994 when several incumbent delegates retired and served in the House of Delegates since.
- Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Oaks attended Edmondson High School, the University of Baltimore, Towson State College and graduated from Morgan State University with a B.S. degree in business in 1974.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_T._Oaks
Edward R. Riley
- Edward R. Reilly was selected by the Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee to replace the retiring Janet Greenip who retired mid-term. His selection was submitted to Governor Martin O'Malley and appointed to the position accordingly. He then ran and was elected in November 2010 to his first full term, which he is currently serving.\
- In addition to his career in the Anne Arundel County Council,[3] Reilly has been a member of the U.S. Jaycees since 1974 and was president of the Park-Adelphi Jaycees from 1976 to 1977
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_R._Reilly
James C. Rosapepe
- He is currently serving in his third four-year term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 21 in Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
- Rosapepe was born in Rome, Italy. He was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1986, serving 2 full and one partial terms before being appointed as Ambassador to Romania in early 1998 during the Clinton administration. An internal State Department report was strongly critical of Rosapepe's leadership and management during this ambassadorial service, while crediting him with several accomplishments.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rosapepe