In 1960, Norman Stone was so inspired by a young politician named John F. Kennedy that he worked on Kennedy’s campaign. In 1962, when a judge ruled that Maryland needed more members of the House of Delegates to accurately represent the people of the state, Stone threw his hat in the ring to fill one of the new seats.
The Dundalk Democrat from District 6 has been in Annapolis ever since – nearly a half century — and is the longest serving member of the legislature.
They’re 70 years old and older, they’ve served two decades or more in the Maryland General Assembly, and they’re not about to retire.
In fact, while we’ve written about a few delegates and senators who are not seeking re-election, they are more the exception than the rule.
The longest-serving veterans are hanging in there, and today we start a series of profiles about several of them.
BOOZE TAX: Health care advocates say they have 146 General Assembly candidates signed on to a proposal that would raise the state’s alcohol taxes by a dime a drink, Nick Sohr blogs for the Daily Record. EHRLICH EYES MOCO: John Wagner of the Washington Post reports...
Now that we know that the two main candidates for governor make more than 98% of Maryland households, we can get on with the business of what they will do for the rest of us.
The tax returns released by ex-Gov. Bob Ehrlich and current Gov. Martin O’Malley over the weekend showed that Ehrlich was a man of his word, as the O’Malley radio ad portrayed: “We made money, for us, a lot of money.”
TAX RETURNS: Both Ehrlich and O'Malley released their tax forms. The Post's John Wagner and Aaron Davis compared the candidates and their families' earnings. Ehrlich's return showed that he and his wife made almost $2.5 million after he left office, writes the Sun's...
SEX & POLITICS: Bryan Sears of Patuxent Publishing follows up a Sun story we linked to yesterday with a closer look at the sitting judges who put up a website outlining an opponent's Facebook entries and the opponent's reaction. EHRLICH PLEDGE: Former Gov. Bob...
Both Sen. David Harrington and Del. Victor Ramirez feel that the next senator representing the 47th District should be someone who fights for the issues constituents of the Prince George’s County district hold dear.
The two Democrats, however, feel very differently about who is the best person to stand up for those residents in their constituency which hugs the District of Columbia line from Montgomery County to Cheverly.
SEX & POLITICS: Baltimore County politics heat up as judicial and House of Delegates hopefuls mix sex and politics in unusual ways, writes Laura Vozzella of the Baltimore Sun. LEOPOLD SUIT: The sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Anne Arundel County Exec John...
For the second time in two weeks I got “dis-invited” to a fundraiser for a local candidate that featured Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. Boo hoo.
The development of the Owings Mills Metro station is resuming after a three-year-long delay. The dispute that halted work on the projected $220-million transit-oriented development has been resolved, said Don Mohler, spokesman for Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith. Ground-breaking is expected this spring.
Gov. Martin O’Malley has been pushing for transit-oriented development, and in June, he designated 14 metro stations in the state for intense development. The only site in Baltimore County is Owings Mills.
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