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...
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