David R. Brinkley
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| David R. Brinkley | |
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State Senate District 4
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Timothy R. Ferguson |
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Delegate District 4A
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| In office January, 1995 – January 8, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | George Littrell & Thomas H. Hattery |
| Succeeded by | Joseph R. Bartlett |
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| Born | September 24, 1959 Frederick, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
David R. Brinkley (born September 24, 1959) is a Republican State Senator in Maryland, United States.
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[edit] Background
Brinkley was first elected to the Maryland State Senate in 2003, representing District 4, which covers Carroll County and Frederick County. He defeated Republican incumbent Timothy R. Ferguson in the primary election.[1] He went on to overwhelmingly defeat Timothy Schlauch in the general election.[2]
In 2006, he defeated Republican challenger Paul Chamberlain in the primary election.[3] He ran unopposed to any Democrats in the general election and convincingly defeated the write-ins.[4]
He was previously a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 - 2003. He was first elected to the House of Delegates along with Paul S. Stull when they defeated Thomas H. Hattery and Thomas Gordon Slater.[5] Incumbent George Littrell ran for the State Senate seat left open by Charles H. Smelser. Unfortunately for Littrell, he was defeated by Timothy R. Ferguson, who, as mentioned previously, would later be defeated by Brinkley when he ran for the Senate seat.[6]
In 2002, Stull and Brinkley easily won reelection defeating Democratic challenger Valerie M. Hertges.
[edit] Education
Brinkley attended Gettysburg College, received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1981. He also attended American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, receiving his C.L.U. (chartered life underwriter) and Ch.F.C.(chartered financial consultant) in 1985. He is also an estate and financial planner.
[edit] Career
He has been the Senate Minority Leader since 2007.
As a member of the House of Delegates, he was Deputy Minority Whip from 1997 - 1998.
[edit] Controversy
On June 6, 2008, the Frederick News-Post reported that police had responded to a domestic disturbance at Sen. Brinkley's New Market home.[7] Shortly after the report, it was rumored that Sen. Brinkley had been having an affair, potentially with one of his legislative office staff members.[8]
- 2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 4[9]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome David R. Brinkley, Rep. 33,879 98.7% Won Other Write-In's 455 1.3% Lost
- 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 4[10]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome David R. Brinkley, Rep. 29,231 76.4% Won Timothy Schlauch, Dem. 8,957 23.4% Lost Other Write-In's 82 0.2% Lost
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 4A[11]
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- Voters to choose two:
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Name Votes Percent Outcome David R. Brinkley, Rep. 15,383 39% Won Paul S. Stull, Rep 14,559 37% Won Valerie M. Hertges, Dem 9,892 25% Lost
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 4A[12]
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- Voters to choose two:
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Name Votes Percent Outcome David R. Brinkley, Rep. 12,296 31% Won Paul S. Stull, Rep 11,789 30% Won Thomas H. Hattery, Dem 9,900 25% Lost Thomas Gordon Slater, Dem 5,785 15% Lost
[edit] References
- ^ Maryland State Board of Elections
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- ^ Police respond to Brinkley's house
- ^ Brinkley comments to Frederick News-Post, confirms domestic disturbance
- ^ State Senate Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Oct. 4, 2007
- ^ State Senate Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Oct. 4, 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 07 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 07 2007
[edit] External links
- http://www.dbrinkley.com/home.html
- http://www.marylandlegalhistory.com/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa12193.html
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