Donald F. Munson

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Donald F. Munson
State Senate District 2
Incumbent
Assumed office  January, 1999
Preceded by	Victor Cushwa
Delegate District 2
In office January, 1975 – January, 1991
Succeeded by	John P. Donoghue
Born	December 21, 1937 (1937-12-21) (age 70) Hagerstown, Maryland
Political party	Republican

Donald F. Munson, (Born: Dec 21, 1937), is a Maryland State Senator representing District 2.

Contents 1 Background 2 Education 3 Career 4 Elections 5 References and notes 6 External links

[edit] Background

Donald F. Munson has been in politics for a long time. He started his political career in 1975 when he won the seat in the House of Delegates for District 2, representing Washington County, MD. He won reelection 3 times before running for the seat in the State Senate in 1990 where he handily defeated Democrat Patricia K. Cushwa, who finished her late husband's term,^[1] with 64% of the vote.^[2]

In 1994, Munson won reelection against Democratic challenger Laura J. Wright, winning with 82% of the vote.^[3] In 1998, Munson went unchallenged, receiving 100% of the vote.^[4] Mary Newby challenged him in 2002, yet only received 29% of the vote to Munson's 70%.^[5] In 2006 Munson won re-election with 98.9% of the vote.^[6]

[edit] Education

Munson attended Washington County public schools while growing up in Washington County. After high school, he graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a B.S. in mathematics in 1968.

[edit] Career

It is likely that Munson got his first taste of politics in 1953 when he became a page for U.S. Representative DeWitt S. Hyde. Munson also served in the United States Army Reserves. In his community, he is active in many organizations including the Washington County Republican Club[1], the Washington County Historical Society[2], Washington County Association for Retarded Citizens, the Antietam Exchange Club, the North American Rod & Gun Club[3], and the Alsatia Club.

Munson has won numerous awards. He won the Legislator of the Year from the Maryland Retailers Association[4] in 2003, the Outstanding Rural Legislator Award from the Rural Maryland Council[5] in 2004, and the John O. Marsh, Jr. Public Service Award from Shenandoah University in 2004.

As a member of the Maryland Senate, Munson serves on numerous committees, including the Budget and Taxation Committee, the Joint Committee on Federal Relations, the Rules Committee, the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, and the Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration, to name a few.

[edit] Elections

• 2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – 2nd District^[7]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Donald F. Munson, Rep.	28,900	98.9%	Won
Write-in's	320	1.1%	Lost

• 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – 2nd District^[8]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Donald F. Munson, Rep.	23,640	70.53%	Won
Mary E. Newby, Dem.	9,859	29.42%	Lost

• 1998 Race for Maryland State Senate – 2nd District^[9]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Donald F. Munson, Rep.	22,347	100%	Won
Unopposed

• 1994 Race for Maryland State Senate – 2nd District^[10]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Donald F. Munson, Rep.	20,242	82%	Won
Laura J. Wright, Dem.	4,535	18%	Lost

• 1990 Race for Maryland State Senate – 2nd District^[11]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Donald F. Munson, Rep.	13,371	64%	Won
Patricia K. Cushwa, Dem.	7,477	36%	Lost

• 1986 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 2C^[12]

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Donald F. Munson, Rep.	4,303	100%	Won
Unopposed

[edit] References and notes

[edit] External links

• http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa12155.html