Doyle L. Niemann

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Doyle L. Niemann
Doyle L. Niemann

In office
January 8, 2003 – Present
Constituency Prince Georges County

Born March 19, 1947 (1947-03-19) (age 61)
Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Residence Mt. Rainier, Maryland
Occupation attorney
Religion Unitarian Universalist
Member, City Council, Mount Rainier, Maryland 1983-87

Doyle L. Niemann is an American politician who represents district 47 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

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[edit] Background

Delegate Nieman was born in Grand Island, Nebraska on March 19, 1947. He was a Regents Scholar at the University of Nebraska where he attended from 1965 to 1967. He then graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in government in 1969 and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Teaching fellowship, Graduate School of Government, University of Texas, 1970. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1997 (Order of Coif; Editor, Maryland Law Review). He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1997. An Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County since 1998, Delegate Niemann currently specializes in prosecuting economic and white-collar crimes. He previously served on the Mount Rainier City Council (1983-1987), the Maryland Democratic Committee (1986-1990), and the Prince George's County Board of Education (1996-2002). He lives in Mount Rainier.[1]

[edit] In the legislature

Member of House of Delegates since January 8, 2003. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 2007- (environment subcommittee, 2007-; housing & real property subcommittee, 2007-; natural resources subcommittee, 2007-; chair, ground rent work group, 2007-). [2]

[edit] Legislative notes

  • voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[3]
  • voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)[4]
  • voted in favor the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[5]
  • voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents in 2007(SB106)[6]
  • voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[7]

[edit] Past elections

  • 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 47th District[1]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Jolene Ivey, Democratic 12,860   35.5%    Won
Victor R. Ramirez, Democratic 12,231   33.6%    Won
Doyle L. Niemann, Democratic 11,229   30.8%    Won
Other write-ins 120   .3%    
  1. ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on July 26, 2007