John R. Leopold
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Anne Arundel County Executive
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
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| In office January 11, 1995 – December 4, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Janet S. Owens |
| In office 1983 – 1990 |
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Hawaii State Senator
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| In office 1974 – 1978 |
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Hawaii State Representative
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| In office 1970 – 1974 |
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| Born | February 4, 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
John Robinson Leopold (born February 4, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American politician and was formerly a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Leopold was elected as a Republican for the Anne Arundel County Executive 2006 election.
Leopold represented Maryland's District 31 from 1983 to 1991 and from 1995 to 2006. Leopold unsuccessfully challenged Philip C. Jimeno for a Senate Seat in 1990.
Before moving to Maryland, Leopold was a long-time resident of Hawaii. He served in the Hawaii State House of Representatives from 1970 to 1974 and the Hawaii State Senate from 1974 to 1978. Leopold was a losing candidate as the Republican nominee for Governor of Hawaii in 1978.
Leopold also lived in Florida and Missouri prior to moving to Maryland in early 1982.
Leopold has said he was on the short list of choices to be the running mate of Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ellen Sauerbrey in 1998 and of gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich in 2002, but he was not selected.
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[edit] County executive
Leopold's first task as county executive was to create a new budget. County superintendent of schools Kevin Maxwell recommended an increase in education funding by $135 million, to take schools from "good to great." But Leopold, being a fiscal conservative, refused to raise local income taxes, which would be required to support such a massive increase. Although he did end up raising education funding by 6%, Leopold cut many other county programs, including one grant program from $5 million to $1.7 million. In addition, he cut $10 million from the budget to eliminate "redundant bureaucracy."[citation needed]
[edit] Election Results
- 2006 Race for Anne Arundel County Executive[1]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome John R. Leopold, Rep. 93,668 51.0% Won George F. Johnson, IV, Dem. 89,740 48.9% Lost Other Write-In's 176 0.1% Lost
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 31[2]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome John R. Leopold, Rep. 24,937 24.31% Won Joan Cadden, Dem. 16,906 16.48% Won Donald Dwyer, Jr., Rep. 16,807 16.39% Won Thomas R. Gardner, Rep. 15,321 14.94% Lost Mary Rosso, Dem. 15,127 14.75% Lost Thomas J. Fleckenstein, Dem. 13,404 13.07% Lost
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 31[3]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome John R. Leopold, Rep. 21,632 23% Won Joan Cadden, Dem. 19,214 20% Won Mary Rosso, Dem. 15,372 16% Won Victoria L. Schade, Rep. 15,366 16% Lost Robert Schaeffer, Rep. 12,092 14% Lost Thomas J. Fleckenstein, Dem. 11,862 12% Lost
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 31[4]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome John R. Leopold, Rep. 19,960 24% Won Joan Cadden, Dem. 16,492 20% Won Victoria L. Schade, Rep. 14,801 18% Won W. Ray Huff, Dem. 14,203 17% Lost C. Stokes Kolodziejski, Dem. 13,176 16% Lost Douglas Arnold, Rep. 3,586 4% Lost
- 1986 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 31[5]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome John R. Leopold, Rep. 14,586 22% Won W. Ray Huff, Dem. 14,005 21% Won Charles W. Kolodziejski, Dem. 13,050 20% Won James J. Rilley, Dem. 12,895 20% Lost Anthony J. Girandola, Rep. 5,950 9% Lost Charles E. Beatty, Rep. 4,994 8% Lost
[edit] References
- ^ Anne Arundel County Executive Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
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Anne Arundel County Executive 2007 – present |
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