Kathy Afzali
| Kathryn L. Afzali | |
|---|---|
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| Kathryn L. Afzali | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 4A | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2011 Serving with Kelly M. Schulz | |
| Preceded by | Joseph R. Bartlett, Paul S. Stull |
| Constituency | District 4A Frederick County, Maryland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1957 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | David |
| Children | 2 children |
| Residence | Middletown, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Mount St. Mary's College, B.S. (cum laude) Business |
| Occupation | Real estate agent |
| Committees | Ways and Means Committee, election law subcommittee |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Website | Kathryn L. Afzali, Maryland State Delegate |
Kathryn L. Afzali (born May 27, 1957) is an American politician who represents district 4a in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Background
Afzali was born in San Francisco, California. She is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary's University. She was a columnist (2003-2006) for the Frederick News-Post. She is also a mother of two daughters, and a Frederick County businesswoman.
Political career
Afzali was sworn in as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in January, 2011. She was assigned to the House Ways and Means Committee and to its election law subcommittee. She is also a member of the Women Legislators of Maryland.[1]
As a Freshman Delegate in Annapolis, Kathy advocated against SB 167, a bill allowing some illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition at state colleges.[2]
By the end of Delegate Afzali’s first legislative session in Annapolis, she sponsored or co-sponsored forty-nine bills, one of which required a photo ID when voting in the state of Maryland. She introduced a Farm Estate Tax bill that eliminated state inheritance taxes.[3]
2012 Congressional election
Governor Martin O'Malley proposed, and Maryland General Assembly adopted, a redistricting plan that reconfigured Republican incumbent U.S. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's 6th congressional district to one that Barack Obama won in the 2008 presidential election. Portions of Baltimore and Harford counties as well as Carroll County were taken away from the 6th District during redistricting. More of Montgomery County was put into the district, while another part of Montgomery County was removed and added to northern Frederick County in 8th District, still safe for incumbent Chris Van Hollen.[4] The previous version of the district has President Obama at 40%, while the newly redrawn district has President Obama at 56%.[5]
On January 11, 2012 Afzali announced her intention to run for the GOP nomination to represent Maryland's 6th congressional district,[6] but Bartlett won the primary election (3 April 2012) with 44% of the vote in a crowded field.
References
- ↑ Maryland State Manual
- ↑ Project VoteSmart
- ↑ Maryland House Website
- ↑ Damstedt, Andrew (November 11, 2011). "Republicans Outnumber Dems Running for GOP Rep's Maryland Seat". FoxNews.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ↑ Ford, C. Benjamin (November 18, 2011). "GOP candidates lining up to take on Bartlett -- With primary in April, TV ads already airing". Gazette.net - Maryland Community News Online. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ↑ "Metro Briefs - GOP’s Afzali in, Mooney out for Bartlett’s seat". Washington Times. January 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-30.