Virginia P. Clagett
| Virginia P. Clagett | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 30th district | |
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In office 1995 – present | |
| Constituency | Anne Arundel County |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 18, 1943 Washington, DC |
| Political party | Democratic |
Virginia P. Clagett is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 30 in Anne Arundel County, until her 4th term ended in December 2010. A proven vote-getter for decades, she lost re-election in November 2010 to Delegate Herbert H. McMillan. Clagett is a member of the Marlborough Hunt Club, a local Fox Hunt in Southern Maryland.
Career
Legislative Notes
- voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2)[1]
- voted in favor of in-state tuition for students who attended Maryland high schools for at least 2 years. (2007) (HB6)[2]
- voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000[3]
- voted for Jessica’s Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007[4]
- voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008[5]
- voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland’s drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009[6]
- voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland’s budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State’s aging fleet, 2009[7]
For the past four years, Delegate Claggett has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Anne Arundel County. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.
In 2010 Del. Clagett had one of the highest lodging records in the state (almost $11,000) despite the fact that Annapolis is in her District.[8]
Election results
- 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District[9]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Ronald A. George, Rep. 25,631 19.25% Won Michael E. Busch, Dem. 23,995 18.02% Won Herb McMillan, Rep. 22,553 16.94% Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 21,142 15.88% Lost Seth Howard, Rep. 20,080 15.08% Lost Judd Legum, Dem. 19,670 14.77% Lost Other Write-Ins 89 0.07%
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District[10]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 22,479 17.1% Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 22,360 17.0% Won Ronald A. George, Rep. 21,811 16.6% Won Barbara Samorajczyk, Dem. 21,758 16.5% Lost Andy Smarick, Rep. 20,594 15.6% Lost Ron Elfenbein, Rep. 20,457 15.5% Lost David Whitney, Con. 2,225 1.7% Lost Other Write-Ins 80 0.1%
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District[11]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 22,422 17.7% Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 21,875 17.3% Won Herbert H. McMillan, Rep. 20,972 16.6% Won C. Richard D'Amato, Dem. 20,545 16.3% Lost Michael Collins, Rep. 19,140 15.1% Lost Nancy Almgren, Rep. 18,861 14.9% Lost David M. Gross, Green 2,536 2.0% Lost Other Write-Ins 71 0.1%
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30[12]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 24,075 21% Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 24,036 21% Won Richard D'Amato, Dem. 20,223 18% Won Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. 18,690 16% Lost Edward J. Turner, Rep. 14,119 12% Lost Anthony McConkey, Rep. 12,353 11% Lost
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30[13]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 18,709 19% Won Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. 18,009 23% Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 18,254 18% Won Ralph C. Rosacker, Rep. 16,299 16% Lost Joan Beck, Rep. 15,974 16% Lost John C. Eldridge Jr., Dem. 13,320 13% Lost
References
- "Maryland Manual Online". Maryland State Archives. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ↑ http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
- ↑ "2007 Regular Session - Vote Record 0690". state.md.us.
- ↑ "BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-HB 713". state.md.us.
- ↑ "BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-HB 930". state.md.us.
- ↑ "BILL INFO-2008 Regular Session-HB 370". state.md.us.
- ↑ "BILL INFO-2009 Regular Session-HB 293". state.md.us.
- ↑ "BILL INFO-2009 Regular Session-HB 102". state.md.us.
- ↑ Farrell, Liam (August 7, 2010). "Busch calls for stricter lodging expense rules". Maryland Gazette (Annapolis, Maryland).
- ↑ "Maryland House of Delegates Election Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on May 24, 2013
- ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Aug. 12, 2007
- ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Jan, 20th, 2008
- ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 7, 2007
- ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 7, 2007
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