From Del. Wayne Norman: Governor O’Malley has ordered yet another Special Session for Maryland’s General Assembly. We legislators get to return to Annapolis for a second time this summer, this time to take up the issue of expanded gaming in the great State of Maryland. As you may recall, the Governor convened a Special Session […]
Del. Stifler Considers Run for District 35 State Senate Seat; Will Not Oppose Sen. Glassman Should He Seek Re-Election
Del. Donna Stifler, a Republican representing northern Harford County, announced Wednesday that she is exploring the possibility of running for the state senate – provided the current state senator representing the district decides to vacate the office. Stifler, who was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006 when she surprisingly supplanted longtime […]
Harford County Bill Watch: HB 91 – “Marylanders Will Not be Forced into Having to Choose Between Exempting the Family Shotgun or Keeping a Toaster Oven Instead”
Sponsored By: Delegates Wayne Norman and Mary-Dulany James as well as Wendell R. Beitzel, Don H. Dwyer, Jr., Adelaide C. Eckardt, William J. Frank, Kevin Kelly, Tony McConkey, Kelly Schulz, and Michael H. Weir, Jr. Entitled: Courts – Bankruptcy – Arms Synopsis: Authorizing a person to claim an exemption in specified bankruptcy proceedings for arms […]
Harford County Bill Watch: HB 102 – Protecting Real Estate Appraisers From Undue Influence Or Coercion
Sponsored By: Delegates Donna Stifler and Frank Conaway Entitled: Financial Institutions – Mortgage Loan Originators – Prohibited Acts Synopsis: Prohibiting a person subject to regulation as a mortgage loan originator from making a payment, threat, or promise for the purpose of influencing another person to violate specified federal or State law or professional standards in […]
Del. Norman: “In Harford and Around the Country Citizens Stood Up and Joined Me in Saying ‘We Have Had Enough!'”
From Del. Wayne Norman: Dear Editor, I am elated by the overwhelming support that the voters voiced for my values of conservative, limited government that count small business and low taxes as the creators of jobs, opportunity, and prosperity on Election Day. In Harford and around the country citizens stood up and joined me in […]
District 35A Candidate Tritt Questions Pro-life Organization’s Endorsement of Del. Stifler
From the campaign of Dave Tritt: Dave Tritt, a Republican Candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 35A, is raising concerns over the endorsement policies of the Maryland Right to Life Political Action Committee (MDRTL PAC). This after the organization endorsed a candidate running for re-election who, in 2007, voted for a budget […]
Del. Norman Receives Award from Conservative Business Group
From the office of Del. Wayne Norman: Maryland Business for Responsive Government (MBRG) awarded Delegate Wayne Norman (R-District 35A/Harford) its John Shaw Award for “leadership on business issues in Maryland.” In a statement, MBRG Co-Chair Ellen Sauerbrey said that “Wayne Norman is a key voice in Annapolis on the issues effecting business. As a businessman […]
Del. McComas: 2008 General Assembly In Review
As the 2008 General Assembly comes to a close, I’d like to review some of the highlights of the legislation important to us in Harford County. The Harford County Delegation succeeded in passing all but two bills – the election of the school board and the slot machines for our veterans’ organizations. These bills did […]