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Craig Zucker 
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 14th districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 2011Personal details Born March 23, 1975
Englewood, New JerseyPolitical party Democratic Spouse(s) Jenny Children Ben Residence Brookeville, Maryland Religion Jewish Website craigzucker.com Craig Zucker is an American politician from Maryland's 14th District, which includes parts or all of Silver Spring, Calverton, Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland, Burtonsville, Spencerville, Olney, Brookeville, Ashton, Sandy Spring, Brinklow, Laytonsville, Sunshine, Goshen, Montgomery Village and Damascus in Montgomery County. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates on November 2, 2010, and sworn in on January 12, 2011.
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Background
Zucker earned his Bachelors of Science from St. Thomas Aquinas College and his Masters Degree in Government from the Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Brookeville, Maryland with his wife Jenny, his son Benjamin and their dog Bella. Over the years, Zucker has been active in many community organizations, including the Greater Olney Civic Association, the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts and the Manna Food Center. He also served on Maryland's Joint Task Force on Workplace Fraud.[1]
Career
Zucker has worked in public service since graduating from college in the mid 1990s. He began his career as a scheduling assistant to U.S. Senator Bill Bradley (D-New Jersey) in 1996. He then interned for U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) in 1997, served as scheduler for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) in 1999, and was Legislative Director to Delegate Peter Franchot (D-Takoma Park) from 1999-2000. He went on to serve as Deputy District Director for U.S. Representative Albert R. Wynn from 2000 to 2004. After working for Congressman Wynn, Zucker worked for Service Employees International Union before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff to Comptroller Peter Franchot from 2007-10.[2]
House of Delegates
Zucker was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010 and sworn in on January 12, 2011. He was assigned to the House Appropriations Committee, the Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee and the Oversight Committee on Pensions.[3]
2010 Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Zucker and the other District 14 Delegates were vocal supporters of the same-sex marriage bill in 2010. He was quoted in March of that year as saying, "The District 14 Team and I can't wait to finally cast our yes votes."[4]
Election Results
2002 Democratic Primary
In 2002, as a 27-year-old candidate, Zucker ran a competitive race for the Maryland House of Delegates in the newly created District 14. After losing by just 327 votes, he was asked by the District 14 Democratic winners to serve as the chair of their campaign. [5]
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[6]Name Votes Percent Outcome Herman Taylor 5352 16.3% Won Karen Montgomery 4678 14.5% Won Anne Kaiser 4280 13.3% Won Craig Zucker 3953 12.3% Lost Allan Mulligan 2970 9.2% Lost Robert “Bo” Newsome 2391 7.4% Lost Holly Reed 2217 6.9% Lost A. Michael Kelly 2151 6.7% Lost Michael Dupuy 1420 4.4% Lost Mike Cafarelli 1137 3.5% Lost Peter Esser 848 2.6% Lost Harold Huggins 794 2.5% Lost
2010 Democratic Primary
In 2010, Zucker ran again for the House of Delegates after then-Delegates Herman L. Taylor, Jr. and Karen S. Montgomery decided to run for higher offices. This time Zucker was successful in the Democratic primary, coming in second just behind incumbent Delegate Anne Kaiser.[7]
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[8]Name Votes Percent Outcome Anne Kaiser (incumbent) 6380 24.1% Won Craig Zucker 6216 23.5% Won Eric Luedtke 3696 14% Won Jodi Finkelstein 3154 11.9% Lost Robert "Bo" Newsome 2834 10.7% Lost Gerald Roper 1660 6.3% Lost Neeta Datt 1288 4.9% Lost Vanessa Ali 1244 4.7% Lost
2010 General Election
In the 2010 General Election, Democratic nominees Anne Kaiser, Eric Luedtke and Craig Zucker faced Republican nominees Patricia Fenati, Henry Kahwaty and Maria Peña-Faustino. All Democratic candidates won in a landslide, with Zucker placing second.[9]
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[10]Name Votes Percent Outcome Anne Kaiser (incumbent) 23503 21.5% Won Craig Zucker 22148 20.2% Won Eric Luedtke 21165 19.3% Won Patricia Fenati 14866 13.6 Lost Henry Kahwaty 14152 12.9% Lost Maria Peña-Faustino 13639 12.5% Lost
References
- ^ "Brookeville Resident files for House of Delegates Run". The Gazette. http://www.gazette.net/stories/05122010/olnenew223328_32556.php. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Craig J. Zucker". Maryland Manual. http://www.mdarchives.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15448.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Craig J. Zucker". Maryland Manual. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa15448.html. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Freshman legislators aren't shunning spotlight". The Gazette=. http://www.gazette.net/stories/03112011/polinew194312_32535.php. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Meet Craig - Maryland Delegate Craig J. Zucker - District 14". Friends of Craig Zucker. http://www.craigzucker.com/meet-craig. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "County Wide Results - Legislative District 14". Montgomery County Board of Elections. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/eletmpl.asp?url=/Content/Elections/electionresults/legis14.asp. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Meet Craig - Maryland Delegate Craig J. Zucker - District 14". Friends of Craig Zucker. http://www.craigzucker.com/meet-craig. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "GEMS ELECTION RESULTS". Montgomery County Board of Elections. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/elections/ElectionResults2010Primary/electionsummaryearlyvotingandabs1andprovisionalandabs2official.htm. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "District 14 team looks forward to getting down to business". The Gazette. http://www.gazette.net/stories/11032010/montnew162448_32541.php. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "GEMS ELECTION RESULTS". Montgomery County Board of Elections. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/elections/ElectionResults2010General/jurisdictionwideabsentee2.htm. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
Categories:- Members of the Maryland House of Delegates
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