John R. Leopold

Infobox Officeholder
name = John R. Leopold

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caption =
office1 = Anne Arundel County Executive
term_start1 = December 4, 2006
term_end1 =
deputy1 =
predecessor1 = Janet S. Owens
successor1 =
birth_date = birth date|1943|2|4|mf=y
birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =
party = Republican
spouse =
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footnotes =
state_delegate2 = Maryland
district2 = 31st
term_start2 = January 11, 1995
term_end2 = December 4, 2006
term_start3 = 1983
term_end3 = 1990
predecessor3 =
successor3 =
order4 = Member of the Hawaii State Senate
term_start4 = 1974
term_end4 = 1978
predecessor4 =
successor4 =
order5 = Member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives
term_start5 = 1970
term_end5 = 1974
predecessor5 =
successor5 =
order6 = Member of the Hawaii State Board of Education
term_start6 = 1968
term_end6 = 1970

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 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.

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." Fact|date=August 2007

Election Results

*2006 Race for Anne Arundel County Executivecite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/local_office_Anne_Arundel_County.html| title=Anne Arundel County Executive Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007] ::Voters to choose one::

*1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 31cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007] ::Voters to choose three::

*1986 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 31cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1986/results_1986/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007] ::Voters to choose three::

References

External links

* [http://www.johnleopold.com/ John Leopold for County Executive]
* [http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12260.html Leopold biography, from the Maryland Archives]