Anthony J. O'Donnell

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name = Anthony J. O'Donnell


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birth_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Anthony O'Donnell (7 March 1961) is an American politician, currently representing District 29 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Background

O'Donnell was first elected in 1995 into the Maryland House of Delegates for District 29, which covers parts of Calvert and St. Mary's Counties. He defeated Thomas Michael Pelagatti by 32 votes. [ [http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html 1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results] ]

Education

O'Donnell attended Middletown Area High School in Middletown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Naval Nuclear Propulsion School in 1980. He received his B.S. from Regents College (now known as Excelsior College), University of the State of New York in 1985.

Career

O'Donnell served in United States Navy, achieving a rank of E-6, from 1979-87. After the Navy, he was a supervisor for the Instrument Modifications Unit at Baltimore Gas & Electric's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. He received the Edward T. Hall Memorial Award for Outstanding Republican Man of the Year - Calvert County, Calvert County Republican Central Committee in 1993. In 2005, he received the Outstanding Employer Partner award from the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.

In the legislature

O'Donnell serves as Minority leader in the Maryland House of Delegates, leading the House's 37 Republican against the House's 104 Democrats.

Legislative notes

* voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm]
* voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]
* voted against the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/votes/house/0942.htm]
* voted for slots in 2005 (HB1361) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.htm]
* voted for electric deregulation in 1999 (HB703) [http://mlis.state.md.us/1999rs/votes/house/0870.htm]
* voted for income tax reduction in 1998 (SB750) [http://mlis.state.md.us/1998rs/votes/house/1229.htm]

Election results

*2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 26Ccite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_House_of_Delegates.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Sept, 22 2007] ::Voters to choose one::

*1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 29Ccite 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 Sept, 22 2007] ::Voters to choose one::

References and notes

External links

*http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12284.html
*http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html