Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

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name = Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

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birth_date = birth date and age|1963|1|4
birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
residence = Baltimore, Maryland
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state_delegate = Maryland
district = 40^th
term_start = January 10, 2007
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predecessor = Marshall Goodwin
successor =
constituency = northwestern Baltimore City
party = Democrat
religion = Christian
occupation = civil clerk
majority =
relations =Frank M. Conaway, Sr. Clerk, Baltimore City Circuit Court, Mary Conaway(mother), Register of Wills, Baltimore City, Belinda Conaway (sister), Member Baltimore City Council
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Frank M. Conaway, Jr. is an American politician who represents the 40th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates. [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14616.html] Conaway is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

Background

Conaway was born on January 4, 1963 in Baltimore to Frank M. and Mary Conaway. He attended Baltimore City public schools and graduated from Northwestern high school, class of 1980. He attended Howard University, 1980-83; Morgan State University, 1983-84; Sojourner-Douglass College where he got his B.A. in business administration in 1999. Conaway has also achieved the level of sixth degree black belt in Ki Do karate. He is a chauffer for the Municipal Post Office of the City of Baltimore. [ [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14616.html Frank M. Conaway, Jr., Maryland State Delegate ] ]

Three open seats

During the four year term prior to Conaway's candidacy for the House of Delegates, two of the delegates, Howard "Pete" Rawlings and Tony Fulton, died while in office. Marshall Goodwin and Catherine E. Pugh were appointed to finish their terms. Rawlings and Fulton were democrats, as are Goodwin and Pugh. Prior to the 2006 democratic primary, the only incumbent delegate in the district, Salima Marriott, decided to run for the Senate seat being vacated by the district's senator. Catherine Pugh also decided to run for the same seat leaving the newly appointed Goodwin as the only incumbent in the race. The vacancies drew a large crowd of contenders; [http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=12161] including Conaway, Barbara Robinson and Shawn Tarrant, who all finished ahead of Goodwin. The General Election in November, therefore, featured all newcomers for the three open seats.

General election results, 2006

*2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 40th Districtcite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/county_Baltimore_City.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Mar. 3, 2007] ::Voters to choose three::

Legislative notes

* voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm]
* voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents(SB24) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0250.htm]
* voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2) [http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf]
* voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]
* sponsored House Bill 30 in 2007, allowing the state to confiscate unused portions of gift certificates after 4 years. [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007s1/billfile/HB0030.htm House Bill 30]

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