Shawn Z. Tarrant

Infobox_Politician
name = Shawn Z. Tarrant


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birth_date = birth date and age|1965|7|30
birth_place = Freeport, New York, U.S.
residence = Baltimore, Maryland
death_date =
death_place =
office = Maryland House of Delegates
term_start = January 10, 2007
term_end =
predecessor = Catherine Pugh
successor =
constituency = northwestern Baltimore City
party = Democrat
religion = Baptist
occupation = Director of State Policy
majority =
relations =
spouse = Brenda (Mcdaniels)
children = Kayla and Shawn, Jr.
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Shawn Z. Tarrant 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] Tarrant is a member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14635.html]

Background

Delegate Tarrant graduated from Norfolk State University 1989 with BA Finance/Marketing. In Spring 1985 became member of Epsilon Zeta Chp. NSU of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Currently a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi and member of the Baltimore Alumni Chapter. Prior to running for office he was the president of Ashburton Area Association, a community improvement group in his neighborhood. He is married and has two children. Tarrant is employed with a Fortune 500 company as a Director of State Policy and is a deacon at Union Baptist Church, in Baltimore. [http://www.shawntarrant.com/whoIsShawn.asp]

Three open seats

During the four year term prior to Tarrant'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 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 Tarrant, Barbara Robinson and Frank M. Conaway, Jr., 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 in 2007(SB106) [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]

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