John L. Bohanan, Jr.

Infobox_Politician
name = John L. Bohanan, Jr.

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caption =
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|9|12
birth_place = St. Mary's County, Maryland,
United States
residence = California, Maryland
death_date =
death_place =
state_delegate = Maryland
district = 29B
term_start = December 16, 1999
term_end = present
predecessor = John F. Slade III
successor = incumbent
constituency = St. Mary's County
party = Democrat
religion = Christian
occupation =
majority =
relations =
spouse = Mary K. Bohanan
children =
footnotes =

John L. Bohanan, Jr. is an American politician who represents district 29B in the Maryland House of Delegates. Bohanan is chairman of the House Spending Affordability Committee.

Background

Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, September 12, 1958. Towson State University, B.S. (finance), 1981. Legislative Assistant to U.S. Representative Roy P. Dyson, 1981-87.

In the legislature

A member of House of Delegates since December 16, 1999, Delegate Bohanan is the Deputy Majority Whip for floor votes. Also, in Maryland, once the Governor has submitted his budget, the General Assembly must approve it. It cannot add to the budget, but it can cut it. The Spending Affordability Committee, which Bohanan chairs, determines which cuts, if any, or appropriate under a set of guidlines set-up by the committee. Bohanan is also a member of the House Appropriations Committee and its pensions oversight, its capital budget and its public safety & administration subcommittees. [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13089.html]

Legislative notes

* voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm]
* voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006(SB154) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/votes/house/0942.htm]
* voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.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]