Mary Roe Walkup
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Mary Roe Walkup is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates
serving District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.
, that helped unseat incumbent Wheeler R. Baker. Finally, in 2006, the election returned to voting for one candidate per county, and she won reelection by defeating Joan O. Horsey.
Hospital. In 1978, she was elected to the Board of County Commissioners for Kent County, serving two terms, the second term as President.
Walkup has also been a life-long advocate of environmental matters. She served for four years starting in 1982 as a delegate for the Legislative Committee on the Maryland Association of Counties. She is a charter member of Kent Conservation, Inc.http://www.kent.lib.md.us/info/details.php?org_id=294, as citizens' watchdog group founded in 1969 that focuses on environmental issues in Kent County.
Walkup is also a member of the Kent Chapter of the American Red Cross
, Kent County Farm Bureau, the Chester River
Association, the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, and the Maryland Conservation Council. In 1977, she received the Conservationist of the Year from the Maryland Wildlife Federation.
, Walkup has served on the Economic Matters Committee since 1995, and several other subcomittees.
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
serving District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.
Background
First elected in 1994, she won one of two seats left open by R. Clayton Mitchell and C. Ronald Franks, serving alongside Wheeler R. Baker and Ronald A. Guns. In 1998, delegates were elected by county, in which case Walkup defeated Democratic challenger Clarence Hawkins for the seat in Kent County. In 2002, the election returned to the District selecting three delegates from the list. She was one of three Republicans, the others being Richard Sossi and Michael D. Smigiel, Sr.Michael D. Smigiel, Sr.
Mike Smigiel is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. He was first elected in 2002 along with fellow Republicans Richard Sossi and Mary Roe Walkup after the legislative boundaries were redrawn...
, that helped unseat incumbent Wheeler R. Baker. Finally, in 2006, the election returned to voting for one candidate per county, and she won reelection by defeating Joan O. Horsey.
Education
Walkup attended Kent County public schools. She graduated from the University of Maryland School of Nursing with her R.N. in 1945.Career
After college, Walkup was a nurse at the University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore, was founded in 1807. It comprises some of the oldest professional schools in the nation and world. It is the original campus of the University System of Maryland. Located on 60 acres in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, it is part of the University System of Maryland...
Hospital. In 1978, she was elected to the Board of County Commissioners for Kent County, serving two terms, the second term as President.
Walkup has also been a life-long advocate of environmental matters. She served for four years starting in 1982 as a delegate for the Legislative Committee on the Maryland Association of Counties. She is a charter member of Kent Conservation, Inc.http://www.kent.lib.md.us/info/details.php?org_id=294, as citizens' watchdog group founded in 1969 that focuses on environmental issues in Kent County.
Walkup is also a member of the Kent Chapter of the American Red Cross
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
, Kent County Farm Bureau, the Chester River
Chester River
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and its watershed encompasses , which includes of land. Thus the total watershed area is 20% water. It forms the border between Kent County and Queen Anne's County, Maryland, with its...
Association, the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, and the Maryland Conservation Council. In 1977, she received the Conservationist of the Year from the Maryland Wildlife Federation.
In the legislature
As a member of the Maryland House of DelegatesMaryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
, Walkup has served on the Economic Matters Committee since 1995, and several other subcomittees.
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 for slots in 2005 (HB1361)http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.htm
- voted for electric deregulationMaryland Electric DeregulationMaryland Electric Deregulation is the result of a bill passed in 1999 by the Maryland General Assembly. This bill changed the entire face of the Maryland utility industry.The past several years have seen a flurry of changes in the energy industry in Maryland...
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
- voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm
Election results
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36 - Kent County
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 19,430 59.0% Won Joan O. Horsey, Dem. 13,498 41.0% Won
- Voters to choose three:
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Richard Sossi, Rep. 19,098 19.0% Won Michael D. Smigiel, Sr. Michael D. Smigiel, Sr.Mike Smigiel is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. He was first elected in 2002 along with fellow Republicans Richard Sossi and Mary Roe Walkup after the legislative boundaries were redrawn...
, Rep.19,216 19.1% Won Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 28,230 28.0% Won Wheeler R. Baker Wheeler R. BakerWheeler R. Baker is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving District 36, which covers Carolina, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. Mr. Baker is known for his colorful home-spun language...
, Dem.17,575 17.5% Lost James G. Crouse, Dem. 16,329 16.2% Lost Other Write-Ins 277 0.3%
- Voters to choose three:
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36 - Kent County
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- Voters to choose one for each county:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 17,720 58% Won Clarence A. Hawkins, Dem. 12,655 42% Lost
- Voters to choose one for each county:
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 13,589 18% Won Wheeler R. Baker Wheeler R. BakerWheeler R. Baker is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving District 36, which covers Carolina, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. Mr. Baker is known for his colorful home-spun language...
, Dem.13,911 18% Won Ronald A. Guns, Dem. 14,915 20% Won W. Michael Newnam, Rep. 11,874 16% Lost Sharon Maenner Carrick, Rep. 11,350 15% Lost Allaire D. Williams, Rep. 10,796 14% Lost
- Voters to choose three:
External links
- http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12316.html
- http://maryroewalkup.com/