Mathew Mossburg
Encyclopedia
Matthew J. Mossburg is a business owner and former Republican
legislator in the Maryland House of Delegates
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Bachelor's degree in 1992.
. District 39, in 1994, was fully Republican with Mossburg, W. Raymond Beck
, and Barrie S. Ciliberti. However, Maryland Governor Parris Glendening
redrew many districts in the Democrat's favor. Though his original map was redrawn by the court system, Republicans suffered with all three in this district losing in the 1998 election, in addition to Republican Congresswoman Connie Morella
.
While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Mossburg was a member of the Economic Matters Committee from 1995 until 1996, the Appropriations Committee in 1997, and the Commerce and Government Matters Committee from 1998 until 1999.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
legislator in the Maryland House of Delegates
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...
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Education
Delegate Mossburg was educated at Puritan Christian School in Laytonsville, MD. He graduated from Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
Bachelor's degree in 1992.
Career
Delegate Mossburg was a one-term delegate from the heavily-Democratic Montgomery County, MarylandMontgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
. District 39, in 1994, was fully Republican with Mossburg, W. Raymond Beck
W. Raymond Beck
W. Raymond Beck , was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39.-Background:W. Raymond Beck was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994. He served until 1999 and did not run for reelection. The two-Republican district was replaced by three Democrats: Charles E....
, and Barrie S. Ciliberti. However, Maryland Governor Parris Glendening
Parris Glendening
Parris Nelson Glendening , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 59th Governor of Maryland from January 18, 1995 to January 15, 2003...
redrew many districts in the Democrat's favor. Though his original map was redrawn by the court system, Republicans suffered with all three in this district losing in the 1998 election, in addition to Republican Congresswoman Connie Morella
Connie Morella
Constance Albanese "Connie" Morella is a Republican United States politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She also served as Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development from 2003 to 2007. She...
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While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Mossburg was a member of the Economic Matters Committee from 1995 until 1996, the Appropriations Committee in 1997, and the Commerce and Government Matters Committee from 1998 until 1999.
Election results
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 39
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Charles E. Barkley Charles E. BarkleyCharles E. "Charlie" Barkley is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his third term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 39 in Montgomery County...
, Dem.17,020 18% Won Paul Carlson, Dem. 16,670 18% Won Joan F. Stern, Dem. 16,515 18% Won Barrie S. Ciliberti, Rep. 14,420 16% Lost Walter McKee, Rep. 14,412 16% Lost Mathew Mossburg, Rep. 13,439 15% Lost
- Voters to choose three:
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 39
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mathew Mossburg, Rep. 13,119 17% Won W. Raymond Beck W. Raymond BeckW. Raymond Beck , was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39.-Background:W. Raymond Beck was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994. He served until 1999 and did not run for reelection. The two-Republican district was replaced by three Democrats: Charles E....
, Rep.12,311 16% Won Barrie S. Ciliberti, Rep. 12,897 16% Won Charles E. Barkley Charles E. BarkleyCharles E. "Charlie" Barkley is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his third term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 39 in Montgomery County...
, Dem.12,137 15% Lost Anise Key Brown, Dem. 10,987 14% Lost Anthony J. Santangelo, Dem. 10,939 14% Lost Patricia Cummings, Ind. 6,471 8% Lost
- Voters to choose three: