Nancy R. Stocksdale
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Nancy R. Stocksdale is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates
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In 1998, Stocksdale again won reelection, this time with the most votes of the three elected candidates. The Republicans swept out the Democrats with Carmen Amedori winning the seat previously held by Dixon.
In 2002, the district lines were redrawn and votes were only allowed to select two candidates. Stocksdale and Amedori won reelection defeating Democrats Kimberly Petry and Robert Wack. Getty went on to serve newly-elected Republican governor Bob Ehrlich as Policy and Legislative Director.
In 2006, Stocksdale again won reelection, this time with Tanya Shewell, when Amedori was appointed to the Maryland Parole Commission.
As a member of the House of Delegates, Nancy has been the assistant Minority Leader since 2007, Deputy Minority Whip from 2003–06, and served on the Appropriations Committee and the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
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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Background
Nancy Stocksdale is one of the delegates for District 5A, which covers portions Carroll County. Stocksdale was first elected in 1994 along with Democrat Richard N. Dixon and Republican Joseph M. Getty.In 1998, Stocksdale again won reelection, this time with the most votes of the three elected candidates. The Republicans swept out the Democrats with Carmen Amedori winning the seat previously held by Dixon.
In 2002, the district lines were redrawn and votes were only allowed to select two candidates. Stocksdale and Amedori won reelection defeating Democrats Kimberly Petry and Robert Wack. Getty went on to serve newly-elected Republican governor Bob Ehrlich as Policy and Legislative Director.
In 2006, Stocksdale again won reelection, this time with Tanya Shewell, when Amedori was appointed to the Maryland Parole Commission.
Education
Stocksdale attended Franklin High School in Reisterstown. She later graduated from Western Maryland College in 1956 with her B.S. in Home Economics.Career
After college, Stocksdale taught in the Baltimore County Public Schools system. She raised a family of five children and one foster child while also starting several local businesses. Nancy and her husband sold World Book Encyclopedia door to door throughout the 70's and into the 80's, sharing the love of learning with Maryland families. She and her husband, William "Jack" Stocksdale rose to become managers of the DelMarVa tri-state area. She has served 3 terms as the President of the Carroll County Republican Club. Nancy Stocksdale was elected to the Carroll County Central Committee in 1990. During her term, she worked in Representative Roscoe Bartlett's office.As a member of the House of Delegates, Nancy has been the assistant Minority Leader since 2007, Deputy Minority Whip from 2003–06, and served on the Appropriations Committee and the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Legislative notes
- voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm
- voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm
- voted in 2005 to allow the operation of video lottery terminals in the state (HB1361)http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.htm
- voted in 1999 to allow electricity customers to choose their providers, and other changes to laws governing regulation of electricity utilities (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
Election results
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 5A
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- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Tanya Thorton Shewell, Rep. 18,785 32.9% Won Nancy R. Stocksdale, Rep. 20,630 36.1% Won Ann Darrin, Dem. 9,489 16.6% Lost Frank Henry Rammes, Dem. 8,192 14.3% Lost Other Write-Ins 57 0.1% Lost
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- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 5A
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- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Carmen Amedori, Rep. 19,195 34.0% Won Nancy R. Stocksdale, Rep. 20,480 36.3% Won Kimberly J. Petry, Dem. 6,195 11.0% Lost Robert P. Wack, Dem. 10,520 18.6% Lost Other Write-Ins 49 0.1% Lost
- Voters to choose two:
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 5A
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Carmen Amedori, Rep. 21,969 24% Won Nancy R. Stocksdale, Rep. 27,665 30% Won Joseph M. Getty Joseph M. GettyJoseph Getty is the State Senator currently representing Maryland's 5th district.- External links :*...
, Rep.25,114 27% Won Ellen Willis Miller, Dem. 16,735 18% Lost
- Voters to choose three:
External links
- http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12309.html
- http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/?id=4211&lvl=L&chamber=H
- http://web.archive.org/web/20091026222805/http://geocities.com/pollyN2/