Nathaniel T. Oaks is an American politician who represents district 41 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...

. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12285.html

Background

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Oaks attended Edmondson High School, the University of Baltimore

University of Baltimore

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, Towson State College and graduated from Morgan State University

Morgan State University

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 with a B.S. degree in business in 1974.

In the legislature

Oaks was a member of the House of Delegates from 1983 to 1989 when he automatically forfeited his seat after being convicted of theft charges for double-billing expenses both to the State for expenses performed in official capacity and to his campaign fund. http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=2596 After a losing bid to regain office in 1990, Oaks was re-elected in 1994 when several incumbent delegates retired and served in the House of Delegates since. He is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee.

Legislative notes

• voted against 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 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 the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
• voted in favor of slots (HB4) in the 2007 Special session

Election results

• 2006 Primary Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 41

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jill P. Carter Jill P. Carter Jill P. Carter is an American politician who represents Maryland's 41st legislative district of Baltimore City in the Maryland House of Delegates. She was elected to the Maryland legislature after defeating four incumbents in the Democratic primary that September... , Dem.	13,196	31.2%	Won
Samuel I. Rosenberg Samuel I. Rosenberg Samuel I. "Sandy" Rosenberg is an American politician who represents the 41st legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates... , Dem.	9,215	21.8%	Won
Nathaniel T. Oaks, Dem.	9,189	21.7%	Won
Wendall Phillips	6,480	15.3%	Lost
Kevin Hargrave	2,095	5.0%	Lost
Karen M. Ferguson	2,116	5.0%	Lost

In the democratic party

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Oaks supported Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

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