Peter A. Hammen is an American politician who represents the 46th legislative district 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...

. Delegate Hammen is also the Chairman of the House Health and Government Operations Committee.http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12235.html

Background

Born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 1, 1966, Hammen attended the University of Baltimore

University of Baltimore

The University of Baltimore , located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood at 1420 N. Charles Street, is part of the University System of Maryland. Through the Freshman Initiative or Lower Division Initiative, UB has transformed from an upper division university to a...

 and earned his B.S. in criminal justice in 1989 and his M.P.A.

Master of Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...

 in public administration in 1993.

In the legislature

Delegate Hammen has been a member of House of Delegates since January 11, 1995. He initially served on the House Environmental Matters Committee and then moved to the House Health and Government Operations Committee in 2003. He has served as that committee's chairman since 2005. He is the House Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance.

Legislative notes

• voted for HB6, requiring custodial interrogations in capital cases be recorded(2008)
• voted for Higher Education-Tuition Charges-Maryland High School Students(2007) (HB6)
• co-sponsored House Bill 30 in 2007-Maryland Education Fund - Establishment and Funding
• voted for the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
• voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents in 2007(SB106)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0250.htm
• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
• voted for Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)
• voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)
• voted for income tax reduction in 1998 (SB750)

General election results, 2006

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 46th District

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Peter A. Hammen, Dem.	15,883	29.6%	Won
Carolyn J. Krysiak Carolyn J. Krysiak Carolyn J. Krysiak is an American politician who represents the 46th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates. Delegate Krysiak is also chairman of the House Facilities Committee, being appointed by Speaker Michael E. Busch to that position in 2005. She is not a candidate for... , Dem.	15,856	29.6%	Won
Brian K. McHale Brian K. McHale Brian K. McHale is an American politician who represents the 46th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Brian McHale was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 9, 1954. He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School, the Community College of Baltimore, Catonsville Community... , Dem.	13,921	29.0%	Won
Peter Kimos, Rep.	6,219	11.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	154	0.3%