Sheryl Davis Kohl
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Sheryl Davis Kohl is an American politician who represented district 34A 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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Background

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Delegate Kohl was appointed by Republican Governor Robert Ehrlich
Robert Ehrlich
Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, he became governor after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51% to 48% in the 2002 elections...

 to 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...

 in July 2005 to replace Charles R. Boutin
Charles R. Boutin
Charles Boutin was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 34A.-Background:Charles Boutin was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999 to represent District 34A, which covers portions of Harford and Cecil Counties...

, who resigned when he was appointed by Ehrlich to become a member of the Maryland Public Service Commission
Maryland Public Service Commission
The Maryland Public Service Commission is an independent administrative agency within the state government which regulates public utilities and certain taxi cab and other passenger services in Maryland...

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Education

Delegate Kohl attended Youth's Benefit Elementary School in Fallston, MD before attending Fallston High School
Fallston High School
Fallston High School is located in the town of Fallston, in Harford County, Maryland. The school is made up of three floors. On the first floor are located the main office, guidance office, media center, academic classrooms and the gym. The upper floor is exclusively classrooms. The basement holds...

. She later graduated from Albright College
Albright College
Albright College is a private, co-ed, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1856 and is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.-Overview:...

 with her Bachelor's degree in political science in 1984. In 1986, she earned her Master's in Public Administration from 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...

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In the legislature

While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Delegate Kohl was a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee, the Women Legislators of Maryland, and the Maryland Veterans Caucus.

Delegate Kohl was defeated in her first election by Democrats Mary Dulany James and B. Daniel Riley
B. Daniel Riley
B. Daniel Riley is an American politician who represents district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Born in London, England, he was a Harford County social studies teacher from 1978 until 2006.-Education:...

. Delegate Riley was the delegate prior to Boutin when District 36 was represented by 3 delegates. In 2002, the districts were redrawn and Riley lost to Boutin in a 2 delegate district 34A.

Delegate Kohl is now the owner of a temporary business staffing services company, Beacon Staffing http://www.beaconstaffing.com/ and was recently appointed to a commission to study government operation and spending by Harford County Executive David R. Craig
David R. Craig
David R. Craig is the Harford County Executive and was sworn in on July 7, 2005. He was preceded by Jim Harkins who resigned to become director of Maryland Environmental Services.-Education:...

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Election results

  • 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County
Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Mary Dulany James, Dem. 12,697   31.7%    Won
B. Daniel Riley
B. Daniel Riley
B. Daniel Riley is an American politician who represents district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Born in London, England, he was a Harford County social studies teacher from 1978 until 2006.-Education:...

, Dem.
10,969   27.3%    Won
Glen Glass, Rep. 8,554   21.0%    Lost
Sheryl Davis Kohl, Rep. 8,085   19.9%    Lost
Write-Ins 22   0.1%    Lost

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