Tanya Thornton Shewell is an American

United States

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 politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

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Background

Tanya Shewell replaced Carmen Amedori when she was appointed to the Parole Commission by Governor Bob Ehrlich in 2004. In 2007, she became the Deputy Minority Whip 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...

. Shewell represents District 5A, which covers Carroll County, MD.

Education

Tanya Shewell attended Troy High School

Troy High School (Troy, Ohio)

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 in Troy, OH and graduated as valedictorian. She graduated from Towson State University, summa cum laude, with her B.S. in psychology and sociology,1970.

Career

Tanya Shewell is the manager/owner of a family rental property business, Shewell Enterprises, since 1969. She has worked for State Department of Education at the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1970–77, the Carroll Lutheran Health Care Center, 1981–83, and Executive Director, Granite House Inc., 1983-1991.

Legislative Notes

• voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm

Election results

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 5A

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Tanya Thornton Shewell, Rep.	18,785	32.9%	Won
Nancy R. Stocksdale Nancy R. Stocksdale Nancy R. Stocksdale is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates.-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... , 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