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2010 Maryland Elections
Elections were held in Maryland on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Partisan primary, Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010. Federal United States Senate Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski ran for re-election against Republican Eric Wargotz and many third-party and independent candidates. She previously won senate elections in 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland, 1986, 1992 United States Senate election in Maryland, 1992, 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland, 1998, and 2004 United States Senate election in Maryland, 2004 by margins of 21, 42, 41 and 31 percentage points, respectively. She won the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic primary with token opposition and defeated Republican Eric Wargotz 62%-38%. With her victory and service to the end of her term in January 2017, Mikulski tied Paul Sarbanes as the longest-serving senator in state history, and also becoming the longest-serving female se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland's 4th Congressional District
Maryland's 4th congressional district wraps around the eastern edge of Washington, D.C., taking in most of Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County and a small portion of Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County. It is home to several racially diverse middle-class suburbs, including College Park, Maryland, College Park, Fort Washington, Maryland, Fort Washington, Greenbelt, Maryland, Greenbelt, and Laurel, Maryland, Laurel. With a median household income of $86,941, it is the wealthiest African Americans, black-majority district in the United States. Like much of the Washington metropolitan area, the 4th district is substantially influenced by the footprint of the nearby federal government of the United States, federal government. More than 22% of working adults in this district are employed in the public sector. The Washington Metro provides easy access into the nation's capital, where many employees make daily commutes. Various government entities also sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Delaney (Maryland Politician)
John Kevin Delaney (born April 16, 1963) is an American politician, businessman, and former attorney who was the United States representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. On July 28, 2017, Delaney became the first Democrat to announce his run for president in 2020. Delaney did not run for re-election to Congress in 2018, choosing to focus on his presidential campaign. In November 2018, fellow Democrat David Trone was elected to succeed Delaney in Congress, and subsequently endorsed him for President in 2020. Delaney suspended his campaign on January 31, 2020, citing low poll numbers and wanting to avoid pulling support from other candidates. He later endorsed Joe Biden for president. He is the husband of U.S. congresswoman April McClain Delaney. Early life and education Delaney grew up in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, the son of Elaine (Rowe), and Jack Delaney, an electrician. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 United States Redistricting Cycle
The 2010 United States redistricting cycle took place following the completion of the 2010 United States census. In all fifty states, various bodies re-drew state legislative districts. States that are apportioned more than one seat in the United States House of Representatives also drew new districts for that legislative body. The resulting new districts were first implemented for the 2011 and 2012 elections. The rules for redistricting vary from state to state, but all states draw new legislative and congressional maps either in the state legislature, in redistricting commissions, or through some combination of the state legislature and a redistricting commission. Though various laws and court decisions have put constraints on redistricting, many redistricting institutions continue to practice gerrymandering, which involves drawing new districts with the intention of giving a political advantage to specific groups. Political parties prepare for redistricting years in advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lollar
Charles Lollar (born June 22, 1971) is an American businessman and Republican Party politician. A former Marine Corps officer, he was the Republican nominee for Maryland's 5th congressional district in 2010, losing to Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer. After coming third in the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland in the 2014 election, he ran for the Charles County Board of Commissioners, losing to Democratic Commissioner Ken Robinson. Career Lollar served in the Marine Corps from 1997 to 2003. He was deployed to the Kosovo with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division as part of the 26 MEU (SOC) aboard the USS Kearsarge from March through October 1999 as part of Operation Joint Guardian and later part of the earthquake relief effort in Turkey Operation Avid Response. Leaving active duty in July 2003, he joined the reserves and served as an intelligence officer at Headquarters Marine Corps. He was then general manager for facility services corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer ( ; born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Hoyer first attained office through a special election on May 19, 1981, and is in his 23rd House term. His district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C. Hoyer is the dean of the United States congressional delegations from Maryland, Maryland congressional delegation and the most Seniority in the United States House of Representatives, senior Democrat in the House. From 2003 to 2023, Hoyer was the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi. He is a two-time Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House majority leader, having served in the post from 2007 to 2011 under Speaker of the United States House of Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sarbanes
John Peter Spyros Sarbanes ( ; born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Annapolis, the entirety of Howard County, and parts of Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. Early life John Sarbanes is the eldest son of former U.S. senator Paul Sarbanes (who served as a U.S. representative from 1971 to 1977 and a senator from 1977 to 2007) and Christine Dunbar Sarbanes, a teacher. He was born in Baltimore, having Greek origin on his father's side and English on his mother's, and graduated from the Gilman School there in 1980. He received a B.A., ''cum laude'', from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1984, after completing a 194-page long senior thesis titled "The American Intelligence Community Abroad: Potential for a Breakdown Case Study, Greece, 1967". Sarbanes then received a J.D. from Harvard Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Cardarelli
Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. Marcelo may refer to: Given name * Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile * Marcelo Arriagada (born 1973), Chilean road cyclist * Marcelo Barovero (born 1984), Argentine football goalkeeper *Marcelo Barticciotto (born 1967), Argentine-born Chilean former footballer and manager * Marcelo Bordon (born 1976), Brazilian footballer * Marcelo Cabo (born 1966), Brazilian football manager * Marcelo Carrusca (born 1983), Argentine-Australian professional footballer *Marcelo Cassaro (born 1970), Brazilian author of comics * Marcelo Chamusca (born 1966), Brazilian professional football manager and former player * Marcelo Chierighini (born 1991), Brazilian competitive swimmer * Marcelo Cirino (born 1992), Brazilian footballer * Marcelo D'Andrea, Argentine film actor * Marcelo Del Debbio (born 1974), Brazilian architect and writer *Marcelo Demoliner (born 1989), Brazilian tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Ruppersberger
Charles Albert "Dutch" Ruppersberger III ( ; born January 31, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as an assistant state attorney of Maryland from 1972 to 1980, a Baltimore County councilman from 1985 to 1994, and Baltimore County Executive from 1994 until 2002. He was the ranking member of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2011 to 2015. He announced in January 2024 that he would retire from the United States House of Representatives at the conclusion of the 118th United States Congress. Early life, education and career Ruppersberger was born in Baltimore, the son of Margaret "Peggy" (née Wilson) and Charles Albert "Al" Ruppersberger, Jr. He is of part German descent. He graduated from the Baltimore City College high school in 1963 and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played lacrosse. He earned hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Harris (politician)
Andrew Peter Harris (born January 25, 1957) is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district includes the entire Eastern Shore, as well as several eastern exurbs of Baltimore County. He is the only Republican member of Maryland's congressional delegation. Prior to entering politics, Harris worked as an anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins University and served as a commanding officer for the Johns Hopkins Naval Reserve Medical Unit from 1989 to 1992. He was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1998, after defeating incumbent F. Vernon Boozer in the Republican primary. He first represented the 9th district from 1993 to 2003, then the 7th district until 2011; both districts included parts of northeastern Baltimore County. Harris was first elected to Congress in 2010, after defeating incumbent Frank Kratovil in the general election. He became the chair of the House Freedom Caucus in September 2024, after his predecessor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Kratovil
Frank Michael Kratovil Jr. (born May 29, 1968) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011. Elected in 2008, he was defeated in his bid for reelection on November 2, 2010. Kratovil is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served as State's Attorney of Queen Anne's County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and he was appointed as a judge for the county's District Court by Governor Martin O'Malley in December 2011. Early life, education and career Frank Kratovil was born in Lanham, Maryland, and spent his childhood in Prince George's County, Maryland. The son of Frank M. Kratovil Sr. and Lynnda Kratovil, he attended high school at Queen Anne School in Upper Marlboro and graduated in 1986. Kratovil received his bachelor's degree in 1990 from Western Maryland College. He joined Phi Delta Theta while there and played soccer, basketball and baseball. In soccer, he served as Captain for three years, was named to the Middle-Atlantic Conferenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland's 8th Congressional District
Maryland's 8th congressional district is concentrated almost entirely in Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County, with a small portion in Prince George's County. Adjacent to Washington, D.C., the 8th district takes in many of the city’s wealthiest inner-ring suburbs, including Bethesda, Maryland, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Maryland, Chevy Chase, and Potomac, Maryland, Potomac. It also includes several more economically and racially diverse communities, the most populous of which are Rockville, Maryland, Rockville and Silver Spring, Maryland, Silver Spring. With a median household income of $120,948, it is the ninth-wealthiest congressional district in the nation. The 8th district also has the eighth-highest share of residents with at least a bachelor's degree, at 63.9%. Those above-average numbers are largely due to the substantial presence of the federal government in the United States, federal government in nearby Washington, where thousands of the 8th district’s reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
