Roger P. Manno (born April 26, 1966) is an American politician. He was elected to the

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House of Delegates in 2006 to represent the 19th Legislative District, and in 2010 was elected to the

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Background

Roger P. Manno was born to John Manno, a sculptor and carpenter, and Beatrice Ila Scheinbaum, a student. The family moved from

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in 1971. When Manno was 6 years old, his father became ill, but he was turned away at the hospital because he had no health insurance.DeMichele, Noah (November 11, 2017). "Roger Manno". ''The Bottom Line''. Frostburg State University (Frostburg, Maryland). His father died of heart failure. Manno was raised by his mother and his stepfather, John Pettinato, a social worker and teacher. Manno has one sister, Shana.

Education

Manno attended high schools in New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from

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. Manno earned his

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and Masters in Intellectual Property Law from the

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. During law school, he served as a legal extern for Congressman

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(Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution), and worked for the New Hampshire Attorney General. Manno graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College. During College, Manno served as a member of the Hunter Senate, in addition to receiving a White House internship, and interning in the

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and the

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. Manno also worked in public schools as a para-educator with special-needs students.

Career

After graduating law school, Manno served as senior counsel to

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Sheila Jackson-Lee of the

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. Subsequently, Manno served as Legislative Director to Congressman

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of the

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and the

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. In 2004, Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan appointed Manno to the Montgomery County Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission. In 2006, Roger Manno announced his candidacy for the House of Delegates. During his campaign, he focused on education, access to affordable health care, and transportation. Manno supported the building of the

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, but he said that the highway proposal included too many highway interchanges. Manno won the election. In 2010, Manno was elected to the

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, defeating incumbent Mike Lenett (D) of Silver Spring in the Democratic primary by 54%–46% before defeating Don Irvine (R) of Gaithersburg in the general election by 68.03%–31.76%. In 2009, Manno was appointed to serve on the White House Task Force of State Legislators for Health Reform. Manno is not employed outside of the Maryland Senate.

In the legislature

Manno was sworn into the House of Delegates on January 10, 2007. He was a member of the Economic Matters Committee and its business regulation, property & casualty insurance, consumer protection & commercial law subcommittees. He served as Vice-Chair of the County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation and was a member of the Maryland BioTech, the Maryland Educator and the Maryland Veterans Caucuses. In 2010, Manno was listed as having the highest lifetime environmental rating by the League of Conservation Voters and Environment Maryland, and was named to the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition's Consumer Rights Hall of Fame. Manno was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 12, 2011. He has been appointed to serve on the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. In 2006, Manno listed Health care, Education, Transportation and Public Safety as his priorities. Manno has worked closely with local activists and residents to ameliorate disruption and environmental damage caused by the ICC.

Positions

Manno is in favor of a single-payer

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system where all individuals have health insurance paid with taxes. He supports the United States National Health Care Act. Manno supports reducing the cost of college through student loan forgiveness after serving with

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or the

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and by increasing Pell Grants. Manno wants to increase use of

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s, such as windmill farms,

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s, and

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s, in order to reduce the use of

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s to generate energy. At a 2018 candidate forum for congressional candidates, Manno stated that the issue of the Israel settlements was an economic one and advocated for "popping in a Peugeot plant or General Motors plant".

References

External links

Web-site of State Senator Roger Manno

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manno, Roger Democratic Party Maryland state senators Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Living people 1966 births Hunter College alumni University of New Hampshire School of Law alumni Candidates in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections 21st-century members of the Maryland General Assembly