Tanya Thornton Shewell (born March 9, 1944) is an American politician and former member of the

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Background

Tanya Shewell replaced

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when she was appointed to the Parole Commission by Governor

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in 2004. In 2007, she became the Deputy Minority Whip in the

. Shewell represents District 5A, which covers

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Personal life

Tanya Shewell attended Troy High School in

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and graduated as valedictorian. She graduated in 1970 from

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, summa cum laude, with a B.S. in psychology and sociology. She is married with two children.

Career

Tanya Shewell is the manager/owner of a family rental property business, Shewell Enterprises, since 1969. She worked for the State Department of Education at the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation from 1970 to 1977, and the Carroll Lutheran Health Care Center from 1981 to 1983. In addition, she was the Executive Director of Granite House Inc. from 1983 to 1991.

Legislative Notes

* voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB

Election results

*2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 5A Retrieved on Sept. 11, 2007 ::Voters to choose two: :

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* Towson University alumni 1944 births People from Piqua, Ohio Living people People from Carroll County, Maryland Women state legislators in Maryland Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the Maryland General Assembly {{Maryland-politician-stub