Mary Ann Love
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 32
In office
June 25, 1993 – January 13, 2015
Succeeded byMark Chang
ConstituencyDistrict 32, Anne Arundel County
Personal details
Born(1940-02-21)February 21, 1940
West Pittston, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 27, 2022(2022-01-27) (aged 81)
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Glen Burnie, Maryland

Mary Ann Love (February 21, 1940 – January 27, 2022) was an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served 4 full terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 32. Love was originally appointed to the seat in 1993, but was later elected in her own right. She most recently served on the Economic Matters Committee. Love declined to run for reelection in 2014.

Early life

Mary Ann was born in West Pittston, Pennsylvania on February 21, 1940. She graduated from St. John's High School in 1958. She attended the Wilkes-Barre Business School.[1]

Career

Legislative Notes

  • voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by from 5% to 6% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)
  • voted to support in-state tuition for all graduates of a Maryland public high school, 2007(HB6)
  • voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000
  • voted for Jessica's Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007
  • voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008
  • voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland's drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009
  • voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland's budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State's aging fleet, 2009
  • voted in 2013 in favor of gun control legislation (SB 281) banning certain firearms and placing significant new restrictions on the ability of law-abiding citizens to own firearms

Election results

  • 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32[2]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. 18,299   19.84%    Won
Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. 16,842   18.26%    Won
Mary Ann Love, Dem. 16,646   18.05%    Won
Robert G. Pepersack, Sr, Rep. 14,628   15.86%    Lost
Victor A. Sulin, Dem. 13,694   14.85%    Lost
David P. Starr, Rep. 12,020   13.04%    Lost
Other Write-Ins 82   0.09%    Lost
  • 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32[3]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Mary Ann Love, Dem. 15,823   19%    Won
Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. 15,382   18%    Won
James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. 14,959   18%    Won
Michael W. Burns, Rep. 13,247   16%    Lost
Victor Sulin, Dem. 12,658   15%    Lost
Betty Ann O'Neill, Dem. 11,752   14%    Lost
  • 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32[4]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. 15,147   20%    Won
Michael W. Burns, Rep. 12,883   17%    Won
Mary Ann Love, Dem. 12,414   16%    Won
Gerald P. Starr, Rep. 12,166   16%    Lost
Victor A. Sulin, Dem. 11,872   16%    Lost
Thomas H. Dixon III, Dem. 11,002   15%    Lost

Death

Love died on January 27, 2022, aged 81.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mary Ann Love". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
  3. ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
  4. ↑ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
  5. ↑ "Obituary for Mary Ann (M.A.) Elizabeth Love". Singleton Funeral Home. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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