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Bob Flanagan
Bob Flanagan (Republican Party) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 9B. Flanagan assumed office on January 14, 2015. Flanagan left office on January 9, 2019.
Flanagan (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 9B. Flanagan lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Flanagan served on the following committees:
Maryland committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Environment and Transportation |
• Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review |
Campaign themes
2014
Flanagan's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
“ | Accountability
Government needs to be held accountable. Demanding accountability is something I have done and will do again effectively. Let me contrast what is currently occurring in the O’Malley Administration to how we handled a comparable challenge when I was Secretary of Transportation for Governor Ehrlich and why my unique experience will enable me to return to the House of Delegates to serve you as a watch dog of the next Governor’s Administration and demand accountability in government. Read more here. (dead link) Education Many of us have chosen to live in Ellicott City because of the high quality of our public school system. Maintaining educational excellence is my highest priority. Our legacy to society is the educated children we send into the world. We must demand accountability of taxpayer resources devoted to public school education and demand that our schools adapt to meet the demands of a world where change is constant. We must ensure our students have access to technology as it develops to ensure the skills developed in our schools are relevant; giving our young adults the opportunity to succeed as they leave the classroom and head off to college or enter the workforce. Taxes & Spending One of the saddest consequences of tax and spend policies has been the departure of our most productive citizens to lower tax states. It is particularly alarming to see the retired go elsewhere to stretch their budgets. Younger families are also impacted by the departure of retired senior citizens - your grandmothers and grandfathers - whose roles diminish in the family structure if they move farther away. If you allow me to become your Republican representative to the House of Delegates, I will sponsor tax reduction legislation that strategically addresses the need to retain and attract the state’s retired citizens. Anyone can claim to be a fiscal conservative. I have proven track record of fighting against our insular Democratic leaders and whenever it is possible, winning some of the battles. Read more here. Transportation As the Former Secretary of Transportation, I have a unique understanding of our state's transportation system. During my tenure I oversaw the management of the State Highway Administration, Port of Baltimore, the Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), the Motor Vehicle Administration, the Maryland Transit Administration that includes the MARC Train, the Baltimore Light Rail, the Baltimore Subway, the Maryland commuter bus system and the Baltimore bus systems, and all of the state’s toll facilities, such as the Fort McHenry Tunnel and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The congestion tax is caused by traffic congestion on our highways that robs us of time and demoralizes our spirit. I will work with citizens as well as state and local officials to improve mobility on our highways. As a member of the Howard County delegation to the General Assembly, I will focus my energy on solutions to local highway bottlenecks and safety problems. There are motor vehicle technologies emerging that will offer tremendous opportunity to improve driving safety, reduce congestion and may extend the opportunity of our aging citizens to continue to drive safely. Over six hundred highway fatalities could be avoided in Maryland every year. The development of vehicle safety automation will depend in part upon new state laws and regulations that foster and encourage their adaption. As your representative in Annapolis, I will use my experience as Secretary of Transportation to put Maryland in the vanguard of this emerging revolution. Protecting our Retirees It is alarming to see the retired go elsewhere to stretch their budgets. Younger families are also impacted by the departure of retired senior citizens. We must strategically address the need to retain and attract the state’s retired citizens. I will make sure that our states retirees are well taken care of and that they are given every incentive to stay here with us.[1][2] |
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Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B
Courtney Watson defeated incumbent Bob Flanagan in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Courtney Watson (D) | 57.4 | 11,742 |
![]() | Bob Flanagan (R) | 42.4 | 8,680 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 |
Total votes: 20,448 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B
Courtney Watson defeated Daniel Medinger in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Courtney Watson | 65.6 | 3,228 |
![]() | Daniel Medinger | 34.4 | 1,689 |
Total votes: 4,917 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B
Incumbent Bob Flanagan advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 9B on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bob Flanagan | 100.0 | 1,610 |
Total votes: 1,610 | ||||
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2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Tom Coale defeated Rich Corkran in the Democratic primary, while Bob Flanagan defeated Carol Loveless in the Republican primary. Flanagan defeated Coale in the general election.[3][4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
54.9% | 8,202 | |
Democratic | Tom Coale | 45.1% | 6,736 | |
Total Votes | 14,938 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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62.1% | 2,054 |
Rich Corkran | 37.9% | 1,254 |
Total Votes | 3,308 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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56.3% | 1,069 |
Carol Loveless | 43.7% | 831 |
Total Votes | 1,900 |
Campaign finance summary
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 11 through April 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 13 through April 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 13.
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Recent news
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See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Maryland Secretary of State - Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Friends of Bob Flanagan, "Issues," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015