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Charles Barkley
Charles E. Barkley (b. October 16, 1950) is a former Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 39 from 1999 to 2019.
Biography
Barkley's professional experience includes working as a teacher,instructional specialist/secondary mathematics teacher at Montgomery County Public Schools, and a math teacher/interdisciplinary resource teacher.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Barkley served on the following committees:
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| • Economic Matters |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barkley served on these committees:
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| • Economic Matters |
Note: Barkley also served on the Subcommittee on Alcoholic Beverages (Chair) and the Subcommittee on Public Utilities.
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Barkley served on these committees:
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| • Audit |
| • Economic Matters |
Note: Barkley also served on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commercial Law and the Subcommittee on Public Utilities.
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
Charles Barkley did not file to run for re-election.
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. Incumbents Charles Barkley, Kirill Reznik and Shane Robinson were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Gloria Chang, Xiangfei Cheng and Al Phillips were unopposed in the Republican primary. Barkley, Reznik and Robinson defeated Chang, Cheng and Phillips for three seats in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Charles Barkley Incumbent |
23% | 15,247 | |
| Democratic | Shane Robinson Incumbent |
21.4% | 14,179 | |
| Democratic | Kirill Reznik Incumbent |
20.8% | 13,788 | |
| Republican | Gloria Chang | 12.3% | 8,117 | |
| Republican | Al Phillips | 11.4% | 7,565 | |
| Republican | Xiangfei Cheng | 11.1% | 7,340 | |
| Total Votes | 66,236 | |||
2010
Barkley ran for re-election for the 39th District in 2010. In the September 14 primary, he faced Robert Hydorn, Arthur Jackson, Tony Puca, incumbent Kirill Reznik and Shane Robinson. He came in first and advanced to general election on November 2, where he faced Republicans Jim Pettit, Al Phillips and Bill Witham. Barkley came in first, successfully winning re-election.[4]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 39 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Charles Barkley (D)
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18,060 | |||
| Kirill Reznik (D)
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16,199 | |||
| Shane Robinson (D)
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15,961 | |||
| Jim Pettit (R) | 9,695 | |||
| Bill Witham (R) | 8,482 | |||
| Al Phillips (R) | 8,240 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Charles Barkley ran for District 39 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the second of three seats, losing to Nancy King but beating Saqib Ali, David Nichols, Gary Scott, and Bill Witham.[5]
Charles Barkley raised $32,370 for his campaign.[6]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 39 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Nancy King (D) | 18,651 | 23.5% | ||
| Charles Barkley (D) | 18,253 | 23.0% | ||
| Saqib Ali (D) | 16,455 | 20.7% | ||
| David Nichols (R) | 9,278 | 11.7% | ||
| Gary Scott (R) | 8,363 | 10.5% | ||
| Bill Witham (R) | 8,244 | 10.4% | ||
| Write-Ins | 68 | 0.1% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9.
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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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2014
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In 2014, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 8 to April 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 to April 8.
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Issues
Vapor ban
In April 2014, Barkley supported legislation to ban "vaportinis," a device that allows consumers to inhale fumes from heated alcoholic drinks. “I took a look at what the vaporizer does, and I didn’t think it would be a good thing to be doing,” Barkley said in an interview. “Some doctors were unsure what effect (vaporizing alcohol) would have on the brain.”[7]
Personal
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Barkley is Chair of the Montgomery County Delegation, and a member of the Maryland State Teachers' Association, Maryland Educators Caucus, Maryland Veterans Caucus, and Maryland Mathematics Commission.[8]
Recent news
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See also
- Maryland State Legislature
- Maryland House of Delegates
- Maryland House Committees
- Maryland Joint Committees
- Maryland House of Delegates District 39
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Barkley's 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ WatchDog.org, "Nanny-state state of the week: MD may become first to ban Vaportinis," April 11, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Barkley's Biography," accessed March 25, 2014
