John Bishop
John Bishop was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Maryland State Senate.[1]
Bishop served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 9 from 1987 to 1995.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Bishop's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | -I will be a voice for the working families in the 8th District and in Maryland.
-It's time for an enforceable Employee Bill of Rights, an employee should only be disciplined or discharged for just cause. I will sponsor or support legislation to establish a new employer/employee relationship. -Employees should have the ability to work without fear and have the right to speak up to defend themselves. -Modify the Family Law article to insure that child custody decisions are made with the interest of the child as the primary factor. -Developing new jobs in emerging or resugent sectors, such as clean energy and manufacturing. -Legislation to create a Maryland Commission on Efficiency in Goverment [sic] to ensure Government Accountability and insure that State Agencies and programs are operated efficiently and stay on mission. -Establish an income subtraction exemption, on pensions for returees over 65, at $10,000, to create an incentive for the migration of retirees to Maryland. -To promote the puchase of long term care (LTC) insurance and reduce the State Medicare burden, provide tax incentive credits against LTC insurence premiums.[3][4] |
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Elections
2014
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maryland State Senate 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. Incumbent Katherine Klausmeier defeated John Bishop in the Democratic primary. Erik Lofstad was unopposed in the Republican primary. Klausmeier defeated Lofstad in the general election.[1][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Katherine Klausmeier Incumbent |
61.3% | 23,638 | |
| Republican | Erik Lofstad | 38.7% | 14,938 | |
| Total Votes | 38,576 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Katherine Klausmeier |
81.7% | 8,016 |
| John Bishop | 18.3% | 1,800 |
| Total Votes | 9,816 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Bishop + Maryland + Senate"
See also
- Maryland State Senate
- Maryland State Senate District 8
- Maryland State Senate elections, 2014
- Maryland State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- John Bishop on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Maryland Secretary of State - Official primary election candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Committee to Elect John Bishop, "About John," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ Committee to Elect John Bishop, "Issues," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senate," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
