Karen Montgomery

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Karen Montgomery
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Prior offices
Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland State Senate District 14

Education

Bachelor's

Towson University

Graduate

George Washington University, 1976

Karen S. Montgomery (b. August 23, 1935) is a former Democratic member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 14 from 2011 to 2016.

Montgomery resigned on January 1, 2016, due to difficulties with driving home at night due to macular degeneration.[1][2]

Montgomery served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 to 2011.

Biography

Montgomery received her B.S. from Towson University and her M.F.A. from George Washington University in 1976. Montgomery's professional experience includes serving as Director of Personal Giving for the Arthritis Foundation, Excecutive Director of Arts for the Aging, Director of Development for the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, Director of Personal Quality - Arthritis Foundation, Baltimore and DC Chapters, and working as an elementary and middle school teacher.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Montgomery served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Montgomery served on these committees:

Note: Montgomery also served on the Subcommittee on Education, the Subcommittee on Environment, the Subcommittee on Ethics and Election Law and the Subcommittee on Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Montgomery served on these committees:

Note: Montgomery also served on the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Public Health and Long Term Care.

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

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 Karen Montgomery was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Frank Howard was unopposed in the Republican primary. Montgomery defeated Howard in the general election.[3][4][5]

Maryland State Senate District 14, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Montgomery Incumbent 57.5% 22,225
     Republican Frank Howard 42.5% 16,399
Total Votes 38,624

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

Montgomery defeated Republican candidate Eric Cary by a margin of 24,422 to 14,898 in the November 2 general election.[6]

In the September 14 primary election, Montgomery defeated Incumbent Rona Kramer.[7]

Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Montgomery was one of the 12 Democratic challengers who defeated an incumbent Democratic state senator.

Maryland State Senate, District 14 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Karen Montgomery (D) 24,422 62.1%
Eric Cary (R) 14,898 37.9%
Maryland State Senate, District 14- Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Karen Montgomery 4,740 50.5%
Rona Kramer 4,639 49.5%

2006

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Karen Montgomery ran for District 14 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the second of three seats, losing to Anne Kaiser but beating Herman Taylor, II, John McKinnis, John Austin, and Jim Goldberg .[8]

Maryland House of Delegates, District 14
Candidates Votes Percent
Anne Kaiser (D) 24,500 21.8%
Karen Montgomery (D) 24,478 21.8%
Herman Taylor, II (D) 24,273 21.6%
John McKinnis (R) 13,471 12.0%
John Austin (R) 12,963 11.5%
Jim Goldberg (R) 12,603 11.2%
Write-Ins 61 0.1%

Campaign finance summary


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Karen Montgomery campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Maryland State Senate, District 14Won $103,412 N/A**
2010Maryland State Senate, District 14Won $89,780 N/A**
2006Maryland House of Delegates, District 14Won $105,344 N/A**
2002Maryland House of Delegates, District 14Won $58,162 N/A**
Grand total$356,698 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2015

In 2015, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 13.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and jobs in Maryland.
Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2014


2013

Personal

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Montgomery is married and has three children. She is a member of the Maryland Veterans Caucus, Maryland Green Caucus, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, and Montgomery County.[9]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Rona Kramer
Maryland State Senate District 14
2011–2016
Succeeded by
Craig Zucker (D)
Preceded by
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Maryland House of Delegates District 14
2003–2011
Succeeded by
Craig Zucker, Eric Luedtke


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