Mary Ann Lisanti
Mary Ann Lisanti (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 34A. She assumed office on January 14, 2015. She left office on January 11, 2023.
Lisanti (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 34. She lost in the Democratic primary on July 19, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Lisanti was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lisanti served on the following committees:
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| • Economic Matters |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Maryland house of delegates
Mary Ann Lisanti did not file to run for re-election.
Maryland state senate
See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland State Senate District 34
Mary-Dulany James defeated Christian Miele in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary-Dulany James (D) | 50.5 | 22,858 |
 | Christian Miele (R) | 49.2 | 22,267 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 98 | ||
| Total votes: 45,223 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 34
Mary-Dulany James defeated Mary Ann Lisanti in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 34 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary-Dulany James | 65.6 | 6,598 |
 | Mary Ann Lisanti | 34.4 | 3,453 | |
| Total votes: 10,051 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 34
Christian Miele defeated Walter Tilley in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 34 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christian Miele | 73.7 | 7,317 |
 | Walter Tilley | 26.3 | 2,616 | |
| Total votes: 9,933 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 34A (2 seats)
Incumbent Mary Ann Lisanti and Steve C. Johnson defeated incumbent Glen Glass and J.D. Russell in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 34A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ann Lisanti (D) | 28.5 | 13,558 |
| ✔ | Steve C. Johnson (D) | 24.9 | 11,857 | |
 | Glen Glass (R) | 24.6 | 11,692 | |
 | J.D. Russell (R) | 20.2 | 9,606 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 825 | ||
| Total votes: 47,538 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 34A (2 seats)
Incumbent Mary Ann Lisanti and Steve C. Johnson defeated Sarahia Benn in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 34A on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Ann Lisanti | 46.8 | 3,794 |
| ✔ | Steve C. Johnson | 27.0 | 2,190 | |
 | Sarahia Benn | 26.2 | 2,123 | |
| Total votes: 8,107 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 34A (2 seats)
Incumbent Glen Glass and J.D. Russell defeated Monica Worrell and R. Douglas Anstine in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 34A on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Glen Glass | 33.3 | 1,758 |
| ✔ | | J.D. Russell | 32.2 | 1,703 |
| Monica Worrell | 31.4 | 1,658 | ||
| R. Douglas Anstine | 3.2 | 167 | ||
| Total votes: 5,286 | |||
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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. Mary Ann Lisanti and Marla Posey-Moss defeated Steve Johnson, Pat Murray and Maria Terry in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Glen Glass and Mike Blizzard defeated Beth Boyson in the Republican primary. Lisanti and Glass defeated Posey-Moss and Blizzard in the general election for two seats.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Glen Glass Incumbent |
28.4% | 10,779 | |
| Democratic | Mary Ann Lisanti |
26.4% | 10,015 | |
| Republican | Mike Blizzard | 23.9% | 9,041 | |
| Democratic | Marla Posey-Moss | 21.3% | 8,057 | |
| Total Votes | 37,892 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Mary Ann Lisanti |
29% | 2,473 |
| Marla Posey-Moss |
22.2% | 1,895 |
| Pat Murray | 20.9% | 1,784 |
| Steve Johnson | 18.4% | 1,574 |
| Maria Terry | 9.5% | 812 |
| Total Votes | 8,538 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Glen Glass Incumbent |
48.7% | 2,314 |
| Mike Blizzard |
27.7% | 1,314 |
| Beth Boyson | 23.6% | 1,120 |
| Total Votes | 4,748 | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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2018
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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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Noteworthy events
Censure by the Maryland House of Delegates (2019)
On February 28, 2019, the Maryland House of Delegates voted 136-0 to censure Lisanti for using a racial slur to describe Prince George’s County in Maryland. Lisanti accepted the censure. She said, "Words matter. They can inflict pain. And in this case, this word represents the most deplorable, and for that I accept your action.”[4]
Following the incident, Lisanti was stripped of her leadership position as chair of the Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the House Economic Matters Committee.[5] Despite calls for her to resign her position in the Maryland House of Delegates, including from Del. Jay Walker, who witnessed the incident, and Gov. Larry Hogan, Lisanti did not resign.[6][4]
Lisanti used the racial slur while at a cigar bar in Annapolis, Maryland. Walker, who represented Prince George’s County in the state legislature, overheard her using the slur and confronted her. Walker said the use of the slur "was inappropriate, to say the least."[4]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 ‘’NBC Washington,’’ “Maryland Lawmakers Censure Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti for Use of Racial Slur,” accessed November 22, 2023
- ↑ ‘’CNN,’’ “Maryland state lawmaker censured for using racial slur,” accessed November 22, 2023
- ↑ ‘’NBC Washington,’’ “Maryland Delegate Should Resign Over Use of Racial Slur, Governor Says,” accessed November 22, 2023
