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Melvin Stukes
Melvin L. Stukes (b. March 15, 1948) is a former Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 44 from 2007 to 2015.
Stukes served on the Baltimore City Council from 1991 to 2004.
Biography
Stukes' professional experience includes working as Special Assistant to Director of the Office of Customer Information, Maryland Transit Administration, Lead Revenue Specialist of the Compliance Division of the Comptroller of the Treasury, and Auditor of the Sales and Use Tax Division. He served in the United States Air Force.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stukes served on these committees:
- Subcommittee on Finance Resources
- Subcommittee on Revenues
- Ways & Means
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stukes served on these committees:
- Ways & Means
- Subcommittee on Finance Resources
- Subcommittee on Transportation
Elections
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. Incumbent Keith E. Haynes defeated incumbents Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Melvin L. Stukes in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Keith E. Haynes Incumbent |
43.4% | 1,734 |
| Keifer J. Mitchell, Jr. Incumbent | 39.4% | 1,574 |
| Melvin L. Stukes Incumbent | 17.3% | 691 |
| Total Votes | 3,999 | |
2010
Stukes successfully won r-eelection in the general election on November 2, 2010, taking the third of three seats.[4]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 44 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Keiffer Mitchell, Jr. (D)
|
15,068 | |||
| Keith Haynes (D)
|
14,879 | |||
| Melvin Stukes (D)
|
13,994 | |||
| Brian Jones (R) | 1,837 | |||
| Trae Lewis (R) | 1,224 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Melvin Stukes ran for District 44 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the first of three seats, beatingRuth Kirk and Keith Haynes.[5]
Melvin Stukes raised $18,569 for his campaign.[6]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 44 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Melvin Stukes (D) | 13,173 | 34.0% | ||
| Ruth Kirk (D) | 12,894 | 33.3% | ||
| Keith Haynes (D) | 12,565 | 32.4% | ||
| Write-Ins | 129 | 0.3% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Stukes is President of the Cherry Hill Improvement Association, Vice-President of the Leon Day Foundation, and a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.[7]
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 44
External links
- Maryland House of Delegates - Rep. Melvin Stukes
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006
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, "Stukes' 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Stukes's Biography," accessed March 25, 2014
