Peter Hammen
Peter A. Hammen (b. July 1, 1966) is a former Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 46 from 1995 to 2016. He resigned on December 6, 2016, to serve as chief of operations in the Catherine Pugh mayoral administration.[1]
Biography
Hammen's professional experience includes serving as Constituent Liaison to U.S. Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin from 1990-1994, Investigator for the United States Office of Personnel Management from 1989-1990, and Bill Analyst and Special Projects Manager for the Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce from 1988-1989.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hammen served on the following committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Health & Government Operations, Chair |
| • Rules & Executive Nominations |
| • Legislative Policy |
| • Port of Baltimore |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hammen served on these committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Health & Government Operations, Chair |
| • Rules & Executive Nominations |
| • Legislative Policy |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hammen served on these committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Health & Government Operations, Chair |
| • Rules & Executive Nominations |
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
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. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman and incumbents Luke Clippinger and Peter A. Hammen defeated Liam F. Davis and Bill Romani in the Democratic primary, while Roger D. Bedingfield, Joh Sedtal and Duane Shelton were unopposed in the Republican primary. Lierman, Clippinger and Hammen defeated Bedingfield, Sedtal and Shelton for three seats in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Brooke Elizabeth Lierman |
24.7% | 13,889 | |
| Democratic | Peter Hammen Incumbent |
23.5% | 13,217 | |
| Democratic | Luke Clippinger Incumbent |
22.5% | 12,680 | |
| Republican | Roger Bedingfield | 10.9% | 6,113 | |
| Republican | Joh Sedtal | 9.4% | 5,275 | |
| Republican | Duane Shelton | 9.1% | 5,115 | |
| Total Votes | 56,289 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman |
28.1% | 6,014 |
| Peter Hammen Incumbent |
25.2% | 5,400 |
| Luke Clippinger Incumbent |
23.9% | 5,123 |
| Bill Romani | 14.7% | 3,139 |
| Liam F. Davis | 8.1% | 1,745 |
| Total Votes | 21,421 | |
2010
Hammen successfully won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010, taking the first of three seats.[5]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 46 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter Hammen (D)
|
15,367 | |||
| Brian McHale (D)
|
14,871 | |||
| Luke Clippinger (D)
|
14,159 | |||
| Roger Bedingfield (R) | 7,338 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Peter Hammen ran for District 46 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the first of three seats, beating Carolyn Krysiak, Brian McHale, and Peter Kimos.[6]
Peter Hammen raised $120,970 for his campaign.[7]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 46 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Peter Hammen (D) | 15,883 | 29.6% | ||
| Carolyn Krysiak (D) | 15,856 | 29.6% | ||
| Brian McHale (D) | 15,542 | 29.0% | ||
| Peter Kimos (R) | 6,219 | 11.6% | ||
| Write-Ins | 154 | 0.3% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Hammen is a member of the Maryland Veterans Caucus, *Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, and the State Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness.[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 46
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
- ↑ Southbmore.com, "DELEGATE PETE HAMMEN VACATES HOUSE SEAT TO JOIN MAYOR PUGH’S ADMINISTRATION," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ 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, "Hammen's 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Hammen's Biography," accessed March 25, 2014
