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Richard Colburn

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Richard Colburn
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Prior offices
Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland State Senate District 37

Education

Associate

Chesapeake Community College, 1982

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Profession
Town Manager, Town of Federalsburg
Contact

Richard F. Colburn is a former Republican member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 37 from 1995 to 2015.

Biography

Colburn earned his A.A in Humanities and Social Sciences from Chesapeake College in 1982. His professional experience includes working as Town Manager for Federalsburg. He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1972.[1]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

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. Christopher R. Robinson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Richard Colburn was defeated by Adelaide Eckardt in the Republican primary. Eckardt defeated Robinson in the general election. Taren James Nance (D) ran in the general election as a write-in candidate.[2][3][4]

Maryland State Senate District 37, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAdelaide Eckardt 66.1% 26,397
     Democratic Christopher R. Robinson 33.9% 13,528
     Democratic Taren James Nance (write-in) 0% 4
Total Votes 39,929


Maryland State Senate, District 37 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAdelaide Eckardt 56.9% 6,302
Richard Colburn Incumbent 43.1% 4,769
Total Votes 11,071

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

Colburn ran for re-election to the 37th District seat in 2010. Paul Galanek ran against him in the primary election on September 14, 2010. Colburn defeated Chris Robinson (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]

Maryland State Senate, District 37 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Richard Colburn (R) 26,365 59.2%
Chris Robinson (D) 18,164 40.8%

2006

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Colburn ran for District 37 of the Maryland State Senate, beating Hilary Spence and Moonyene Jackson-Amis.[6]

Colburn raised $148,656 for his campaign.[7]

Maryland Senate, District 37
Candidates Votes Percent
Richard Colburn (R) 23,415 56.2%
Hilary Spence (D) 16,183 38.8%
Moonyene Jackson-Amis 2,043 4.9%
Write-Ins 25 0.1%

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Personal

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Colburn is married and has one daughter.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Maryland State Senate District 37
1995–2015
Succeeded by
Adelaide Eckardt (R)


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