Stephen Lafferty
Stephen Lafferty is a former Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 42A from 2007 to 2019. Lafferty resigned when Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. appointed him to serve as the county's chief sustainability officer in August 2019.[1]
Biography
Lafferty's professional experience includes working as Deputy Director of Department of Planning and Zoning in Howard County, Director of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Director of Special Projects and Planning, Division of Neighborhood Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development, Manager of the Baltimore County Office of Community Conservation, and an attorney.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Lafferty was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lafferty served on the following committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment and Transportation |
| • Audit |
| • Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lafferty served on these committees:
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| • Environmental Matters |
Note: Lafferty also served on the Subcommittee on Environment and the Subcommittee on Land Use and Ethics
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lafferty served on these committees:
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| • Environmental Matters |
Note: Lafferty also served on the Subcommittee on Housing and Real Property, the Subcommittee on Land Use and Ethics and the Subcommittee on Local Government and Bi-County Agencies.
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 42A
Incumbent Stephen Lafferty defeated Stephen McIntire in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 42A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Lafferty (D) | 70.0 | 11,736 |
| Stephen McIntire (R) | 29.9 | 5,003 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 16,757 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 42A
Incumbent Stephen Lafferty advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 42A on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Lafferty | 100.0 | 4,537 |
| Total votes: 4,537 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 42A
Stephen McIntire advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 42A on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephen McIntire | 100.0 | 1,122 | |
| Total votes: 1,122 | |||
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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. Incumbent Stephen Lafferty faced in the Democratic primary, while Michael A. McAllister was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lafferty defeated McAllister in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Stephen Lafferty Incumbent |
60.9% | 7,776 | |
| Republican | Michael A. McAllister | 39.1% | 4,999 | |
| Total Votes | 12,775 | |||
2010
Lafferty successfully won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010, taking the third of three seats.[5]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 42 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Susan Aumann (R)
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21,540 | |||
| William Frank (R)
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19,797 | |||
| Stephen Lafferty (D)
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19,503 | |||
| Lori Albin (D) | 18,036 | |||
| John Fiastro (R) | 17,974 | |||
| Oz Bengur (D) | 16,859 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Stephen Lafferty ran for District 42 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the second of three seats, losing to Susan Aumann but beating William Frank, Dilip Paliath, Tracy Miller, and Andrew Belt.[6]
Stephen Lafferty raised $83,346 for his campaign.[7]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 42 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Susan Aumann (R) | 22,054 | 18.3% | ||
| Stephen Lafferty (D) | 21,117 | 17.5% | ||
| William Frank (R) | 20,522 | 17.0% | ||
| Dilip Paliath (R) | 19,490 | 16.2% | ||
| Tracy Miller (D) | 19,168 | 15.9% | ||
| Andrew Belt (D) | 18,006 | 14.9% | ||
| Write-Ins | 88 | 0.1% | ||
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2019
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2016
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2015
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2014
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Personal
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Lafferty is a member of the Towson Urban Design Assistance Team, Tomorrow's Towson Steering Committee, Maryland State Bar Association, Oyster Advisory Commission, and the Task Force to Study Group Home Education and Placement Practices.[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 42
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Democrats Bromwell and Lafferty leaving General Assembly to join Olszewski administration," August 19, 2019
- ↑ 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, "Fafferty's 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Lafferty's Biography," accessed March 25, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Maryland House of Delegates District 42A 2007 - 2019 |
Succeeded by Cathi Forbes (D) |
