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Thomas Mac Middleton
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Prior offices
Maryland State Senate District 28
Successor: Arthur Ellis

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 26, 2018

Education

Associate

Charles County Community College

Bachelor's

Mount Saint Mary's College, 1968

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1968 - 1971

Personal
Religion
Christian: Episcopalian
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Thomas Mac Middleton (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 28. Middleton assumed office in 1995. Middleton left office on January 9, 2019.

Middleton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 28. Middleton lost in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018.

Biography

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Middleton earned his B.S. in Biology from Mount St. Mary's College. When he served in the state Senate, his professional experience included owning and operating Cedar Hill Farm. He served in the United States Army.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Middleton served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
Executive Nominations
Finance, Chair
Rules
Legislative Policy
Spending Affordability
Unemployment Insurance Oversight, Chair

2011-2012

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

Note: Middleton also served on the Special Subcommittee on Program Open Space/Agricultural Land Preservation (Chair).

2009-2010

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

Note: Middleton also served on the Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, the Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections (Senate Chair), the Joint Oversight Committee on the Department of Juvenile Services (Senate Chair) and the Joint Legislative Work Group to Study State, County and Municipal Fiscal Relationships.

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

2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 28

Arthur Ellis defeated Bill Dotson in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 28 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Arthur Ellis
Arthur Ellis (D)
 
66.2
 
37,585
Bill Dotson (R)
 
33.6
 
19,063
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
145

Total votes: 56,793
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 28

Arthur Ellis defeated incumbent Thomas Mac Middleton in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 28 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Arthur Ellis
Arthur Ellis
 
52.0
 
8,309
Image of Thomas Mac Middleton
Thomas Mac Middleton
 
48.0
 
7,663

Total votes: 15,972
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 28

John Leonard advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 28 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Leonard
 
100.0
 
2,847

Total votes: 2,847
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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. Incumbent Thomas Mac Middleton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Allan Donnelly defeated Josh Castle in the Republican primary. Middleton defeated Donnelly in the general election.[1][2]

Maryland State Senate District 28, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Mac Middleton Incumbent 66.9% 27,300
     Republican Allan Donnelly 33.1% 13,493
Total Votes 40,793


Maryland State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAllan Donnelly 65% 2,153
Josh Castle 35% 1,161
Total Votes 3,314

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

Middleton ran for re-election to the 28th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Middleton defeated Jay Bala (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]

Maryland State Senate, District 28 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Mac Middleton (D) 31,377 70.2%
Jay Bala (R) 13,290 29.8%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Middleton ran for District 28 of the Maryland State Senate, beating Jay Bala.[4]

Middleton raised $216,555 for his campaign.[5]

Maryland Senate, District 28
Candidates Votes Percent
Thomas Mac Middleton (D) 25,646 65.3%
Jay Bala (R) 13,631 34.7%
Write-Ins 16 0.0%

Campaign finance summary


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Thomas Mac Middleton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Maryland State Senate District 28Lost primary$724,285 N/A**
2014Maryland State Senate, District 28Won $482,235 N/A**
2010Maryland State Senate, District 28Won $455,588 N/A**
2006Maryland State Senate, District 28Won $390,715 N/A**
2002Maryland State Senate, District 28Won $141,512 N/A**
1998Maryland State Senate, District 28Won $82,055 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9.

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2013

Personal

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At the time of this service in the state Senate, Middleton was married and had three children.[6]

See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Maryland Senate District 28
1995-2019
Succeeded by
Arthur Ellis (D)


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