Mary Ann Love

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| name =Mary Ann Love

| image = Mary Ann Love (2007).jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|2|21}}

| birth_place = West Pittston, Pennsylvania

| residence = Glen Burnie, Maryland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|1|27|1940|2|21}}

| death_place = Glen Burnie, Maryland

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| office2 = Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 32

| term_start2 = June 25, 1993

| term_end2 = January 13, 2015

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| successor2 = Mark S. Chang

| constituency2 = District 32, Anne Arundel County

| party = Democrat

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Mary Ann Love (February 21, 1940 – January 27, 2022) was an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served 4 full terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 32. Love was originally appointed to the seat in 1993, but was later elected in her own right. She most recently served on the Economic Matters Committee. Love declined to run for reelection in 2014.

Early life

Mary Ann was born in West Pittston, Pennsylvania on February 21, 1940. She graduated from St. John's High School in 1958. She attended the Wilkes-Barre Business School.{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12262.html |title=Mary Ann Love |website=Maryland State Archives |access-date=2021-05-09}}

Career

=Legislative Notes=

voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by from 5% to 6% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[https://web.archive.org/web/20120209113112/http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf]
voted to support in-state tuition for all graduates of a Maryland public high school, 2007(HB6)[http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]
voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000 [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0713.htm]
voted for Jessica's Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007 [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0930.htm]
voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008 [http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb0370.htm]
voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland's drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009 [http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0293.htm]
voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland's budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State's aging fleet, 2009 [http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0102.htm]
voted in 2013 in favor of gun control legislation (SB 281) banning certain firearms and placing significant new restrictions on the ability of law-abiding citizens to own firearms [http://legiscan.com/MD/rollcall/SB281/id/258865]

=Election results=

2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007

::Voters to choose three:

class="wikitable"
Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. \|18,299 \| 19.84% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. \|16,842 \| 18.26% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Mary Ann Love, Dem. \|16,646 \| 18.05% \| Won
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Robert G. Pepersack, Sr, Rep. \|14,628 \| 15.86% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Victor A. Sulin, Dem. \|13,694 \| 14.85% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|David P. Starr, Rep. \|12,020 \| 13.04% \| Lost
Other Write-Ins \|82 \| 0.09% \| Lost

class="wikitable"

Name

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep.

|18,299

| 19.84%

| Won

|Theodore Sophocleus, Dem.

|16,842

| 18.26%

| Won

|Mary Ann Love, Dem.

|16,646

| 18.05%

| Won

|Robert G. Pepersack, Sr, Rep.

|14,628

| 15.86%

| Lost

|Victor A. Sulin, Dem.

|13,694

| 14.85%

| Lost

|David P. Starr, Rep.

|12,020

| 13.04%

| Lost

Other Write-Ins

|82

| 0.09%

| Lost

1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007

::Voters to choose three:

class="wikitable"
Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Mary Ann Love, Dem. \|15,823 \| 19% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. \|15,382 \| 18% \| Won
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. \|14,959 \| 18% \| Won
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Michael W. Burns, Rep. \|13,247 \| 16% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Victor Sulin, Dem. \|12,658 \| 15% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Betty Ann O'Neill, Dem. \|11,752 \| 14% \| Lost

class="wikitable"

Name

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

|Mary Ann Love, Dem.

|15,823

| 19%

| Won

|Theodore Sophocleus, Dem.

|15,382

| 18%

| Won

|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep.

|14,959

| 18%

| Won

|Michael W. Burns, Rep.

|13,247

| 16%

| Lost

|Victor Sulin, Dem.

|12,658

| 15%

| Lost

|Betty Ann O'Neill, Dem.

|11,752

| 14%

| Lost

1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007

::Voters to choose three:

class="wikitable"
Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. \|15,147 \| 20% \| Won
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Michael W. Burns, Rep. \|12,883 \| 17% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Mary Ann Love, Dem. \|12,414 \| 16% \| Won
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Gerald P. Starr, Rep. \|12,166 \| 16% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Victor A. Sulin, Dem. \|11,872 \| 16% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Thomas H. Dixon III, Dem. \|11,002 \| 15% \| Lost

class="wikitable"

Name

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep.

|15,147

| 20%

| Won

|Michael W. Burns, Rep.

|12,883

| 17%

| Won

|Mary Ann Love, Dem.

|12,414

| 16%

| Won

|Gerald P. Starr, Rep.

|12,166

| 16%

| Lost

|Victor A. Sulin, Dem.

|11,872

| 16%

| Lost

|Thomas H. Dixon III, Dem.

|11,002

| 15%

| Lost

Death

Love died on January 27, 2022, aged 81.{{cite web |title=Obituary for Mary Ann (M.A.) Elizabeth Love |url=https://www.singletonfuneralhome.com/obituary/MaryAnnMA-Love |website=Singleton Funeral Home |access-date=23 December 2022}}

References

{{cite web | title = Maryland Manual Online | publisher = Maryland State Archives | year = 2007 | url = http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hsedist.html | doi = | accessdate = 2007-07-17 }}

Category:1940 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates

Category:People from Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Category:Women state legislators in Maryland

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly

Category:21st-century members of the Maryland General Assembly

Category:20th-century American women politicians