Michael J. Wagner

{{short description|American politician}}

Michael J. Wagner (October 20, 1941 – February 13, 2014) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he went to Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland and then received his associate degree in 1996 from the University of Baltimore. Wagner was in the restaurant supplies and food service business. Wagner also owned a catering business. He served as a justice of the peace in Anne Arundel County, Maryland in 1963 to 1964. He then served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1975 to 1977 as a Democrat and then in the Maryland State Senate from 1977 to 1979 and 1982 to 1994. He died in Glen Burnie, Maryland. He was survived by his wife of 52 years, Carol Ann Hudson, and their two sons.[http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc5100/sc5123/000002/html/wagner.html Maryland State Senate roster-Michael J. Wagner]'Former state Sen. Michael J. Wagner dies,' Maryland Gazette, Zoe Read, February 14, 2014[https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/02/13/michael-j-wagner-businessman-and-former-md-senator-dies-at-72/ Michael J. Wagner, businessman and former MD senator, dies at 72]