Robert B. Long
{{Short description|American politician (born 1957)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Robert B. Long
|image = Delegate Robert Long 2017.jpg
|caption = Long in 2017
|state_delegate = Maryland
|district = 6th
|term_start = January 14, 2015
|term_end =
|alongside = Robin Grammer Jr., Richard W. Metzgar
|predecessor = Joseph J. Minnick
|successor =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|1|11}}
|birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|children = 4
}}
Robert B. Long (born January 11, 1957) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the sixth district since 2015.
Early life and career
Long was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 11, 1957. He was raised by a single mother.{{cite news |last1=McCaslin |first1=Mia |title=District Six Lawmakers weigh in on school violence |url=https://www.avenuenews.com/news/local/district-six-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-school-violence/article_43c87d0e-3485-5140-b757-8e43fa2ccaeb.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Avenue News |date=June 20, 2017 |language=en-us |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231111213405/https://www.avenuenews.com/news/local/district-six-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-school-violence/article_43c87d0e-3485-5140-b757-8e43fa2ccaeb.html |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |url-status=live}} Long attended Essex Community College and the Community College of Baltimore County before becoming a GRI-designated realtor for Covenant Realty. He is also a former union truck driver.{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa17049.html|title=Robert B. Long, Maryland State Delegate|website=msa.maryland.gov|access-date=2018-07-16|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150127023841/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa17049.html |archive-date=January 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}
Long is a member of the Maryland Association of Realtors, the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, the Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group, and the National Rifle Association of America. He first ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, but was defeated by incumbents Johnny Olszewski, Joseph J. Minnick, and Michael H. Weir Jr. in the general election.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Republicans ride GOP wave to gain General Assembly seats |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-md-assembly-races-20141104-story.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160826180606/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-md-assembly-races-20141104-story.html |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live}}
In the legislature
File:Maryland House Ways and Means Committee (52692472727).jpg
Long was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates alongside Republicans Robin Grammer Jr. and Richard W. Metzgar in the 2014 Maryland House of Delegates election, during which the three ran on a platform involving economic issues.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=GOP celebrates Dundalk wins: 'Nothing but R's down here' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-dundalk-gop-20141107-story.html |access-date=January 19, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 9, 2014}} He was sworn in on January 14, 2015, and has served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee during his entire tenure. Long keeps a brick from the former Sparrows Point steel mill on his desk as a reminder "of where we've been and where we have to go".{{cite news |last1=Cook |first1=Chase |title=Mix of bustle and excitement for lawmakers moving to Annapolis offices |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-move-in-assembly-20150112-story.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 12, 2015}}
Political positions
=Education=
During the 2019 legislative session, Long introduced a bill that would fine parents $1,000 if their child gets into trouble at school four times.{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=David |title=State lawmakers considering bill that would hold parents accountable for children |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/state-lawmakers-considering-bill-that-would-fine-parents-1000-for-misbehaving-child/26256209 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=WBAL-TV |date=February 8, 2019 |language=en}} In 2023, he introduced the Parent and Guardian Accountability Act, which would require parents to participate in counseling with their student after repeating a notice of repeated disruptive behavior during school hours.{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Lillian |title=Here's where notable education bills stand in the Maryland General Assembly after 'crossover day' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-education-bills-crossover-day-20230320-js72eaeykvgoxesdbpybqxfrbu-story.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 21, 2023}}
=Environment=
In August 2022, Long signed onto a letter asking Governor Larry Hogan to keep the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant under the Maryland Environmental Service's control, expressing concerns that the plant would "resort back to mismanagement" if given back to the city of Baltimore.{{cite news |last1=Terzi |first1=Ben |title=Crandell, state officials pen letter to Gov. Hogan regarding Back River Treatment Plant |url=https://www.avenuenews.com/news/local/crandell-state-officials-pen-letter-to-gov-hogan-regarding-back-river-treatment-plant/article_41d80533-a911-56ad-9c02-620264f1eff4.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Avenue News |date=August 10, 2022 |language=en}}
=Fiscal issues=
During the 2018 legislative session, Long supported legislation to provide $8.5 billion in tax incentives to Amazon to build their second headquarters in Montgomery County,{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |last2=McCartney |first2=Robert |title=Maryland legislators approve record-breaking package to lure Amazon |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-vetoes-bill-that-changes-the-school-construction-process/2018/04/04/19f17a2e-3816-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 4, 2018}} hoping that Amazon locating in Maryland would bring jobs to his district.{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Erin |title=Maryland OKs $8.5 billion in incentives to lure Amazon, biggest offer in nation |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-amazon-package-passed-20180404-story.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 4, 2018}}
In 2020, Long expressed concerns with a bill to impose a six percent tax on "luxury services" and lobbied to have "marina services" removed from the luxury services defined in the bill.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Lawmakers Look to Tax 'Luxury Services' After Sales Tax Bill Dies |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/06/lawmakers-looking-to-tax-luxury-services-in-wake-of-bill-death/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 6, 2020}}
=National politics=
In November 2016, Long condemned a tape recording of a vulgar discussion Donald Trump had on Access Hollywood in 2005 about groping and trying to have sex with women, calling it "disgusting and inappropriate". He supported Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, expressing optimism that he would bring manufacturing jobs back to his district as president.{{cite news |last1=Kroner |first1=Brad |title=Trump wins presidency, local officials react |url=https://www.avenuenews.com/news/local/trump-wins-presidency-local-officials-react/article_c1ccdad5-c5a9-539a-9960-00ba89f9dc83.html |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The Avenue News |date=November 9, 2016 |language=en}}
=Social issues=
During the 2021 legislative session, Long introduced legislation that would extend state hate crime protections to first responders.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Changes May Be Coming for Maryland's Hate Crime Statute |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/19/changes-may-be-coming-for-marylands-hate-crime-statute/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 20, 2021}}
In 2023, during debate on a bill to establish the state's recreational marijuana industry, Long introduced an amendment that would prevent occupants of a motor vehicle from smoking cannabis near a minor. The amendment was rejected in a 40-97 vote.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Cannabis and guns top the House's Saturday agenda, with final votes on Monday |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/04/08/cannabis-and-guns-top-the-houses-saturday-agenda-with-final-votes-on-monday/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 8, 2023}}
Electoral history
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| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 Republican primary election, 2010{{cite web
| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/Primary/gen_results_2010_1_01606.html }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ric Metzgar
|votes = 2,775
|percentage = 36.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert B. Long
|votes = 2,584
|percentage = 33.8
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carlton William Clendaniel
|votes = 2,291
|percentage = 29.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election, 2010{{cite web
| title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01606.html }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Johnny Olszewski (incumbent)
|votes = 16,278
|percentage = 20.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael H. Weir Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 14,618
|percentage = 18.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph J. Minnick (incumbent)
|votes = 14,405
|percentage = 17.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert B. Long
|votes = 12,999
|percentage = 16.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ric Metzgar
|votes = 12,480
|percentage = 15.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carlton William Clendaniel
|votes = 9,612
|percentage = 11.9
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 79
|percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 Republican primary election, 2014{{cite web
| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01606.html }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert B. Long
|votes = 2,139
|percentage = 24.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ric Metzgar
|votes = 1,707
|percentage = 19.5
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robin Grammer Jr.
|votes = 1,224
|percentage = 14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Roger Zajdel
|votes = 994
|percentage = 11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Domenico "Dan" Liberatore
|votes = 860
|percentage = 9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mitchell J. Toland, Jr.
|votes = 701
|percentage = 8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carl H. Magee, Jr.
|votes = 577
|percentage = 6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gary Sparks
|votes = 450
|percentage = 5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jerzy Samotyj
|votes = 122
|percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election, 2014{{cite web
| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01606.html }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert B. Long
|votes = 16,796
|percentage = 21.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ric Metzgar
|votes = 15,176
|percentage = 19.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robin L. Grammer Jr.
|votes = 14,582
|percentage = 18.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Jr.
|votes = 11,599
|percentage = 14.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael H. Weir Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 11,503
|percentage = 14.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jake Mohorovic
|votes = 9,526
|percentage = 12.0
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 97
|percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election, 2018{{cite web
| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01606.html }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert B. Long (incumbent)
|votes = 18,291
|percentage = 19.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robin L. Grammer Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 18,084
|percentage = 19.5
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ric Metzgar (incumbent)
|votes = 17,803
|percentage = 19.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Jr.
|votes = 12,847
|percentage = 13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Megan Ann Mioduszewski
|votes = 12,213
|percentage = 13.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Diane DeCarlo
|votes = 12,000
|percentage = 12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael J. Lyden
|votes = 1,459
|percentage = 1.6
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 59
|percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election, 2022{{cite web
| title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01606.html }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ric Metzgar (incumbent)
|votes = 16,696
|percentage = 23.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robin L. Grammer Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 16,344
|percentage = 23.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert B. Long (incumbent)
|votes = 15,987
|percentage = 22.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Megan Ann Mioduszewski
|votes = 11,300
|percentage = 16.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jake Mohorovic III
|votes = 10,109
|percentage = 14.3
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 304
|percentage = 0.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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