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State Senate District 27
Maryland’s 47 state senators comprise the upper house of the General Assembly, which meets for 90 days each year in Annapolis. Along with the lower house, the House of Delegates, the senators consider more than 2,000 bills in a session, and they review and approve the state budget submitted by the governor. They serve four-year terms.
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Incumbents' names are marked with asterisks. Web site and email addresses appear in the form in which they were submitted by the candidates.
Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.*
Democrat
Age: 55
Residence: Clinton.
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Married: Yes.
Children: Five.
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Education: University of Maryland; University of Maryland Law School.
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Occupation/Employer: Lawyer, president, Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., PA.
Elected Offices and Civic Activities: Maryland House of Delegates; Maryland Senate.
Why should voters elect you?
"Staunch supporter of educational funding for public schools. Established task force to explore current higher education system, build on strengths, and make improvements to enable higher education institutions to provide outstanding, affordable, and accessible programs. Continued improvements to Maryland Pre-paid Tuition program. Move forward with complex issue of electrical restructuring and its impact on individual ratepayers, the business community, and the state's economy. Continued improvements to health care delivery, reform, patients' rights, and affordability. Ongoing support of economic development through new technological initiatives without compromising Maryland's environment. Continued support of victims' rights legislation. Reduction in income tax."What would you like voters to know about you?
What do you want voters to know about you?
"Despite years of juggling the demands of elected office and professional responsibilities, my family continues to be my most important commitment and greatest joy."
Web site: mlis.state.md.us
Email: mike_miller@mlis.state.md.us
Robert A. Sturgell
Republican
Age: 39
Residence: Owings.
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Married: Yes.
Children: None.
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Education: BS, U.S. Naval Academy; JD, University of Virginia School of Law.
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Occupation/Employer: United Airlines flight operations supervisor.
Elected Offices and Civic Activities: Say No to Drugs lecturer; Recording for the Blind volunteer; church member; Little League coach; Jaycees; roadside cleanup organizer; local athletics participant.
Why should voters elect you?
"Voters should elect me for two reasons. First, I will make a true commitment to improving education. Second, I will work to restore honesty and integrity to the political process by enacting higher ethical standards. Our schools are overcrowded, students go to class in trailers and test scores are falling, yet my opponent voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a professional stadium in Baltimore. We should be building schools, not stadiums. It is time to stop paying lip service to education and, instead, to make a true commitment to providing a quality education for our children."
What do you want voters to know about you?
"I am a native of Southern Maryland, a Naval Academy graduate and a former Topgun flight instructor. Lynn and I have been married 11 years."
Web site: www.erols.com/sturgell
Email: bobbysturgell@compuserve.com
The Voters' Guide was compiled from staff reporting and information provided by the candidates in response to questionnaires from The Washington Post.
Each candidate was asked to provide biographical information, a photograph and a brief statement about why the voters should elect him or her.
Candidates' responses were edited for length and style.
© Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company
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