Galen R. Clagett is an American politician from Maryland

Maryland

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 and a member of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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. He is currently serving in his 2nd term in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

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, representing Maryland's District 3A in Frederick County

Frederick County, Maryland

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. Clagett is a member of the Appropriations Committee.

Clagett was born in Brunswick, Maryland

Brunswick, Maryland

Brunswick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,870 at the 2010 census.- History :The area now known as Brunswick was originally home to the Susquehanna Indians. In 1728 the first settlement was built, and the region became known as Eel Town, because the...

 on February 9, 1942. He attended Frostburg State University

Frostburg State University

Frostburg State University is a four-year university located on a campus in Frostburg, Maryland, in Western Maryland, and is part of the University System of Maryland. FSU is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.-History:...

 before becoming a real estate agent and President of the property management firm Clagett Enterprises, Inc.

Legislative notes

• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm

• voted in favor of increasing the sales tax whilst simultaneously reducing income tax rates for some income brackets - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)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

Election results

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 3A

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Galen R. Clagett, Dem.	12,422	25.7%	Won
Sue Hecht Sue Hecht Sue Hecht is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving in her 3rd term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 3A in Frederick County. Hecht is a member of the Economic Matters Committee.Hecht was born in Takoma... , Dem.	13,900	28.7%	Won
Patrick N. Hogan Patrick N. Hogan Patrick N. Hogan in Silver Spring, MD, near Washington, D.C., was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 3A, which covers a portion of Frederick County, Maryland.-Background:... , Rep.	12,163	25.1%	Lost
Linda Naylor, Rep.	9,873	20.4%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	32	0.1%	Lost

• 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 3A

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Patrick N. Hogan Patrick N. Hogan Patrick N. Hogan in Silver Spring, MD, near Washington, D.C., was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 3A, which covers a portion of Frederick County, Maryland.-Background:... , Rep.	12,066	26.4%	Won
Galen R. Clagett, Dem.	11,434	25.0%	Won
Dick Zimmerman, Dem.	11,288	24.7%	Lost
Timothy W. Brooks, Rep.	10,782	23.6%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	168	0.4%	Lost
Ron Bird, Dem.	4	0.0%	Lost