Martha Scanlan Klima
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Martha S. Klima was first elected in 1982 to represent District 9, which covers a portion of Baltimore County, Maryland
, USA. She unsuccessfully ran for the State Senate in 2002. She was defeated by Jim Brochin
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for 20 years. First elected in 1982 and sworn in in 1983, she served on many committees, including: the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee from 1983 until 1986, the Appropriations Committee from 1987 until 2003, the oversight committee on personnel from 1993 until 2003, the Joint Budget and Audit Committee from 1991 until 1994, the Special Joint Committee on Pensions from 1993 until 2003 and the Special Joint Committee on Group Homes from 1995 until 1997.
She was the Deputy Minority Whip from 1995 until 2002. She was also a member of the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review from 1995 until 2003, the Joint Committee on Welfare Reform from 1996 until 2003 and the Spending Affordability Committee from 1998 until 2003. She was the Vice-President of the Women Legislators of Maryland http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/caucus/women.html in 1988. She is a member of the National Conference of State Legislators http://www.ncsl.org/. Finally, she was the chair of the Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force for the American Legislative Exchange Council http://www.alec.org/.
in Stevenson, Maryland
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and George H. W. Bush
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Additionally, Klima was a member of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce http://www.baltcountycc.com/, once serving as chair of the membership relations committee. She is a past member and governing trustee of the Council on Economic Education in Maryland http://www.econed.org/. She was a board member for the Center for Prevention of Child Abuse of Maryland, and vice-chair of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center
http://www.gbmc.org/ from 1986 until 1991.
Delegate Klima has won numerous awards and received recognition during her long career, including being appointed an honorary life member of the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was once received the Woman of the Year Award from the Towsontowne Business and Professional Women's Club in 1988. She was awarded Outstanding Legislative Member by the American Legislative Exchange Council http://www.alec.org/ in 1994. She also received the Legislative Award from the Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities http://www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/community/disabilities/index.html in 1994. She also received the Public Service Award from the Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens http://www.baltimorearc.org/ in 1994 and finally, the Legislator of the Year award from the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2001.
Since 2003, she has been on the Maryland Parole Commission.
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
, USA. She unsuccessfully ran for the State Senate in 2002. She was defeated by Jim Brochin
James Brochin
James Brochin is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 2nd term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 42 in Baltimore County.-Background:...
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Background
Delegate Klima served in the Maryland House of DelegatesMaryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
for 20 years. First elected in 1982 and sworn in in 1983, she served on many committees, including: the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee from 1983 until 1986, the Appropriations Committee from 1987 until 2003, the oversight committee on personnel from 1993 until 2003, the Joint Budget and Audit Committee from 1991 until 1994, the Special Joint Committee on Pensions from 1993 until 2003 and the Special Joint Committee on Group Homes from 1995 until 1997.
She was the Deputy Minority Whip from 1995 until 2002. She was also a member of the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review from 1995 until 2003, the Joint Committee on Welfare Reform from 1996 until 2003 and the Spending Affordability Committee from 1998 until 2003. She was the Vice-President of the Women Legislators of Maryland http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/caucus/women.html in 1988. She is a member of the National Conference of State Legislators http://www.ncsl.org/. Finally, she was the chair of the Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force for the American Legislative Exchange Council http://www.alec.org/.
Education
Delegate Klima graduated with her associate's degree from Stevenson UniversityVilla Julie College
Stevenson University is a private, independent, coeducational, liberal arts college is located in the Greenspring Valley area of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The University has two campuses, one in Stevenson and one in Owings Mills, with approximately 3,400 undergraduate and graduate...
in Stevenson, Maryland
Stevenson, Maryland
Stevenson is an unincorporated community located in the northern section of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It serves as the location of the central campus of Stevenson University . It is also home to St. Timothy's School, an all-girls boarding and day high school...
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Career
Delegate Klima's primary job early in life was a homemaker. However, she was also involved in politics early in life. She is a past secretary of the Central Maryland Health Systems Agency. She was elected as a delegate to the Republican Party National Convention in 19841984 Republican National Convention
The 1984 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States convened on August 20 to August 23, 1984, at Reunion Arena in downtown Dallas, Texas. The convention nominated the incumbent Ronald Reagan of California for President of the United States and incumbent George H. W...
, which nominated Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
and George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
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Additionally, Klima was a member of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce http://www.baltcountycc.com/, once serving as chair of the membership relations committee. She is a past member and governing trustee of the Council on Economic Education in Maryland http://www.econed.org/. She was a board member for the Center for Prevention of Child Abuse of Maryland, and vice-chair of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, known to many simply as GBMC, is a hospital located in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, Maryland. GBMC serves more than 26,700 inpatient cases and approximately 60,000 emergency room visits annually. GBMC’s main campus also includes three medical office...
http://www.gbmc.org/ from 1986 until 1991.
Delegate Klima has won numerous awards and received recognition during her long career, including being appointed an honorary life member of the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers. She was once received the Woman of the Year Award from the Towsontowne Business and Professional Women's Club in 1988. She was awarded Outstanding Legislative Member by the American Legislative Exchange Council http://www.alec.org/ in 1994. She also received the Legislative Award from the Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities http://www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/community/disabilities/index.html in 1994. She also received the Public Service Award from the Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens http://www.baltimorearc.org/ in 1994 and finally, the Legislator of the Year award from the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2001.
Since 2003, she has been on the Maryland Parole Commission.
Election results
- 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 42
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- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Jim Brochin, Dem. 22,709 51% Won Martha S. Klima, Rep. 21,781 48.9% Lost Other Write-Ins 45 0.1% Lost
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- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9A
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- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Martha S. Klima, Rep. 19,190 40% Won A. Wade Kach, Rep. 18,382 38% Won Stephen C. Kirsch, Dem. 10,584 22% Lost
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- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9B
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- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Martha S. Klima, Rep. 19,927 38% Won A. Wade Kach, Rep. 18,734 36% Won Shelley Buckingham, Dem. 7,829 15% Lost Raymond A. Huber, Dem. 5,823 11% Lost
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- 1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Martha S. Klima, Rep. 15,461 19% Won Gerry L. Brewster, Dem. 14,876 19% Won John J. Bishop, Rep. 14,589 18% Won Michael Gisriel, Dem. 14,428 18% Lost Charles Culbertson, Dem. 10,522 13% Lost James Holechek, Rep. 9,855 12% Lost
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- 1986 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 9
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Martha S. Klima, Rep. 16,082 19% Won Michael Gisriel, Dem. 14,329 17% Won John J. Bishop, Rep. 14,004 17% Won Patrick E. Carter, Rep. 13,003 16% Lost Jack R. Sturgill Jr., Dem. 12,819 16% Lost William R. Richardson Jr., Dem. 12,291 15% Lost
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External links
- http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12256.html