Robert C. Baldwin
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Robert Baldwin is an American politician, who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland 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...

 from 1994 until 2002, when he chose not to run for reelection.

Background

Baldwin was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994 when he won one of the seats left open by John G. Gary
John G. Gary
John G. Gary is an American politician and a Republican who served as County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, from 1994-1998....

, who was elected as County Executive for Anne Arundel County, and Elizabeth S. Smith. Baldwin's district was a portion of Anne Arundel County, MD.

In 1998, Baldwin was reelected, along with fellow Republicans David Boschert and Janet Greenip
Janet Greenip
Janet Greenip was a Republican State Senator from Crofton, Maryland, representing District 33 from 2003 through 2009.-Education:Greenip received her B.S. in education in 1969 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.-Career:...

. Baldwin did not run for reelection in 2002.

Education

Baldwin attended St. Mary's High School in Annapolis, Maryland. After high school, he attended Loyola College
Loyola College in Maryland
Loyola University Maryland is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit private university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges...

 of Baltimore
Baltimore
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, graduating in 1956 with a B.S. in business administration, graduating as a distinguished military student.

Career

After college, Baldwin served in the United States Army
United States Army
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, reaching the rank of Infantry Captain. Until he was elected to office, Baldwin served in private business.

Baldwin was active in his community, first serving as a member of the Federal Small Business Advisory Board, Region III, from 1982 until 1984. Later he was a member of the Council on Management and Productivity, serving from 1999 until 2002. Baldwin served on the Board of Directors of Anne Arundel Community College
Anne Arundel Community College
Anne Arundel Community College, founded in 1961, is located in Arnold, Maryland. The college was named "Community College of the Year" by National Business Alliance in 2000. AACC has also received many other in recent years...

 Foundation from 1992 until 1998.

During his tenure as a member of the House of Delegates, Baldwin served on the Appropriations Committee from 1995 until 1998. From 1999 until 2003, he was a member of the Environmental Matters Committee. Baldwin did not run for reelection in 2002.

Election results

  • 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A

Voters choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Janet Greenip
Janet Greenip
Janet Greenip was a Republican State Senator from Crofton, Maryland, representing District 33 from 2003 through 2009.-Education:Greenip received her B.S. in education in 1969 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.-Career:...

, Rep.
23,256   20%    Won
Robert C. Baldwin, Rep. 23,050   20%    Won
David Boschert, Rep. 23,173   20%    Won
Gayle Powell, Dem. 16,145   14%    Lost
Marcia Richard, Dem. 15,210   13%    Lost
Shelia Schneider, Dem. 14,648   13%    Lost

  • 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A

Voters choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Janet Greenip
Janet Greenip
Janet Greenip was a Republican State Senator from Crofton, Maryland, representing District 33 from 2003 through 2009.-Education:Greenip received her B.S. in education in 1969 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.-Career:...

, Rep.
19,545   20%    Won
Robert C. Baldwin, Rep. 19,628   20%    Won
Marsha G. Perry, Dem. 17,618   18%    Won
David Almy, Rep. 16,390   17%    Lost
David G. Boschert, Dem. 13,485   14%    Lost
Michael F. Canning, Dem. 12,157   12%    Lost

External links

  • http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12182.html
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