Todd Schuler
Encyclopedia
Todd L. Schuler is an American politician from Maryland
and a member of the Democratic Party
.
. He attended Calvert Hall College High School
, Spring Hill College
and the Tulane University School of Law.
He was active with both the Maryland Bar Association
, the Maryland Association for Justice, and with local Democratic Party organizations before his election. He is active in the Elmwood Improvement Association. Todd is a practicing attorney. He lives in Overlea with his wife, Colleen.
, representing Maryland's District 8 in Baltimore County
. Schuler was a member of the Judiciary Committee and a member of its Civil Law and Procedure Subcommitte since his appointment and a member of its Criminal Justice Subcommittee since February, 2009.
In January 2009, Delegate Schuler became the first member of the Maryland General Assembly to report live the General Assembly Session via Twitter.
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
.
Background
Schuler was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 20, 1977. His father, Leoanard G. "Bud" Schuler, is a business agent fot Plumbers and Steamfitters U.A., Local 486. His mother, K. Michelle Schuler, is an office manager at the Career Development and Placement Center at Loyola College in MarylandLoyola 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...
. He attended Calvert Hall College High School
Calvert Hall College High School
Calvert Hall College High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson, Maryland, United States...
, Spring Hill College
Spring Hill College
Spring Hill College is a private, Roman Catholic Jesuit liberal arts college in the United States. It was founded in 1830 on the Gulf Coast in Mobile, Alabama, by Most Rev. Michael Portier, Bishop of Mobile, Alabama...
and the Tulane University School of Law.
He was active with both the Maryland Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
, the Maryland Association for Justice, and with local Democratic Party organizations before his election. He is active in the Elmwood Improvement Association. Todd is a practicing attorney. He lives in Overlea with his wife, Colleen.
In the legislature
Delegate Schuler served one term 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...
, representing Maryland's District 8 in Baltimore County
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...
. Schuler was a member of the Judiciary Committee and a member of its Civil Law and Procedure Subcommitte since his appointment and a member of its Criminal Justice Subcommittee since February, 2009.
In January 2009, Delegate Schuler became the first member of the Maryland General Assembly to report live the General Assembly Session via Twitter.
Legislative notes
- Co-sponsored legislation which would have brought bottle and can deposits to Maryland. http://bottlebill.blogspot.com/2007/01/delegate-todd-schuler-on-proposed.html
- Co-sponsored and helped pass legislation that increased the penalties for possession of child pornography. http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0285.htm
- Voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (Ban on smoking in bars and restaurants) (HB359)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm
- Co-sponsored Religious Freedon and Civil Marriage Protection Act.
- Successfully sponsored a legislative bond bill that (along with its Senate counterpart bill)garnered $250,000 to help fund the Storyville Children's Learning Center at the Rosedale Library, a project of the Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library, (HB360)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0360.htm
- Introduced legislation to ban plastic grocery bags. http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb0967.htm
- Co-sponsored Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2009. http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0315.htm
- Co-sponsored legislation to require the state to issue permits to carry handguns to all law-abiding citizens of sound mind. http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0470.htm
- One of just eighteen Democrats to cross party lines and vote against the Special Session tax increases of 2007. http://toddschuler.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=6
Election results
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 08
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph C. Boteler III Joseph C. Boteler IIIJoseph C. Boteler III is an American politician who was elected in 2002 to represent District 8 of the Maryland House of Delegates in Baltimore County along with Alfred W. Redmer, Jr.. and Eric Bromwell. Alfred W. Redmer Jr. resigned in 2003 to accept an appointment as Maryland Insurance...
, Rep.19,586 17.4% Won Eric M. Bromwell Eric M. BromwellEric Bromwell is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.-Background:Bromwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland...20,116 17.9% Won Todd Schuler 18,356 16.3% Won John W. E. Cluster, Jr. John W. E. Cluster, Jr.John W. E. Cluster, Jr. , is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 8th district in Baltimore County.-Background:...18,057 16.0% Lost Melissa Redmer Mullahey 18,160 16.1% Lost Ruth Baisden 18,261 16.2% Lost Other Write-Ins 74 0.1% Lost
- Voters to choose three:
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 08
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph C. Boteler III Joseph C. Boteler IIIJoseph C. Boteler III is an American politician who was elected in 2002 to represent District 8 of the Maryland House of Delegates in Baltimore County along with Alfred W. Redmer, Jr.. and Eric Bromwell. Alfred W. Redmer Jr. resigned in 2003 to accept an appointment as Maryland Insurance...
, Rep.19,826 16.99% Won Eric M. Bromwell Eric M. BromwellEric Bromwell is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.-Background:Bromwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland...20,314 17.41% Won Todd Schuler 16,277 13.95% Lost Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. Alfred W. Redmer, Jr.Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. , was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 8 in Baltimore County prior to being appointed Maryland Insurance Commissioner in 2003.-Background:...22,884 19.61% Won Mike Rupp 18,755 16.07% Lost Tim Caslin 18,553 15.90% Lost Other Write-Ins 86 0.07% Lost
- Voters to choose three:
External links
- http://www.toddschuler.com/ - campaign website
- http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14632.html/ - Maryland Manual Online