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Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is a former Republican governor of Maryland and four-term congressman from Baltimore County. He defeated Democratic gubernatorial opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51 percent to 48 percent in the 2002 elections. Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County from 1989 to 1995. Ehrlich lost the governorship to Democrat Martin O'Malley in the November 2006 elections. Born in Arbutus, Md., he attended the private Gilman School in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood and earned degrees from Princeton...
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is a former Republican governor of Maryland and four-term congressman from Baltimore County. He defeated Democratic gubernatorial opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51 percent to 48 percent in the 2002 elections. Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County from 1989 to 1995. Ehrlich lost the governorship to Democrat Martin O'Malley in the November 2006 elections. Born in Arbutus, Md., he attended the private Gilman School in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood and earned degrees from Princeton University in 1979 and Wake Forest University Law School in 1982. Ehrlich married Kendel Sibiski in 1993. They have two sons. Ehrlich and his wife currently host their own radio show on WBAL-AM Radio every Saturday. A month after he left public office, Ehrlich and several aides from his administration opened a Baltimore-area office of North Carolina law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.
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Md. GOP picks Audrey Scott to be chairwoman
Maryland Republicans, buoyed by GOP victories in nearby states, elected a spunky, 73-year-old activist and politician Saturday as the new chairwoman. She pledged to reunite the fractious state party organization and capitalize on what many see as a...Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Government, Republican National Conventions
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Kittleman, Guzzone find it easy to agree − sometimes
Ya gotta love politicians accusing other elected officials of being, well, political. Democrats and Republicans agreed 100 percent Thursday morning at the annual Howard County Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast panel discussion that their fellow...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Layoffs and Downsizing, Local Elections, Clarksville, Personal Income
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Ehrlich criticizes Constellation-EDF review
The Associated PressFormer Gov. Robert Ehrlich says the battle between the O'Malley administration and Constellation Energy over a proposed deal with France's EDF hurt Maryland's business reputation. Maryland regulators conditionally approved the deal for nearly half of...Tags: Nuclear Power, France, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
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Republican Pappas bows out of governor's race
Mike Pappas, the first Republican to wade into the 2010 gubernatorial contest in Maryland, is dropping out and throwing his support behind another GOP candidate, Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. Pappas said Hogan has a "proven track record" of appealing to voters...Tags: Steny H. Hoyer, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority
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Second Ehrlich term would set Md. back
I echo Vincent DeMarco's caution about what a second-term for former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. would mean to the progress Maryland has made under Gov. Martin O'Malley (Readers respond, Nov. 9). Under Mr. O'Malley's leadership, Maryland has gone from 44th...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Government, Medical Services, Regional Authority
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Redmer says he's running for District 7 state Senate seat
Alfred W. Redmer Jr., the former Republican state delegate and insurance commissioner, announced Wednesday his return to politics with a run for the Maryland Senate. Redmer's entry into the race escalates early campaigning in Baltimore County for the...Tags: Reisterstown, Andrew P Harris, Tropical Storms, Medical Services, Insurance
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Tough choice awaits Ehrlich as time slips away
On Saturday afternoon, I attended the 12th annual Annapolis Tug-of-War. Every autumn, locals string a high-tension rope from the downtown Annapolis dock over to Eastport. Residents from each side then battle for dominance as onlookers keep warm with...Tags: Democratic Party, State Budgets, Tug-of-war, Executive Branch, U.S. Senate
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GOP success could pave way for Ehrlich run in 2010
Baltimore Sun reporterTuesday's "change" election, the second in as many years, could add fresh momentum to a heavyweight rematch in Maryland between Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and his Republican predecessor, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., in 2010. Ehrlich had to be encouraged...Tags: U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Local Elections, Martin O'Malley, Jon Corzine, U.S. Presidential Election (2008)
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Republicans say 'change' issue favors them
The second "change" election in a row could add fresh momentum to a heavyweight rematch in Maryland next year between Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and his Republican predecessor, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
Republicans were encouraged by Tuesday's defeat of...Tags: Local Elections, Martin O'Malley, Jon Corzine, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), New York Times
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Will Ehrlich change his views?
As Bob Ehrlich considers whether or not to run for governor again next year ("'Change' issue could impel Ehrlich to take on O'Malley," Nov. 5), we urge him to reconsider his previous strong opposition to policies which have in the last two years under...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Government, Medical Services, Regional Authority
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Losing Black & Decker a bad sign for Md. business
It wasn't on the agenda, but the loss of Black & Decker's headquarters was drinks-and-hors d'oeuvres chatter at the Maryland Chamber of Commerce's policy conference in Cambridge on Thursday. Don't call it happy hour. The Fortune 500 company is shifting...Tags: Black & Decker, State Budgets, Executive Branch, Government, Constellation Energy Group
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Delegates seek reaction to bill limiting liquor licenses
The number of liquor store licenses could be limited for the first time in Howard County, if a bill on the county's General Assembly delegation's list is approved this year. The measure is one of two bills that could change the way some alcoholic...Tags: Democratic Party, Dining and Drinking, Beverage Industry, Teaching and Learning, Local Authority
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