Margaret L. "Maggie" McIntosh (born December 22, 1947) is an American politician from the state of Maryland. She was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1993 to 2023.[1] She is a former Baltimore City Public School teacher who now chairs one of the six standing committees of the Maryland House of Delegates.[2] A Democrat, she represented the state's 43rd district in Baltimore City. Following her retirement from the Maryland House of Delegates in 2023, McIntosh has worked as a senior consultant at the Cornerstone Government Affairs lobbying group.[3]
Maggie McIntosh | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office November 10, 1992 – January 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Delores G. Kelley (42nd) Anne Perkins (43rd) |
| Succeeded by | Susan L. M. Aumann (42nd) Elizabeth Embry (43rd) |
| Constituency | 42nd district (1992–2003) 43rd district (2003–2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1947 Quinter, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Diane Stollenwerk |
| Education | Independence Community College Wichita State University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MS) |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and career
editMcIntosh received her Bachelor's Degree in arts education from Wichita State University in 1970 and her Master of Science degree from the Johns Hopkins University in 1987. An educator, she taught art in the Baltimore City Public Schools from 1972–78, before becoming an adjunct instructor of continuing education at Catonsville Community College (now known as the Catonsville campus of the Community College of Baltimore County).
She would later spend nine years working for the City of Baltimore at the Commission on Aging and Retirement Education, serving from 1985 to 1988 as the Director of Pre-Retirement Education. During that time, she was heavily involved in Democratic campaigns, including those of Michael Dukakis and Barbara Mikulski.[4] She was elected as a delegate to both the 1980 and 2008 Democratic National Conventions, the latter as a delegate pledged to Hillary Clinton.[citation needed]
Legislative career
editMaggie McIntosh was appointed to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates in November 1992, when Delegate Anne Perkins accepted a teaching position in China. Two years later she was elected to a full term representing the 42nd District of Baltimore City and parts of Baltimore County. She has been re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010, but had to run in a substantially different district after the post-2000 round of redistricting; the 43rd, which she now represents, contains only 10% of the voters from her previous district, the 42nd. Nevertheless, in 2002, she placed first in a Democratic primary election in her new district which included five serving or former delegates vying for three seats. Since then, she has been re-elected each term, most recently in the 2018 election to serve another four years.
In the Legislature
editIn the House of Delegates, McIntosh first served on the Appropriations Committee. She chaired the Subcommittee on Personnel and was a member of the Education and Economic Development and Capitol Subcommittees. In 1998, McIntosh assumed the position of Vice Chairman of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee. In 2001, she was named House Majority Leader after a previous stint as Deputy Majority Whip (1995–98), and became the first woman in Maryland history to serve as majority leader. In January 2003, McIntosh was named chairman of the House Environmental Matters Committee, which handles legislation regarding not just the environment, natural resources, and agriculture, but also transportation, housing, and local government. In January 2015, McIntosh was appointed to chair the House Appropriations Committee, the first woman in the history of Maryland to do so, overseeing the state operating and capital budgets, supplementary appropriations bills, state and county bond authorizations, higher education institutions, state and local agency procedures and programs, collective bargaining, social services, and state personnel and pension matters.[citation needed]
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In November 2021, McIntosh announced that she would retire from the House of Delegates at the end of her term in 2022.[5] On April 1, 2022, Governor Larry Hogan issued a Governor's Citation to McIntosh, and signed a bill into law creating the Maggie McIntosh School Arts Fund, which invests $250,000 a year into arts projects in Baltimore City public schools.[6]
Legislative Notes and Accomplishments
edit- Voted 2nd (after Speaker Michael E. Busch) in The Maryland Gazette of Politics and Business's list of most influential Maryland state delegates for 2010[7]
- Inducted into Daily Record (Maryland)'s Circle of Excellence after being named to Top 100 Women in Maryland list in 1998, 2000, and 2010[8]
- Elected Vice-Chair of The Chesapeake Bay Commission (2012–present)
- Sponsor of 2012 Bottle Deposit bill
- Co-Sponsor of Death Penalty Repeal legislation
- Co-sponsor of Marriage Equality legislation
- Lead Sponsor, Chesapeake Conservation Corp Program[9]
- Lead Sponsor, Ground Rent Registration and Reform[10]
- Co-sponsored HB 860 (Baltimore City Public Schools Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013). Signed by the Governor on May 16, 2013, the new law approved 1.1 billion dollars to construct new schools in Baltimore City.[11]
Past general election results
edit- 2014 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 43rd District[12]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Curt Anderson, Democratic 23,046 34.1% Won Maggie McIntosh, Democratic 22,310 33% Won Mary L. Washington, Democratic 21,800 32.3% Won Other Write-Ins 267 .4% Lost Greg Dorsey (Write-In) 128 .2% Lost
- 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 43rd District[13]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Curt Anderson, Democratic 24,831 35.1% Won Maggie McIntosh, Democratic 23,266 32.9% Won Mary L. Washington, Democratic 22,334 31.6% Won Other Write-Ins 312 .44% Lost
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 43rd District[14]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Curt Anderson, Democratic 22,315 29.4% Won Maggie McIntosh, Democratic 22,093 29.1% Won Ann Marie Doory, Democratic 21,219 28.0% Won Armand F. Girard, Republican 3,425 4.5% Lost David G.S. Greene, Green 2,619 3.5% Lost Brandy Baker, Green 2,267 3.0% Lost Richard J. Ochs, Green 1,772 2.3% Lost
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 43rd District[15]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Maggie McIntosh, Democratic 21,993 32.5% Won Curt Anderson, Democratic 21,131 30.8% Won Ann Marie Doory, Democratic 19,999 29.15% Won John A. Heath, Republican 5,243 7.64% Lost Morning Sunday, Green(Write-In) 152 .22% Lost Other Write-Ins 97 .14% Lost
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 42[16]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Samuel I. Rosenberg, Dem. 21,768 30% Won James W. Campbell, Dem. 20,903 29% Won Maggie McIntosh, Dem. 20,443 29% Won Jeffrey B. Smith Jr., Rep. 8,399 12% Lost
Firsts
editDelegate McIntosh is the first woman to chair the powerful Appropriations Committee in Maryland's House of Delegates, after being the first woman to be appointed majority leader in the House of Delegates and the first openly gay elected member of the Maryland General Assembly in March 2003.[17][18][19] McIntosh is also the first woman to serve as the chairman of the Environmental Matters Committee where she has steered several major legislative initiatives to passage.[citation needed] The Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, which funded upgrades at wastewater treatment plants around the state, is among McIntosh's accomplishments, as well as an annexation measure passed in 2006 in which she brought counties and municipalities together.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Maggie McIntosh, Maryland State Delegate". Msa.md.gov. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "Looking after Maggie's farm". Gazette.net. 2007-03-09. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Kurtz, Josh (January 13, 2023). "Political notes: Fundraising hasn't stopped, Maggie McIntosh's new gig, plus House GOP leaders and new Senate subcommittees". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Cecil, Andrea (2005-02-18). "Baltimore art teacher rises to top in Maryland politics". Daily Record. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Kurtz, Josh (15 November 2021). "McIntosh to Retire From the House at the End of Her Term". Maryland Matters. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Gaines, Danielle (April 1, 2022). "General Assembly Passes $61 Billion Budget, as Top Leaders Gather to Sign Tax Breaks into Law". Maryland Matters. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Poll (April 2, 2010). "Where Does Your Legislator Rank? See the list". Maryland Gazette of Politics and Business. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ^ "Circle of Excellence". Maryland Daily Record. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "2010 Regular Session HB 943". Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "2010 Regular Session HB 943". Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "House Bill 860". Maryland Legislative Services. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "43rd District". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on November 20, 2014
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Jan. 11, 2012
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections.; retrieved March 3, 2007
- ^ Maryland State Board of Elections (2002-12-02). "Maryland State Board of Elections". Elections.state.md.us. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections.; retrieved November 6, 2007
- ^ "Maggie McIntosh: State House of Delegates, Dist. 43 (MD), Annapolis, Maryland - The Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute". Glli.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Profile, jhunewsletter.com; accessed December 4, 2015.
- ^ "News of the Year:March". The Advocate. Los Angeles: Pride Media. January 21, 2003. p. 10. Retrieved February 6, 2023.