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Preceded by
  
Michael W. Burns

Role
  
Politician

Name
  
Theodore Sophocleus


Political party
  
Democratic

Preceded by
  
Tyras S. Athey

Party
  
Democratic Party

Theodore J. Sophocleus

Constituency
  
Anne Arundel County, MD

Succeeded by
  
Mary Ann Love, Michael W. Burns, & James E. Rzepkowski

Constituency
  
District 30, Anne Arundel County

Born
  
May 28, 1939 (age 84) Baltimore, Maryland (
1939-05-28
)

Theodore J. Sophocleus (born May 28, 1939) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.

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In the legislature

Delegate Sophocleus is currently serving in his 4th full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 32 in Anne Arundel County. Sopohcleus was originally appointed to the seat by Governor William Donald Schaefer in 1993 to replace Tyras S. Athey who resigned, but was only elected in his own right in 1998. He currently serves on the Appropriations Committee and as a Deputy Majority Whip.

Legislative notes

  • voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[1]
  • voted against Tax Reform Act of 2007 to increase sales tax by 20% (HB2)[2]
  • is a noted opponent of medical marijuana
  • voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000 [3]
  • voted for Jessica’s Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007 [4]
  • voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008 [5]
  • voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland’s drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009 [6]
  • voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland’s budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State’s aging fleet, 2009 [7]

    • For the past four years, Delegate Sophocleus has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Anne Arundel County. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.

    Education

    Delegate Sophocleus attended the now closed Patterson Senior High in Baltimore City. After high school he graduated from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy in 1962.

    Election results

  • 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32
  • 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32
  • 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32

    • References

    Theodore J. Sophocleus Wikipedia
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