Christian Miele

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On June 8, 2017, Miele announced that he would run for the Maryland Senate in District 8 in 2018, challenging incumbent Democratic state senator Katherine A. Klausmeier. His candidacy was endorsed by Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Republican Party in their "Drive for Five" campaign. [3] The election was seen as one of the most competitive in the Maryland Senate, as Miele was expected to benefit from having Hogan's endorsement, who won the district by 37 points in 2014, [14] [15] but Klausmeier was seen as being the slight favorite due to her high name recognition and strong community roots. [16] [17] [18] Both candidates ran campaigns focused on local issues, including school overcrowding and the opioid epidemic. [19]

Klausmeier defeated Miele in the general election on November 6, 2018, edging out Miele by a margin of 1,061 votes, or 2.3 percent. [20] Following his defeat, in January 2019, Governor Larry Hogan appointed Miele to serve as the deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities, replacing William J. Frank, who moved to a position within the Maryland Department of Budget and Management. [21] In this capacity, Miele oversaw the department's legislative portfolio and managed its policy team. [22]

2022 34th district election

On July 2, 2021, Miele announced that he would run for the Maryland Senate in District 34, seeking to succeed Robert Cassilly, who retired to run for Harford County executive. [23] He won the Republican primary election with 73.7 percent of the vote, defeating businessman Walter Tilley, and faced Democratic nominee and former state delegate Mary-Dulany James, [24] who defeated Miele in the general election with 50.55 percent of the vote, or by a margin of 591 votes, on November 8, 2022. [25]

Christian Miele
Christian Miele 2020.jpg
Miele in 2020
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 34th district
In office
January 5, 2023 –January 11, 2023
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Swearing-In Ceremony of Christian Miele
via YouTube [26]

Following his defeat, in December 2022, Governor Larry Hogan appointed Miele to the Maryland Senate to replace Cassilly, who vacated the seat after winning the Harford County executive election. He was sworn in on January 5, 2023. Miele served in this position for one week until the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 445th legislative session on January 11, 2023. [27]

Personal life

Miele is married to his wife, Jessica (née Minacapelli). [5] Together, they have two children. [1] Following his defeat in the 2018 Maryland Senate election, Miele and his family moved from Nottingham to Harford County. [23] [28]

Electoral history

Maryland House of Delegates District 8 Republican primary election, 2014 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John W. E. Cluster Jr. (incumbent) 3,586 35.6
Republican Christian Miele 3,297 32.7
Republican Norma Secoura 3,198 31.7
Maryland House of Delegates District 8 election, 2014 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christian Miele 20,164 19.4
Republican John Cluster (incumbent) 19,938 19.2
Democratic Eric Bromwell (incumbent) 17,361 16.7
Democratic Bill Paulshock15,89915.3
Republican Norma Secoura15,66015.1
Democratic Renee Smith14,70414.2
Write-in 870.1
Maryland Senate District 8 Republican primary election, 2018 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christian Miele 20,164 19.4
Maryland Senate District 8 election, 2018 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katherine A. Klausmeier (incumbent) 24,332 51.1
Republican Christian Miele23,27148.8
Write-in 450.1
Maryland Senate District 34 Republican primary election, 2022 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christian Miele 7,317 73.7
Republican Walter "Butch" Tilley2,61626.3
Maryland Senate District 34 election, 2022 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary-Dulany James 22,858 50.6
Republican Christian Miele22,26749.2
Write-in 980.2

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