Diana M. Fennell | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 47A district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2015 Servingwith Jimmy Tarlau and Julian Ivey | |
Preceded by | Michael G. Summers |
Mayor of Colmar Manor,Maryland | |
In office 2000–2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael L. Garrett |
Succeeded by | Michael E. Hale |
Member of the Colmar Manor Town Council | |
In office 1995–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Emporia,Virginia | August 6,1967
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Jeffrey T. Fennell Sr., [1] |
Children | Jeffrey Jr. and DeJanee |
Residence(s) | Colmar Manor,Maryland,U.S. |
Diana M. Fennell (born August 6,1967) is an American politician who represents District 47A in the Maryland House of Delegates. She previously served as the mayor of Colmar Manor,Maryland from 2000 to 2010 and as a member of the Colmar Manor town council from 1995 to 2000. [2]
Fennell was born on August 6,1967,in Emporia,Virginia,where she graduated from Greensville County High School. In 2004,she attended the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance at the University of Maryland,College Park School of Public Policy. [2]
Fennell moved from Washington,D.C. to Colmar Manor,Maryland in the early 1990s. In 1994,a neighbor urged her to seek public office. [3] She successfully ran for Colmar Manor town council and was sworn in 1995. In 2000,she was elected as the town's mayor,where she served until 2010. [2]
In 2002,Fennell ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 47. [4] She came in fourth place in the primary election,receiving 13.1 percent of the vote. [5]
In 2014,Fennell again ran for the Maryland House of Delegates,receiving the backing of state senator Victor R. Ramirez during the primary election. [6] She won the Democratic primary alongside Jimmy Tarlau,receiving 23.7 percent of the vote and defeating incumbent state delegate Michael Summers. [7] She received 52.1 percent of the vote in the general election. [8]
Fennell was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14,2015,and was assigned to the House Ways and Means Committee. In her committee,she serves on the election law subcommittee,the finance resources subcommittee,and the revenues subcommittee. She is also a member of the Prince George's County Delegation,Women Legislators of Maryland,and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. [2]
Fennell voted for legislation introduced in the 2019 legislative session that would lift a ban on developer contributions in county political races in Prince George's County,Maryland. [9]
Fennell supported legislation introduced during the 2018 legislative session that would reform the state's Medical Cannabis Commission and ensure diversity for proprietors in the industry. [10]
Fennell introduced legislation during the 2019 legislative session that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2023 and phase out the state's tipped wage by 2026. [11] During committee hearings,the bill was amended to push back the full-on effective date to 2025 and to remove provisions to automatically increase the wage based on the national consumer price index. [12] The bill passed as amended and received a gubernatorial veto override on March 28,2019. [13]
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Rosetta C. Parker (Incumbent),Democratic | 3,584 | 17.2% | Won |
Doyle Niemann ,Democratic | 3,521 | 16.9% | Won |
Victor R. Ramirez ,Democratic | 3,054 | 14.6% | Won |
Diana M. Fennell,Democratic | 2,724 | 13.1% | |
Bob McGrory,Democratic | 2,298 | 16.6% | |
Lee P. Walker,Democratic | 2,229 | 10.7% | |
Lillian K. Beverly,Democratic | 1,808 | 8.7% | |
Fred Price Jr.,Democratic | 1,136 | 6.3% | |
Theodore N. Pantazes,Democratic | 323 | 1.5% | |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Tarlau ,Democratic | 2,728 | 26.7% | Won |
Diana Fennell,Democratic | 2,416 | 23.7% | Won |
Michael Summers (Incumbent),Democratic | 1,740 | 17.1% | |
Malcolm Augustine,Democratic | 1,688 | 16.6% | |
Joseph Solomon,Democratic | 1,627 | 16% | |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Diana Fennell,Democratic | 11,198 | 52.1% | Won |
Jimmy Tarlau,Democratic | 8,836 | 41.1% | Won |
Fred Price Jr.,Republican | 1,424 | 6.6% | |
Other Write-Ins | 55 | 0.3% | |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Diana Fennell (Incumbent),Democratic | 5,239 | 37.8% | Won |
Julian Ivey ,Democratic | 4,504 | 32.5% | Won |
Jimmy Tarlau (Incumbent),Democratic | 4,104 | 29.6% | |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Julian Ivey,Democratic | 15,981 | 52,2% | Won |
Diana Fennell (Incumbent),Democratic | 14,192 | 46.4% | Won |
Other Write-Ins | 429 | 1.4% | Won |
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