Kathy Afzali

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Governor Martin O'Malley proposed, and Maryland General Assembly adopted, a redistricting plan that reconfigured Republican incumbent U.S. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's 6th congressional district to one that Barack Obama won in the 2008 United States presidential election. The previous version of the district had President Obama at 40%, while the newly redrawn district had President Obama at 56%. [4]

On January 11, 2012, believing that Bartlett would be retiring, Afzali announced her intention to run for the GOP nomination to represent Maryland's 6th congressional district. [5] [6] Bartlett eventually decided to run for reelection. He won the primary election with 44% of the vote in a crowded field but went on to lose the general election.

2018 Frederick County Executive election

Afzali won the Republican primary on June 26, 2018 with 42.7 percent of the vote. [7] She was defeated by incumbent Democratic County Executive Jan Gardner in the general election, receiving 43.1 percent of the vote to Gardner's 52.1 percent. [8] [9] After her loss, Afzali stepped down from the Frederick County Republican Central Committee. [10]

Personal life

Afzali is a member of the Grace Community Church of Frederick. [2] She is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association of America. [11]

Political positions

Agriculture

Her first successful piece of legislation was a honey standard which passed unanimously through both chambers and has been used as a model in other states. [12]

She introduced a Farm Estate Tax bill that eliminated state inheritance taxes for family farms. [3]

Crime

Afzali has sponsored legislation to increase sanctions on drunk drivers with multiple offenses, [13] and was responsible for "Anayah's Law", which allows Child Protective Services to be relieved of its obligation to reunite children with their parent if the parent has committed "severe physical abuse" against the child. [14]

In her second year, she pushed for legislation to require a photo ID when voting in the state of Maryland. [3]

In 2013, she co-sponsored legislation that would make cyber-bullying a child a misdemeanor. [15]

During the 2018 legislative session, Afzali introduced legislation to ban telemarketers and others from falsifying the origin of their calls and establish a penalty for providing false location information. [16] [17]

National politics

Afzali endorsed Mitt Romney for president on September 8, 2011. [18] Afzali endorsed Ted Cruz for president on April 21, 2016. [19]

In 2018, Afzali voted to sustain Governor Larry Hogan's veto on a bill to required employers with 15 or more employees to provide earned sick leave. [20]

Taxes

In 2018, Afzali testified in support of legislation to extend tax credits to police officers in high-crime neighborhoods to transit police. [21]

During her county executive campaign, Afzali said that she would freeze property taxes in her first 100 days. She also said that she supported "slower growth" with less high-density development to keep the county from having to raise taxes. [22]

Electoral history

Kathryn L. Afzali
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates
from the 4th district
In office
January 12, 2011 –January 9, 2019
Maryland House of Delegates District 4A Republican Primary Election, 2010 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kathy Afzali3,45422.5
Republican Kelly M. Schulz 3,39922.13
Republican Paul S. Stull 3,39322.09
Republican Dino E. Flores, Jr.2,75918.0
Republican John L. "Lennie" Thompson, Jr.2,35415.3
Maryland House of Delegates District 4A Election, 2010 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Schulz16,95232.2
Republican Kathy Afzali16,68331.7
Democratic Ryan P. Trout9,67818.4
Democratic Bonita Riffle Currey6,99313.3
UnaffiliatedScott L. Guenthner2,1504.1
Write-in Other Write-Ins1620.3
Maryland House of Delegates District 4 Election, 2014 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Schulz33,75331.0
Republican Kathy Afzali31,12828.5
Republican David E. Vogt III 27,31325.1
Democratic Gene Stanton16,49315.1
Write-in Other Write-Ins3460.3
Frederick County Executive Republican Primary Election, 2018 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kathy Afzali6,89842.7
Republican Kirby Delauter5,25032.5
Republican Regina M. Williams4,00024.8
Frederick County Executive Election, 2018 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jan H. Gardner55,69252.1
Republican Kathy Afzali46,06343.1
UnaffiliatedEarl Henry Robbins, Jr.4,9444.6
Write-in Other Write-Ins1040.1

References

  1. ↑ "Kathy Afzali". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kathryn L. Afzali, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. June 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "BILLS SPONSORED BY-AFZALI - 2012 Regular Session". General Assembly of Maryland.
  4. ↑ Ford, C. Benjamin (November 18, 2011). "GOP candidates lining up to take on Bartlett -- With primary in April, TV ads already airing". Gazette.net - Maryland Community News Online. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ John Fritze (March 28, 2012). "Two GOP lawmakers seek to replace Bartlett". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Metro Briefs - GOP's Afzali in, Mooney out for Bartlett's seat". Washington Times . January 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  7. ↑ Etzler, Allen; Lavin, Nancy (June 26, 2018). "Afzali claims Republican nomination for county executive". Frederick News-Post . Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Bohnel, Steve (November 6, 2018). "Gardner wins second term as county executive". Frederick News-Post . Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Gaines, Danielle (November 7, 2018). "A Blue Wave — Among Top County Leaders". Maryland Matters . Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ Bohnel, Steve (January 24, 2019). "Political Notes: Afzali steps down from Republican Central Committee". Frederick News-Post . Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ Rodgers, Bethany (September 20, 2013). "Political Notes: Afzali bears arms". Frederick News-Post . Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Baltimore Sun Election Center". Archived from the original on May 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Governor to Sign HB 430 on Drunk Driving". Calvert Beacon. Solomons, Maryland. April 28, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ Wiggins, Ovetta (March 5, 2015). "Md. House approves 'Anayah's Law' to keep kids out of dangerous homes". Maryland Politics. The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.
  15. ↑ "Lawmakers Working Hard to Prevent Cyber Bullying". LocalDVM. Hagerstown, Maryland: Nexstar Broadcasting. February 27, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ DePuyt, Bruce (February 6, 2018). "Caller ID Spoofing Is Target of Maryland Bill". Maryland Matters . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  17. ↑ Loos, Kelsi (April 3, 2018). "Spoof call ban advances to Senate committee". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  18. ↑ Wagner, John (September 8, 2011). "Romney lists two dozen Md. supporters". The Washington Post . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ Gaines, Danielle (April 21, 2016). "Political Notes: Cruisin' with Cruz". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ Loos, Kelsi (January 11, 2018). "House overrides governor's veto on paid sick leave, criminal history rule for college applications". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  21. ↑ Loos, Kelsi (March 28, 2018). "Committee to consider extending tax credit to transit police". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  22. ↑ Loos, Kelsi (April 23, 2018). "County's Republican hopefuls debate at Hood College". Frederick News-Post . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  24. ↑ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  25. ↑ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  26. ↑ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Frederick County". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  27. ↑ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Frederick County". Maryland State Board of Elections.
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