Mary Ann Lisanti | |
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![]() Lisanti in 2015 | |
Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 34A district | |
In office January 13, 2015 –January 11, 2023 Servingwith Glen Glass (2015-2019) Steven C. Johnson (2019-2023) | |
Preceded by | Mary-Dulany James |
Succeeded by | Andre Johnson Jr. |
Constituency | Harford County |
Member of the Harford County Council District F | |
In office December 4,2006 –December 1,2014 | |
Preceded by | Cecilia M. Stepp |
Succeeded by | Curtis L. Beulah |
Personal details | |
Born | Havre de Grace,Maryland,U.S. | October 27,1967
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | College of Notre Dame of Maryland (B.A.) Central Michigan University (M.S.) |
Profession | Executive director |
Website | Campaign website Facebook page |
Mary Ann Lisanti (born October 27,1967) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party,who represented District 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates. Previously she represented district F on the Harford County Council,representing Havre de Grace,Abingdon,Belcamp/Riverside and Aberdeen Proving Ground. [1] In January 2014 Lisanti filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates and to not seek a 3rd term on the County Council. [2] She was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. Before her tenure in the state legislature,she served on the Harford County Council. In early March 2019,the House of Delegates unanimously censured Lisanti for a racial slur directed at the African-American majority Prince George's County,with her own county's Democratic Party calling for her resignation.
Lisanti was born and raised in Havre de Grace,Maryland. She attended Havre de Grace High School,where she was involved in student government. She later earned an undergraduate degree from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and a master’s degree from Central Michigan University. [3]
Lisanti entered the race for Delegate in district 34A after much speculation that she might run for the seat left open when Delegate Mary-Dulany James decided to run for Maryland State Senate. [2] On June 24,2014,Lisanti led the Democratic primary by nearly 10 percentage points,with Marla Posey-Moss coming in second,after a heavily contested race with five candidates vying for two seats. Lisanti and Posey-Moss faced Republicans Glen Glass and Mike Blizzard in the General election in November. [4] Glass and Lisanti finished 1 and 2,thus gaining election. [5]
Lisanti was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014 and began serving in the 2015 legislative session. During her tenure,she was involved in various legislative initiatives and initially served on the Economic Matters Committee before being appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee in 2019. She also held leadership roles,including serving as Chair of a subcommittee and as Joint-Chair of the Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee. [6]
She was a member of multiple caucuses and task forces,including the Maryland Cyber Security Council, [7] Rural Maryland Council,and the Veteran’s Caucus.
On January 28,2022,Lisanti entered the race for State Senate in District 34,seeking to succeed Senator Robert G. Cassilly, [8] who announced his candidacy for Harford County executive in April 2021. [9] Lisanti lost the Democratic primary to Mary-Dulany James. [10]
Before her election to the Maryland House of Delegates,Lisanti served two terms on the Harford County Council. [11] She was appointed to various boards and commissions,including the Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Board by President Barack Obama. [12] Maryland Governors Martin O’Malley and Larry Hogan appointed her as Vice Chairman of the State’s Growth Commission. Additionally,she chaired the Local Government Advisory Committee,which provided recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [6] [13]
Lisanti has also worked in staff positions for the Maryland Senate Finance Committee,Harford County Executive’s Office,and the county’s Department of Planning and Zoning. She also served as a city manager,overseeing municipal operations,public finance,infrastructure projects,and emergency management initiatives. Beyond government service,Lisanti founded Transition Maker,LLC,a consulting firm. [14]
On February 26,2019, The Washington Post reported that Lisanti referred to a legislative district in Prince George's County,Maryland as a "n----- district" [thus in the original] in conversation with another Democratic legislator. [15] She was removed as the chair of a subcommittee. [15] Two days later she was unanimously censured by the House of Delegates in a 136-0 vote,but refused to resign her seat. [16] On March 2,2019,the Harford County Democratic Central Committee called for Lisanti to resign for using the racial slur. [17]
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Mary Ann Lisanti,Dem. | 1,898 | 64.6% | Won |
Gunther Hirsch,Dem. | 1,057 | 35.8% | Lost |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Mary Ann Lisnati,Dem. | 7,433 | 60.3% | Won |
John P. Correri,Jr.,Rep. | 4,877 | 39.6% | Lost |
Write-Ins | 13 | 0.1% | Lost |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Mary Ann Lisanti,Dem. | 7,167 | 51.8% | Won |
Sheryl Davis Kohl,Rep. | 6,646 | 48.1% | Lost |
Write-Ins | 16 | 0.1% | Lost |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Mary Ann Lisanti,Dem. | 2,473 | 29.0% | Won |
Marla Posey-Moss,Dem. | 1,895 | 22.2% | Won |
Pat Murray.,Dem. | 1,784 | 20.9% | Lost |
Steve Johnson,Dem. | 1,574 | 18.4% | Lost |
Maria Terry,Dem. | 812 | 9.5% | Lost |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Glen Glass,Rep. | 10,779 | 28.41% | Won |
Mary Ann Lisanti,Dem. | 10,015 | 26.40% | Won |
Mike Blizzard,Rep. | 9,041 | 23.83% | Lost |
Marla Posey-Moss,Dem. | 8,057 | 21.24% | Lost |
Write-Ins | 49 | 0.13% | Lost |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Mary Ann Lisanti,Dem | 3,794 | 46.8% | Won |
Steve Johnson,Dem | 2,190 | 27.0% | Won |
Sarahia Benn,Dem | 2,123 | 26.2% | Lost |
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
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Mary-Dulany James,Dem | 6,598 | 65.65% | Won |
Mary Ann Lisanti,Dem | 3,453 | 34.35% | Lost |