Nancy R. Stocksdale | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 5A | |
| In office January 1, 1995 –January 14, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Richard C. Matthews |
| Succeeded by | Haven Shoemaker |
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| Born | June 22,1934 Owings Mills,Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
Nancy R. Stocksdale (born June 22,1934) is an American politician,who served as a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2015.
Nancy Stocksdale served as one of the delegates for District 5A,which covers portions Carroll County. Stocksdale was first elected in 1994 along with Democrat Richard N. Dixon and Republican Joseph M. Getty. [1]
In 1998,Stocksdale again won reelection,this time with the most votes of the three elected candidates. The Republicans swept out the Democrats with Carmen Amedori winning the seat previously held by Dixon. [2]
In 2002,the district lines were redrawn and votes were only allowed to select two candidates. Stocksdale and Amedori won reelection defeating Democrats Kimberly Petry and Robert Wack. [3] Getty went on to serve newly elected Republican governor Bob Ehrlich as Policy and Legislative Director. [4]
In 2006,Stocksdale again won reelection, [5] this time with Tanya Shewell,when Amedori was appointed to the Maryland Parole Commission. [6]
Delegate Stocksdale retired in 2014.
Stocksdale attended Franklin High School in Reisterstown. She later graduated from Western Maryland College in 1956 with her B.S. in Home Economics.
After college,Stocksdale taught for over 34 years in the Baltimore County Public Schools system. She raised a family of five children and one foster child while also starting several local businesses. Nancy and her husband sold World Book Encyclopedia door to door throughout the 70's and into the 80's,sharing the love of learning with Maryland families. She and her husband,William "Jack" Stocksdale rose to become managers of the DelMarVa tri-state area. She has served 3 terms as the President of the Carroll County Republican Club. Nancy Stocksdale was elected to the Carroll County Central Committee in 1990. During her term,she worked in Representative Roscoe Bartlett's office.
As a member of the House of Delegates,Nancy has been the assistant Minority Leader since 2007,Deputy Minority Whip from 2003–06,and served on the Appropriations Committee and the Joint Committee on Children,Youth,and Families.
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Thorton Shewell,Rep. | 18,785 | 32.9% | Won |
| Nancy R. Stocksdale,Rep. | 20,630 | 36.1% | Won |
| Ann Darrin,Dem. | 9,489 | 16.6% | Lost |
| Frank Henry Rammes,Dem. | 8,192 | 14.3% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 57 | 0.1% | Lost |
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Amedori,Rep. | 19,195 | 34.0% | Won |
| Nancy R. Stocksdale,Rep. | 20,480 | 36.3% | Won |
| Kimberly J. Petry,Dem. | 6,195 | 11.0% | Lost |
| Robert P. Wack,Dem. | 10,520 | 18.6% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 49 | 0.1% | Lost |
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Amedori,Rep. | 21,969 | 24% | Won |
| Nancy R. Stocksdale,Rep. | 27,665 | 30% | Won |
| Joseph M. Getty,Rep. | 25,114 | 27% | Won |
| Ellen Willis Miller,Dem. | 16,735 | 18% | Lost |
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