Obie Patterson | |
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Member of the Maryland Senate from the 26th district | |
In office January 9, 2019 –January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | C. Anthony Muse |
Succeeded by | C. Anthony Muse |
Constituency | Prince George's County,Maryland |
Prince George's County Council | |
In office December 6,2010 –December 3,2018 | |
Succeeded by | Monique Anderson-Walker |
Constituency | District 8 |
Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 26th district | |
In office January 11,1995 –January 10,2007 Servingwith C. Anthony Muse,David Mercado Valderrama,Kerry Hill,Darryl A. Kelley,and Veronica L. Turner | |
Preceded by | Christine M. Jones |
Succeeded by | Kris Valderrama |
Personal details | |
Born | Lancaster,South Carolina,U.S. | March 7,1938
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Three children;three grandchildren. |
Education | Johnson C. Smith University (BS) University of Florida (MA) |
Obie Patterson (born March 7,1938) is an American politician. He was previously a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate from the 26th district in Prince George's County. [1] He served on the Prince George's County Council representing District 8,and in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 26th district. [1]
Patterson was born in Lancaster,South Carolina on March 7,1938. He attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte,North Carolina,where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 1965,and the University of Florida,where he earned a Master of Arts degree in public administration in 1971. [1] After graduating,he served in a variety of roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]
Patterson was a member of House of Delegates from January 11,1995,and to January 10,2007. [1] He served as the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2002 to 2004. [3] In 2006,Patterson unsuccessfully ran for Maryland Senate in District 26, [4] losing to former state Delegate C. Anthony Muse in the Democratic primary by a 55%-45% margin. [5]
In 2010,Patterson was elected to serve on the Prince George's County Council in District 8. [1] Termed out of running for re-election,he ran for the Maryland Senate in 2018,seeking to succeed C. Anthony Muse,who decided against running for another term to run for county executive of Prince George's County. [6]
In September 2018,the Prince George's County Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against Patterson,claiming that his county government staff used a government email address to distribute an invitation to a reception featuring Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous. [7] [8] He won the general election in November 2018 with 92.5 percent of the vote and was sworn in on January 9,2019. [1] Later that month,President of the Maryland Senate Thomas V. Miller Jr. appointed Patterson to serve as the deputy majority whip of the Senate Democratic Caucus. [9]
On April 6,2022,he announced that he would not seek re-election to the Maryland Senate. [2] [10]
Patterson opposed Governor Larry Hogan's proposal to construct a pro football stadium on a large parcel of federal land in Oxon Hill, [11] saying "I don't know how anyone can think about bringing the Redskins there without some drastic increase in better transportation". [12]
During the 2021 legislative session,Patterson voted for the Climate Solutions Now Act,saying that he "reluctantly" supported the legislation. [13] In the same year,he introduced various environmental bills,including:
During the 2006 legislative session,Patterson voted to override Governor Bob Ehrlich's veto of the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act,which would require Walmart to pay more for employee health care. [17]
During the 2019 legislative session,Patterson refused to cast a vote on the End-of-Life Option Act,which would have provided palliative care to terminally ill adults,causing the bill to die in a tied 23–23 vote. [18] [19] On his decision not to vote,Patterson said he had no regrets about decision,adding,"I did not cast a vote simply because I could not bring myself to move right or left on the bill and therefore I didn't vote on all. I don't know if it is [a violation of Senate rules] but I had to vote my conscience and that's what I did". [20] In 2020,when the bill was reintroduced,Patterson said that he would cast a vote if the bill came up for a vote again,but did not say how he planned to vote. [21] [22]
During the 2021 legislative session,Patterson introduced legislation that would allow police officers to arrest a person based on witness testimony and video evidence. [23] Patterson voted in favor of the General Assembly's police reform package. [24]
During the 2001 legislative session,Patterson voted in favor of legislation to implement a two-year moratorium on Maryland's use of capital punishment. The bill passed the Maryland House of Delegates by a vote of 82–54. [25] He also voted in favor of legislation to add gays and lesbians to the state's anti-discrimination law,which passed in a 88–50 vote. [26]
During the 2021 legislative session,Patterson introduced legislation that would rename Indian Head Highway after former President Barack Obama. [27] [28] The bill died in the Maryland Senate after its first reading a month later. [29] He also introduced a bill that would replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day. [30]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 8,716 | 24 | |
Democratic | David Mercado Valderrama | 6,657 | 18 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 6,234 | 17 | |
Democratic | Rosa Lee Blumenthal | 4,187 | 12 | |
Democratic | Christine M. Jones | 3,953 | 11 | |
Democratic | Napoleon Lechoco | 1,997 | 6 | |
Democratic | Charles H. French | 1,784 | 5 | |
Democratic | Gloria E. Horton | 1,215 | 3 | |
Democratic | Henry W. Harris Sr. | 762 | 2 | |
Democratic | Leighton D. Williams | 545 | 2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 17,807 | 27 | |
Democratic | David M. Valderrama | 17,206 | 26 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 16,483 | 25 | |
Republican | Max L. Buff | 4,814 | 7 | |
Republican | Claude W. Roxborough | 4,612 | 7 | |
Republican | Erich H. Schmidt | 4,215 | 6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Obie Patterson | 23,465 | 34 | |
Democratic | David M. Valderrama | 23,269 | 33 | |
Democratic | Kerry Hill | 23,174 | 33 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Veronica L. Turner | 22,482 | 29.8 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 21,794 | 28.9 | |
Democratic | Darryl A. Kelley | 21,306 | 28.2 | |
Republican | JoAnn Fisher | 3,675 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Dale L. Anderson | 3,562 | 4.7 | |
Republican | Max Buff | 2,623 | 3.5 | |
Write-in | 38 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 9,846 | 55.1 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 8,028 | 44.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Obie Patterson | 5,209 | 41.4 | |
Democratic | Betty Horton-Hodge | 3,661 | 29.1 | |
Democratic | Jerry J. Mathis | 1,576 | 12.5 | |
Democratic | Trevor Otts | 1,012 | 8.0 | |
Democratic | Antwan Brown | 449 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Archie L. O'Neil | 446 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | AndréD. Nottingham | 244 | 1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Obie Patterson | 25,816 | 99.5 | |
Write-in | 127 | 0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Obie Patterson | 24,187 | 99.5 | |
Write-in | 127 | 0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Obie Patterson | 11,516 | 58.1 | |
Democratic | Jamila J. Woods | 8,321 | 41.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Obie Patterson | 42,929 | 92.5 | |
Republican | Ike Puzon | 3,280 | 7.1 | |
Write-in | 183 | 0.4 |
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