Robert B. Long | |
|---|---|
 Long in 2017 | |
| Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2015 Servingwith Robin Grammer Jr., Richard W. Metzgar | |
| Preceded by | Joseph J. Minnick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11,1957 Baltimore,Maryland,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 4 |
Robert B. Long is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the sixth district since 2015.
Long was born in Baltimore,Maryland on January 11,1957. [1] He was raised by a single mother. [2] Long attended Essex Community College and the Community College of Baltimore County before becoming a GRI-designated realtor for Covenant Realty. He is also a former union truck driver. [1]
Long is a member of the Maryland Association of Realtors,the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors,the Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group,and the National Rifle Association. [1] He first ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010,but was defeated by incumbents Johnny Olszewski,Joseph J. Minnick,and Michael H. Weir Jr. in the general election. [3]
Long is married and has four children. [1]
Long was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates alongside Republicans Robin Grammer Jr. and Richard W. Metzgar in the 2014 Maryland House of Delegates election,during which the three ran on a platform involving economic issues. [4] He was sworn in on January 14,2015,and has served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee during his entire tenure. [1] Long keeps a brick from the former Sparrows Point steel mill on his desk as a reminder "of where we've been and where we have to go". [5]
During the 2019 legislative session,Long introduced a bill that would fine parents $1,000 if their child gets into trouble at school four times. [6] In 2023,he introduced the Parent and Guardian Accountability Act,which would require parents to participate in counseling with their student after repeating a notice of repeated disruptive behavior during school hours. [7]
In August 2022,Long signed onto a letter asking Governor Larry Hogan to keep the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant under the Maryland Environmental Service's control,expressing concerns that the plant would "resort back to mismanagement" if given back to the city of Baltimore. [8]
During the 2018 legislative session,Long supported legislation to provide $8.5 billion in tax incentives to Amazon to build their second headquarters in Montgomery County, [9] hoping that Amazon locating in Maryland would bring jobs to his district. [10]
In 2020,Long expressed concerns with a bill to impose a six percent tax on "luxury services" and lobbied to have "marina services" removed from the luxury services defined in the bill. [11]
In November 2016,Long condemned a tape recording of a vulgar discussion Donald Trump had on Access Hollywood in 2005 about groping and trying to have sex with women,calling it "disgusting and inappropriate". He supported Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election,expressing optimism that he would bring manufacturing jobs back to his district as president. [12]
During the 2021 legislative session,Long introduced legislation that would extend state hate crime protections to first responders. [13]
In 2023,during debate on a bill to establish the state's recreational marijuana industry,Long introduced an amendment that would prevent occupants of a motor vehicle from smoking cannabis near a minor. The amendment was rejected in a 40-97 vote. [14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ric Metzgar | 2,775 | 36.3 | |
| Republican | Robert B. Long | 2,584 | 33.8 | |
| Republican | Carlton William Clendaniel | 2,291 | 29.9 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johnny Olszewski (incumbent) | 16,278 | 20.2 | |
| Democratic | Michael H. Weir Jr. (incumbent) | 14,618 | 18.2 | |
| Democratic | Joseph J. Minnick (incumbent) | 14,405 | 17.9 | |
| Republican | Robert B. Long | 12,999 | 16.2 | |
| Republican | Ric Metzgar | 12,480 | 15.5 | |
| Republican | Carlton William Clendaniel | 9,612 | 11.9 | |
| Write-in | 79 | 0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert B. Long | 2,139 | 24.4 | |
| Republican | Ric Metzgar | 1,707 | 19.5 | |
| Republican | Robin Grammer Jr. | 1,224 | 14.0 | |
| Republican | Roger Zajdel | 994 | 11.3 | |
| Republican | Domenico "Dan" Liberatore | 860 | 9.8 | |
| Republican | Mitchell J. Toland,Jr. | 701 | 8.0 | |
| Republican | Carl H. Magee,Jr. | 577 | 6.6 | |
| Republican | Gary Sparks | 450 | 5.1 | |
| Republican | Jerzy Samotyj | 122 | 1.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert B. Long | 16,796 | 21.2 | |
| Republican | Ric Metzgar | 15,176 | 19.1 | |
| Republican | Robin L. Grammer Jr. | 14,582 | 18.4 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas C. D'Adamo,Jr. | 11,599 | 14.6 | |
| Democratic | Michael H. Weir Jr. (incumbent) | 11,503 | 14.5 | |
| Democratic | Jake Mohorovic | 9,526 | 12.0 | |
| Write-in | 97 | 0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert B. Long (incumbent) | 18,291 | 19.7 | |
| Republican | Robin L. Grammer Jr. (incumbent) | 18,084 | 19.5 | |
| Republican | Ric Metzgar (incumbent) | 17,803 | 19.2 | |
| Democratic | Nicholas C. D'Adamo,Jr. | 12,847 | 13.9 | |
| Democratic | Megan Ann Mioduszewski | 12,213 | 13.2 | |
| Democratic | Diane DeCarlo | 12,000 | 12.9 | |
| Libertarian | Michael J. Lyden | 1,459 | 1.6 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ric Metzgar (incumbent) | 16,696 | 23.6 | |
| Republican | Robin L. Grammer Jr. (incumbent) | 16,344 | 23.1 | |
| Republican | Robert B. Long (incumbent) | 15,987 | 22.6 | |
| Democratic | Megan Ann Mioduszewski | 11,300 | 16.0 | |
| Democratic | Jake Mohorovic III | 10,109 | 14.3 | |
| Write-in | 304 | 0.4 | ||
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