O'Donnell served in United States Navy,achieving a rank of E-6,from 1979-87. After the Navy,he was a supervisor for the Instrument Modifications Unit at Baltimore Gas &Electric's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. He received the Edward T. Hall Memorial Award for Outstanding Republican Man of the Year –Calvert County,Calvert County Republican Central Committee in 1993. In 2005,he received the Outstanding Employer Partner award from the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.
Maryland House of Delegates
Elections
O'Donnell was first elected in 1995 into the Maryland House of Delegates for District 29C,which covers parts of Calvert and St. Mary's Counties. He defeated Thomas Michael Pelagatti by 32 votes.[3] He was re-elected in 1998 (59%),[4] 2002 (52%),[5] 2006 (60%),[6] and 2010 (57%).[7]
O'Donnell was Minority Whip in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 to 2006,and served as Minority Leader until 2013.[8] In 2010,he was named one of the "Most Influential Maryland Legislators" (Top 20).[9]
Voting Record
voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)
In November 2011, O'Donnell announced his intention to run for the United States Congress representing Maryland's 5th congressional district currently held by Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer. The 5th district spans from Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's and Saint Mary's Counties.
Personal life
Tony O'Donnell and his wife, Lori, have three children and two grandchildren.[12]
Electoral history
2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 26C[13]
Voters to choose one:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Anthony J. O'Donnell, Rep.
7,739
60.3%
Won
Norma Powers, Dem.
5,091
39.6%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
11
0.1%
Lost
2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 27C[14]
Voters to choose one:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Anthony J. O'Donnell, Rep.
6,027
51.87%
Won
Pat Buehler, Dem.
5,586
48.08%
Lost
Other Write-Ins
6
0.1%
Lost
1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 29C[15]
Voters to choose one:
Name
Votes
Percent
Outcome
Anthony J. O'Donnell, Rep.
8,401
59%
Won
John M. Gott, Dem.
5,772
41%
Lost
1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 29C[16]
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