Vanessa Atterbeary | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 13th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2015 Servingwith Jennifer R. Terrasa, Pam Guzzone | |
Preceded by | Guy Guzzone |
Personal details | |
Born | Columbia,Maryland,U.S. | June 24,1975
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 3 |
Education | College of William and Mary (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
Vanessa Elaine Atterbeary [1] (born June 24,1975) is an American attorney and politician from the Democratic Party who represents District 13 in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Atterbeary was born on June 24,1975,in Columbia,Maryland. [2] She attended Clemens Crossing Elementary School,Clarksville Middle School,and graduated from Atholton High School. [3] She attended the College of William and Mary,where she earned a bachelor's degree in government in 1997,and the Villanova University School of Law,where she earned a Juris Doctor three years later. [2] While in law school,she started working at a shelter and participated in a clinic to help women gain protective orders. [4] She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. [3]
After graduating from law school,Atterbeary clerked for Judge David W. Young of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Atterbeary was admitted to Maryland State Bar Association in 2001 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2002. In 2002,Atterbeary joined the law firm Bulman,Dunie,Burke &Feld,where she worked as general counsel for five years. [2] At the same time,she served on the Montgomery County Commission for Women,including as president. [4]
Atterbeary first ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010,for the District 18 delegate seat. She came in fifth place in a field of six candidates,receiving 13 percent of the vote in the primary election. [5] In February 2014,Delegate Frank S. Turner approached her about filing to run in District 13,saying that he thought her Howard County roots would make her a more desirable candidate than she was in Montgomery County. [3] She filed to run in the district on February 25,2014,and ran on a "Team 13" slate with incumbent Delegates Guy Guzzone,Shane Pendergrass,and Turner. [4] [6] She won the Democratic primary with 27.3 percent of the vote. [7]
Atterbeary is married and has three children. [2] She lives in Maple Lawn,Fulton,Maryland. [4]
Atterbeary was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14,2015. [2] From 2018 to 2021,she served as the vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee. [8] Since 2021,she has served as the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. [9]
In October 2023,after U.S. Representative John Sarbanes announced that he would not run for reelection in 2024,Atterbeary said that she was planning to run to succeed him in Congress. She withdrew from the race in December,saying that she wanted to focus on passing gun control and education funding bills in the upcoming legislative session. [10] [11]
Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2016 legislative session that would put five of the seven members of the Howard County school board up for election. The bill was voted down, [12] but was reintroduced in the 2019 legislative session where it passed unanimously. [13]
Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would remove school resource officers from school buildings. [14]
Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would allow the Howard County Council to raise fees against developers to cover the costs of school construction. Following amendments proposed by her colleagues,she voted against advancing the bill to the House floor. [15] In 2020,she introduced a bill that would require the school board to submit a report addressing its deferred maintenance to the Howard County leaders in October. The bill failed to receive a vote. [16]
In 2020,Atterbeary introduced legislation that would prevent the Howard County school board from enrolling students at schools with capacities greater than 115 percent. [17]
As chair of the House Ways and Means Committee,Atterbeary helped craft the state's recreational marijuana industry framework bill after voters approved Question 4 in 2022. In February 2023,she admitted that she had reservations on the legalization of recreational marijuana use,citing her tenure on the Judiciary Committee,but said she would focus on making sure the state's marijuana industry was "equitable". [18]
Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2020 legislative session that would require background checks for private sales of long guns. [19] The bill passed and became law through a gubernatorial veto override on February 10,2021. [20] [21]
In June 2022,Atterbeary condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in New York State Rifle &Pistol Association,Inc. v. Bruen ,calling it "scary". [22] In February 2023,she participated in a Moms Demand Action rally in front of the Maryland State House to support legislation regulating how firearms could be carried and stored. [23]
In May 2020,Atterbeary was appointed to chair the Work Group to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland,where she helped craft the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021. [24] [25] She opposed a proposed provision that would give jurisdictions the ability to allow independent police oversight boards to make disciplinary decisions. [26] The bill passed and became law through a gubernatorial veto override on April 10,2021. [27] [28]
In December 2021,Atterbeary said that agencies that did not comply with Anton's Law by issuing high fees or denying access to police records could have funding withheld. [29]
Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2018 legislative session that would allow judges to admit evidence of past acts in trials of defendants accused of sexual assault. [30]
Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would raise the minimum age for marriage from 15 to 18 years. The bill failed,but was reintroduced in 2021, [31] this time lowering the minimum age to 17 years. [32] The bill was reintroduced and finally became law on April 21,2022. [33]
During the 2023 legislative session,Atterbeary introduced a bill that would allow spouses to uncouple based on "irreconcilable differences". [34]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ana Sol Gutierrez (incumbent) | 7,879 | 24.1 | |
Democratic | Jeff Waldstreicher (incumbent) | 7,386 | 22.6 | |
Democratic | Al Carr (incumbent) | 6,756 | 20.7 | |
Democratic | Dana Beyer | 5,450 | 16.7 | |
Democratic | Vanessa Atterbeary | 4,247 | 13.0 | |
Democratic | Michael K. Heney | 932 | 2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vanessa Atterbeary | 7,399 | 27.3 | |
Democratic | Shane Pendergrass (incumbent) | 7,364 | 27.1 | |
Democratic | Frank S. Turner (incumbent) | 6,941 | 25.6 | |
Democratic | Nayab Siddiqui | 4,204 | 15.5 | |
Democratic | Fred Eiland | 1,225 | 4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shane Pendergrass (incumbent) | 23,167 | 20.8 | |
Democratic | Vanessa Atterbeary | 22,626 | 20.4 | |
Democratic | Frank S. Turner (incumbent) | 22,169 | 20.0 | |
Republican | Chris Yates | 14,598 | 13.1 | |
Republican | Danny Eaton | 14,434 | 13.0 | |
Republican | Jimmy Williams | 14,031 | 12.6 | |
Write-in | 94 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vanessa Atterbeary (incumbent) | 39,470 | 30.7 | |
Democratic | Shane Pendergrass (incumbent) | 36,519 | 28.4 | |
Democratic | Jennifer R. Terrasa | 34,921 | 27.1 | |
Republican | Chris Yates | 17,258 | 13.4 | |
Write-in | 513 | 0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vanessa Atterbeary (incumbent) | 33,045 | 27.9 | |
Democratic | Jen Terrasa (inucmbent) | 31,259 | 26.4 | |
Democratic | Pam Guzzone | 31,128 | 26.2 | |
Republican | Chris Yates | 11,874 | 10.0 | |
Republican | Padraic Walsh | 10,792 | 9.1 | |
Write-in | 539 | 0.5 |
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