“John L. Bohanan Jr.”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

John L. Bohanan Jr.

释义

Early life and career
In the legislature
Awards
References

{{Infobox Politician
| name = John L. Bohanan Jr.
| image = John L. Bohanan, Jr. (2007).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|9|12}}
| birth_place = St. Mary's County, Maryland,
United States
| residence = California, Maryland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = 29B
| term_start = December 16, 1999
| term_end = January 14, 2015
| predecessor = John F. Slade III
| successor = Deborah Ray
| constituency = St. Mary's County
| party = Democrat
| religion = Christian
| occupation =
| majority =
| relations =
| spouse = Mary K. Bohanan
| children =
| footnotes =
}}

John L. Bohanan Jr. (born September 12, 1958) is an American politician who represents district 29B in the Maryland House of Delegates. Bohanan is chairman of the House Spending Affordability Committee.

Early life and career

Bohanan was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland on September 12, 1958.

He attended St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland and later graduated from Towson University in 1981 with his Bachelor of Science Degree in finance. He then served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Roy Dyson from 1981 until 1987.^[1]

In the legislature

While in the House of Delegates, Bohanan served as the Deputy Majority Whip for floor votes.

voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)
voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006(SB154)
voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000
voted for Jessica’s Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007
voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008
voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland’s drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009
voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland’s budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State’s aging fleet, 2009
Voted against Gun control
Voted Against abolishing the Death Penalty
Voted for Raising the Minimal Wage
Voted to Increase the Gas tax to 20 cents

Awards

2010 Most Influential Maryland Legislators (Top 20)^[2]

References

1. ^http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa13089.html
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette.net/thelist/|title=Where Does Your Legislator Rank? See the list.|last=Poll|date=2 April 2010|publisher=Maryland Gazette of Politics and Business|accessdate=10 April 2010}}

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。