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Key Votes

Date	No.	Title	Status
3/14/08	SB 461	Prohibiting Cell Phone Use by Drivers Under 18	Bill Failed - Senate (22 - 21)
2/22/08	SB 243	Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Requirements	Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
3/16/07	HB 754	Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Care	Bill Passed - House (102 - 37)
6/15/06	HB 2	Mandatory Sentences and Other Penalties for Sex Offenders	Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 5)
3/28/06	SB 297	Pharmacists Dispensing Emergency Contraception	Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Speaker	Location
6/13/13	Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act ...	Rep. Steny H. Hoyer	Washington, DC
6/13/13	Newton Anniversary and Gun Control	Rep. Steny H. Hoyer	Washington, DC
6/12/13	Asian Policy	Sen. Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin	Washington, DC
6/12/13	Cardin Jobs Bill Would Simplify Restoration Of Historic Properties, Spur ...	Sen. Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin	Washington, DC
6/12/13	Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act ...	Rep. Donna F. Edwards	Washington, DC

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Ratings

Year(s)	Name
2012	Protect Marriage Maryland - Lifetime Score
2005	Association of Maryland Families - Positions

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Ballot Measures

Date	State	Title	Outcome
11/06/12	MD	Qualifications for Baltimore County Orphans’ Court Judges	Passed
11/06/12	MD	Qualifications for Prince George’s County Orphans’ Court Judges	Passed
11/02/10	MD	Qualifications for Baltimore City Orphans' Court Judges	Passed

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