| Christopher B. Shank | |
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Delegate District 2B
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Poole |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | June 30 1972 Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
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Background
Christopher Shank was first elected to District 2B of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999, which represents Washington County, defeating incumbent Bruce Poole. He has been the House Minority Whip since 2007.
Education
Shank went to Johns Hopkins University where he received his B.A. (history) in 1994. He graduated a Phi Beta Kappa. He later attained his M.A. (political management) from George Washington University in 1998. He was the valedictorian and received the Howard Paley Academic Excellence Award.
Career
After college, Shank was a legislative assistant to the Washington County Delegation. He served in this role from 1994-98. Along with being a delegate he is also a procurement specialist with an insurance firm. He is als a member of the Advisory Committee of the Cold Weather Homeless Shelter of Washington County, serving since 1997. He is also a Vice-President of the Washington County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, serving since 1998.
Legislative notes
- voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[1]
- 2007 - voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants(HB6)[2]
- 2006 - voted against the Healthy Air Act (SB154)[3]
- 2005 - voted for slots (HB1361)[4]
- 1999 - voted for electric deregulation(HB703)[5]
Election Results
- 2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 2B[1]
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Name Votes Percent Outcome Christopher B. Shank, Rep. 9,606 99% Won Other Write-In's 101 1.0% Lost
- 2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 2B[2]
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- Voters to choose one:
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Name Votes Percent Outcome Christopher B. Shank, Rep. 7,749 72.33% Won David M. Russo 2,954 27.57% Lost Other Write-In's 11 0.10% Lost
- 1998 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 2B[3]
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- Voters to choose one:
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Name Votes Percent Outcome Christopher B. Shank, Rep. 4,873 51% Won D. Bruce Poole 4,626 49% Lost
References
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 01 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 01 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 01 2007
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