Mary Ann Lisanti
Mary Ann Lisanti | |
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 34A | |
Assumed office January 13, 2015 Serving with Glen Glass | |
Preceded by | Mary-Dulany James |
Constituency | Harford County |
Member of the Harford County Council District F | |
In office December 4, 2006 – December 1, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Cecilia M. Stepp |
Succeeded by | Curtis L. Beulah |
Personal details | |
Born | Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S. | October 27, 1967
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | College of Notre Dame of Maryland (B.A.) Central Michigan University (M.S.) |
Profession | Executive director |
Website | Campaign website Facebook page |
Mary Ann Lisanti (born October 27, 1967) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party, who represents District 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates. Previously she represented district F on the Harford County Council, representing Havre de Grace, Abingdon, Belcamp/Riverside and Aberdeen Proving Ground.[1] In January 2014 Lisanti filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates and to not seek a 3rd term on the County Council.[2] In early March 2019, the House of Delegates unanimously censured Lisanti for a racial slur directed at the African-American majority Prince George's County, with her own county's Democratic Party calling for her resignation.
Political career[]
2014 Maryland State Delegate candidacy[]
Lisanti entered the race for Delegate in district 34A after much speculation that she might run for the seat left open when Delegate Mary-Dulany James decided to run for Maryland State Senate.[2] On June 24, 2014 Lisanti led the Democratic primary by nearly 10 percentage points, with Marla Posey-Moss coming in second, after a heavily contested race with five candidates vying for two seats. Lisanti and Posey-Moss faced Republicans Glen Glass and Mike Blizzard in the General election in November.[3] Glass and Lisanti finished 1 and 2, thus gaining election.[4]
Censure[]
On February 26, 2019, The Washington Post reported that Lisanti referred to Prince George's County, Maryland as a "n----- district" [thus in the original] in conversation with another Democratic legislator.[5] She was removed as the chair of a subcommittee.[5] Two days later she was unanimously censured by the House of Delegates in a 136-0 vote, but refused to resign her seat.[6] On March 2, 2019, the Harford County Democratic Central Committee called for Lisanti to resign for using the racial slur.[7]
Election results[]
- 2006 Primary Election Results Harford County Council – District F[8]
- Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Ann Lisanti, Dem. 1,898 64.6% Won Gunther Hirsch, Dem. 1,057 35.8% Lost
- 2006 General Election Results Harford County Council – District F[9]
- Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Ann Lisnati, Dem. 7,433 60.3% Won John P. Correri, Jr., Rep. 4,877 39.6% Lost Write-Ins 13 0.1% Lost
- 2010 General Election Results Harford County Council – District F[10]
- Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Ann Lisanti, Dem. 7,167 51.8% Won Sheryl Davis Kohl, Rep. 6,646 48.1% Lost Write-Ins 16 0.1% Lost
- 2014 Primary Election Results Maryland House of Delegates - District 34A - Harford County[11]
- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Ann Lisanti, Dem. 2,473 29.0% Won Marla Posey-Moss, Dem. 1,895 22.2% Won Pat Murray., Dem. 1,784 20.9% Lost Steve Johnson, Dem. 1,574 18.4% Lost Maria Terry, Dem. 812 9.5% Lost
- 2014 General Election Results Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Harford County[4]
- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Glen Glass, Rep. 10,779 28.41% Won Mary Ann Lisanti, Dem. 10,015 26.40% Won Mike Blizzard, Rep. 9,041 23.83% Lost Marla Posey-Moss, Dem. 8,057 21.24% Lost Write-Ins 49 0.13% Lost
- 2018 Primary Election Results Maryland House of Delegates - District 34A - Harford County[12]
- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Ann Lisanti, Dem 3,794 46.8% Won Steve Jonson, Dem 2,190 27.0% Won Sarahia Benn, Dem 2,123 26.2% Lost
References[]
- ^ "Mary Ann Lisanti, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. September 9, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ a b Zumer, Bryna. "Harford's Lisanti runs for legislature; Jennings, Glass, McComas hope to keep seats". The Aegis. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ Zumer, Bryna (June 25, 2014). "Glass leads Republican race for District 34A delegates; Lisanti tops Democrats". The Aegis. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates, Legislative District 34A". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Maryland delegate Mary Ann Lisanti loses leadership post over racial slur". NBC News. Associated Press. February 26, 2019.
- ^ Collins, David (February 28, 2019). "House votes to censure Lisanti; Delegate refuses to resign; Harford County Democrat used racial slur to describe Prince George's County district". WBAL-TV. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, David (March 2, 2019). "Harford County Democratic Central Committee calls for Del. Lisanti to resign for racial slur". The Aegis.
- ^ "Harford County Council Primary Results" (PDF). Harford County Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Harford County General Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ "Harford County General Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "State Delegate Primary Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "2018 Election Results". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
External links[]
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Women state legislators in Maryland
- Maryland Democrats
- People from Havre de Grace, Maryland
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Notre Dame of Maryland University alumni
- Central Michigan University alumni