Ann Marie Doory
Encyclopedia
Ann Marie L. Doory, is an American politician who represented the 43rd legislative district
in the Maryland House of Delegates
from 1987 to 2010. She resigned on July 13, 2010.
, earning a Juris Doctor in 1979. As an attorney, she is a member of Maryland State and Women's Bar Associations. Prior to running for office she served as counsel to the Majority Leader
of the Maryland State Senate
(1981) and was elected to the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee from Baltimore City in 1982, serving until her successful run for the Maryland House of Delegates
in 1986. In the 2006 campaign, Doory joined with 43rd district incumbents Senator Joan Carter Conway
, and Delegates Maggie McIntosh
and Curt Anderson
to defeat a field of 6 other challengers. The team knocked on more than 20,000 doors, mailed nearly 100,000 thousand pieces of literature and defeated all challengers in both the primary and general elections.
Maryland House of Delegates District 43
Maryland House of Delegates District 43 is one of 47 legislative districts in the state of Maryland and one of the 6 located entirely within Baltimore City...
in the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
from 1987 to 2010. She resigned on July 13, 2010.
Background
Born in Yonkers, New York on August 19, 1954, Ann Marie Doory attended St. Mary's Academy, in Leonardtown, Maryland graduating in 1972. She majored in political science at Towson State University, earning her B.A. in 1976. Three years later she graduated from the University of Baltimore School of LawUniversity of Baltimore School of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law, or UB Law, is one of the three colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. UB Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Maryland, the other law school being the University of Maryland School...
, earning a Juris Doctor in 1979. As an attorney, she is a member of Maryland State and Women's Bar Associations. Prior to running for office she served as counsel to the Majority Leader
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
of the Maryland State Senate
Maryland State Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...
(1981) and was elected to the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee from Baltimore City in 1982, serving until her successful run for the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
in 1986. In the 2006 campaign, Doory joined with 43rd district incumbents Senator Joan Carter Conway
Joan Carter Conway
Joan Carter Conway is an American politician who represents district 43 in the Maryland State Senate. She is the first African American woman to be appointed chairman of any of the standing committees in the Maryland Senate and in 2000 was listed one of "Maryland's Top 100 Women" by the Daily...
, and Delegates Maggie McIntosh
Maggie McIntosh
Margaret L. McIntosh, commonly known as Maggie McIntosh, is an American politician from the state of Maryland. The Chairman of the Environmental Matters Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates, she has been a member of the House of Delegates since November 1992...
and Curt Anderson
Curt Anderson
Curtis Stovall Anderson is an American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist. Anderson was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1983, is the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation, and past chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. After serving 12...
to defeat a field of 6 other challengers. The team knocked on more than 20,000 doors, mailed nearly 100,000 thousand pieces of literature and defeated all challengers in both the primary and general elections.
Civic Commitment
Ann Marie Doory is a board member of the Homeland Association Citizens on Patrol, the House of Ruth, the Central Maryland Council of Girl Scouts and the Good Samaritan Hospital. She is married to Robert Doory and has two children.Legislative career
In the House of Delegates, Doory serves as vice-chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee. Doory was also a member of the Article 27 (crimes & punishments) Revision Committee, the Joint Committee on Investigation and Deputy Speaker Pro Tem from 1999 to 2003. Earlier in her legislative career she was the House Parliamentarian from 1993 to 1994 and chairman of the Women Legislators of Maryland from 2001 to 2002. She was the lead sponsor of a bill ensuring a 48 hour hospital stay for mothers and newborns after birth, the first law of its kind in the country and lead Sponsor of a bill to require the development of child resistant handgun technology, which ultimately led to the Gun Safety Act of 2000.2007
- voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
- voted in favor the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)
- voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents in 2007(SB106)
- voted in favor of Higher Education -Tuition Charges-Maryland High School Students in 2007 (HB6)
- voted in favor of Slots (HB4) in the 2007 Special session
2005
- voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)
- primary sponsor, Program Open Space Funds (HB415)
Past election results
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 43rd District
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Curt Anderson Curt AndersonCurtis Stovall Anderson is an American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist. Anderson was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1983, is the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation, and past chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. After serving 12...
, Democratic22,315 29.4% Won Maggie McIntosh Maggie McIntoshMargaret L. McIntosh, commonly known as Maggie McIntosh, is an American politician from the state of Maryland. The Chairman of the Environmental Matters Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates, she has been a member of the House of Delegates since November 1992...
, Democratic22,093 29.1% Won Ann Marie Doory, Democratic 21,219 28.0% Won Armand F. Girard, Republican 3,425 4.5% Lost David G.S. Greene, Green 2,619 3.5% Lost Brandy Baker, Green 2,267 3.0% Lost Richard J. Ochs, Green 1,772 2.3% Lost - 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 43rd District
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Maggie McIntosh, Democratic 21,993 32.5% Won Curt Anderson, Democratic 21,131 30.8% Won Ann Marie Doory, Democratic 19,999 29.15% Won John A. Heath, Republican 5,243 7.64% Lost Morning Sunday, Green(Write-In) 152 .22% Lost Other Write-Ins 97 .14% Lost
- Voters to choose three: