B. Daniel Riley is an American politician who represents district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

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Background

Born in London, England, he was a Harford County social studies teacher from 1978 until 2006.

Education

Riley attended Baltimore City College

Baltimore City College

The Baltimore City College , also referred to as The Castle on the Hill, historically as The College, and most commonly City, is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. The City College curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics...

 high school and graduated in 1964. He graduated from Towson State University with his B.S. (education) in 1978 and with his M.A. (education) in 1984.

In the legislature

Riley has had two separate terms as a member of House of Delegates. Initially he served from January 13, 1999 to January 8, 2003, representing District 34 (Harford County), and more recently he has served since January 10, 2007, representing District 34A (Cecil & Harford Counties

Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...

). Riley is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. In his first term he was a member of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee and its transportation subcommittee.

Legislative notes

Maryland League of Conservation Voters, which consist of all the major Maryland environmental organizations, gave Delegate Riley a 100% voting record, on environmental issues for the 2008 session. Delegate Riley's lifetime score is 86%.

• 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 http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0713.htm

• 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 http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0930.htm

• 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 http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb0370.htm

• 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 http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0293.htm

• 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 http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0102.htm

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For the past four years, Riley has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Harford County. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.

Election results

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Mary Dulany James, Dem.	12,697	31.7%	Won
B. Daniel Riley, Dem.	10,969	27.3%	Won
Glen Glass, Rep.	8,554	21.0%	Lost
Sheryl Davis Kohl Sheryl Davis Kohl Sheryl Davis Kohl is an American politician who represented district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Delegate Kohl was appointed by Republican Governor Robert Ehrlich to the Maryland House of Delegates in July 2005 to replace Charles R... , Rep.	8,085	19.9%	Lost
Write-Ins	22	0.1%	Lost

• 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Charles R. Boutin Charles R. Boutin Charles Boutin was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 34A.-Background:Charles Boutin was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999 to represent District 34A, which covers portions of Harford and Cecil Counties... , Rep.	11,182	34.8%	Won
Mary Dulany James, Dem.	10,947	34.1%	Won
B. Daniel Riley, Dem.	9,957	31.0%	Lost
Write-Ins	59	0.2%	Lost

• 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36 - Harford County

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Mary Dulany James, Dem.	18,357	18%	Won
Charles R. Boutin Charles R. Boutin Charles Boutin was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 34A.-Background:Charles Boutin was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999 to represent District 34A, which covers portions of Harford and Cecil Counties... , Rep.	17,844	18%	Won
B. Daniel Riley, Dem.	17,798	18%	Won
Robert E. Shaffner, Rep.	16,236	16%	Lost
Robin Walter, Dem.	15,370	15%	Lost
Michael Griffin, Rep.	15,207	15%	Lost