How Senators Voted On Slots
The Maryland Senate approved legislation last night calling for a referendum next year on legalizing 15,000 slot machines and moved closer to passing a comprehensive tax package to close an estimated budget shortfall of at least $1.5 billion and raise about $400 million a year for transportation priorities. Here is the full story.
According to the Associated Press, voting in favor of Senate Bill 4 to set a slots referendum were 31 senators, two more than the three-fifths needed:
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller
Sen. John Astle
Sen. Gwendolyn Britt
Sen. James Brochin
Sen. Richard Colburn
Sen. Joan Conway
Sen. Ulysses Currie
Sen. James DeGrange
Sen. Roy Dyson
Sen. George Edwards
Sen. Nathaniel Exum
Sen. Jennie Forehand
Sen. Rob Garagiola
Sen. Lisa Gladden
Sen. Verna Jones
Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Sen. Dolores Kelley
Sen. Nancy King
Sen. Kathy Klausmeier
Sen. Rona Kramer
Sen. Mike Lenett
Sen. Richard Madaleno
Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Sen. Thomas Middleton
Sen. Donald Munson
Sen. Douglas Peters
Sen. Catherine Pugh
Sen. James Robey
Sen. James Rosapepe
Sen. Norman Stone
Sen. Robert Zirkin
Voting against the measure were 15 senators:
Sen. David Brinkley
Sen. George Della
Sen. Brian Frosh
Sen. Janet Greenip
Sen. Larry Haines
Sen. Andrew Harris
Sen. Nancy Jacobs
Sen. Allan Kittleman
Sen. Alex Mooney
Sen. C. Anthony Muse
Sen. Paul Pinsky
Sen. E.J. Pipkin
Sen. Jamie Raskin
Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Sen. Lowell Stoltzfus
Absent:
Sen. J. Robert Hooper
How Maryland senators voted on a measure including the details on implementing slot machines if voters support them in a referendum.
Voting in favor were 25 senators:
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller
Sen. James Brochin
Sen. Richard Colburn
Sen. Ulysses Currie
Sen. James DeGrange
Sen. George Edwards
Sen. Nathaniel Exum
Sen. Rob Garagiola
Sen. Lisa Gladden
Sen. Verna Jones
Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Sen. Dolores Kelley
Sen. Nancy King
Sen. Kathy Klausmeier
Sen. Rona Kramer
Sen. Mike Lenett
Sen. Richard Madaleno
Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Sen. Thomas Middleton
Sen. Donald Munson
Sen. Catherine Pugh
Sen. James Robey
Sen. James Rosapepe
Sen. Norman Stone
Sen. Robert Zirkin
Voting against it were 20 senators:
Sen. John Astle
Sen. Gwendolyn Britt
Sen. Joan Conway
Sen. George Della
Sen. Roy Dyson
Sen. Jennie Forehand
Sen. Brian Frosh
Sen. Janet Greenip
Sen. Larry Haines
Sen. Andrew Harris
Sen. Nancy Jacobs
Sen. Allan Kittleman
Sen. Alex Mooney
Sen. C. Anthony Muse
Sen. Douglas Peters
Sen. Paul Pinsky
Sen. E.J. Pipkin
Sen. Jamie Raskin
Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Sen. Lowell Stoltzfus
Did not vote:
Sen. David Brinkley
Absent:
Sen. J. Robert Hooper
By Anne Bartlett |
November 9, 2007; 10:29 AM ET
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Posted by: Robin Ficker of Robin Realty | November 9, 2007 11:47 AM
The Dow is down another 150 so far today. The screen is all red. The guys that give us all these tax increases are not yelling "Fire" in a crowded theatre. They are yelling, "Fire Me," in a crowded state.
Posted by: Robin Ficker of Robin Realty | November 9, 2007 12:18 PM
No slots at Rosecroft???, are these people crazy. We need all the development we can get in the Oxon Hill/ Ft. Washington areas. What's next?, shoot down a metrorail extension because our elected officials do not know what the residents here want? I know, why don't we make it really difficult for National Harbor to get a liquor lisence, oh I forgot; we already did that too... Talk about knowing what the people want!
Posted by: Tim Giles | November 9, 2007 2:44 PM
If we were not wasting $2,400,000,000 on unjustified pork projects like the ICC toll road, MD would not be desperate for revenue and slots would not be required.
Posted by: Donny | November 12, 2007 7:19 PM
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Good job Anne. Please give us the names of the guys that vote for the sales tax hike, because they may want to start looking for another part-time job.