Norman Conway

Norman Conway
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 38B
Assumed office
January 14, 1987
Constituency Wicomico and Worcester counties
Personal details
Born (1942-01-11) January 11, 1942
Salisbury, Maryland
Political party Democratic
Residence Salisbury, Maryland
Occupation educator

Norman Conway (born January 11, 1942) is an American politician who represents district 38B in the Maryland House of Delegates. He is chairman of the House Appropriations committee and has been in the Maryland General Assembly since 1987.[1]

Background

Born in Salisbury, Maryland, January 11, 1942, Delegate Conway graduated from Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University) in 1965 with a B.S. in education. He became an elementary school teacher at Pinehurst School in Salisbury. While teaching he continued his education, earning a Master's degree in education administration. He was promoted to the position of vice-principal, then to principal at Pinehurst. While working at Pinehurst Conway ran for political office, winning a seat on the Salisbury City Council in 1974. He was later elected the council's president by its members and served in this position from 1982 to 1987.

In the Legislature

Conway was vice-chairman of the Appropriations committee when his chairman and mentor, Howard "Pete" Rawlings died and Speaker Michael E. Busch named Conway chairman of the House's most powerful committee. As Appropriations chairman, he oversees the state's 30 billion dollar budget and is also a member of the Spending Affordability Committee, the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and the Legislative Policy Committee. Prior to joining the Appropriations committee in 1991 he was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Conway fielding questions on the House floor during the 2007 extraordinary session of the Maryland General Assembly

Legislative notes

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

Awards

Election results

2010 general election results district 38B

Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Norman Conway, Dem. 16,248   29.11    Won
Mike McDermott, Rep. 15,297   27.4%    Won
Marty Pusey, Rep. 13,794   24.71%    Lost
Gee Williams, Dem. 10,459   18.74    Lost

2006 general election results district 38B

Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
James N. Mathias, Jr Dem. 15,082   26.6%    Won
Norman Conway, Dem. 14,223   25.1%    Won
Michael J. James, Rep. 13,969   24.6%    Lost
Bonnie Nelson Luna, Rep. 13,469   23.7%    Lost

References

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  2. ↑ Poll (2 April 2010). "Where Does Your Legislator Rank? See the list.". Maryland Gazette of Politics and Business. Retrieved 10 April 2010.

External links

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