J. Lowell Stoltzfus | |
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| State Senate District 38 | |
| Assumed office January, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis R. Riley |
| House of Delegates District 38 | |
| In office January 1991 – January 1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. McClenahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1949 Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
Background
Lowell Stoltzfus (born July 15, 1949) is a Republican Senator former Minority Leader, representing Maryland's 38th Legislative District, which covers parts of Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester.
Prior to being nominated to replace Lewis Riley in the Maryland State Senate, Stoltzfus was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates District 38.
Education
Stoltzfus is a graduate of the Salisbury University, B.A. English and Sociology 1973 and Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
Career
Stoltzfus has been a member of the Maryland Senate since January 1992. He became Minority Leader in the Maryland Senate in 2001.
In 1998 Stoltzfus co-sponsored a bill that would have allowed Eastern Shore of Maryland residents to vote in a straw poll on secession from Maryland.[1] He has been an outspoken critic of the University of Maryland, College Park's inability to control the illegal, often violent and destructive actions of the student body.
Legislative notes
- voted for electric deregulation in 1999 (HB703)[2]