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American politician
Elizabeth Bobo
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In office
January 11, 1995 ? January 14, 2015
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Preceded by
| Kenneth H. Masters
Louis P. Morsberger
[1]
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Succeeded by
| Eric Ebersole
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Terri Hill
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Clarence Lam
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Constituency
| Howard County
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In office
December 1, 1986 ? December 3, 1990
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Preceded by
| William E. Eckel
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Succeeded by
| Charles I. Ecker
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In office
October 1977 ? December 1, 1986
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Born
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1943-12-21
)
December 21, 1943
(age 80)
Baltimore
,
Maryland
, U.S.
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
| Lloyd G. Knowles
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Residence(s)
| Columbia, Maryland
, U.S.
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Education
| Seton High School
University of Maryland University College
(
BA
)
University of Maryland School of Law
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JD
)
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Occupation
| Attorney
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Elizabeth Bobo
(born December 21, 1943) is an
American politician
from
Maryland
and a member of the
Democratic Party
. She served as
Howard County
Executive and in the
Maryland House of Delegates
. Bobo was the first and only female
Howard County Executive
, serving from 1986 to 1990.
Early life and law career
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Bobo was born in
Baltimore
on December 21, 1943. She graduated from
Seton High School
in Baltimore before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from the
University of Maryland University College
and a Juris Doctor degree from the
University of Maryland School of Law
. Bobo was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1992 and practiced as an attorney before her election to the House of Delegates.
[2]
Political career
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Bobo served one term as Howard County Executive from 1986 to 1990. She was Howard County's first and only female executive.
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In 1987, Bobo partnered with developer
Kingdon Gould III
to form a business outreach program.
[4]
Charles I. Ecker
defeated Bobo's bid for reelection as county executive in 1990. In 1993, Bobo married former planning board member and councilperson Lloyd G. Knowles.
In 1994, Bobo was elected to the
Maryland House of Delegates
. She served four terms there, representing District 12B in
Howard County
.
[5]
As a member of the House of Delegates, Bobo voted in favor of increasing the sales tax whilst simultaneously reducing income tax rates for some income brackets in the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2).
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She voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6).
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She served on the Environmental Matters Committee, and was noted for distinguishing herself as an advocate for protection of the natural environment.
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During the
2008 Democratic presidential primaries
, Bobo supported the candidacy of
Barack Obama
.
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She served as one of the state's ten electors pledged to Obama in the
general election
, and cast her vote for him along with the other nine on December 15.
[9]
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In 2012, Bobo announced her decision not to seek reelection in 2014.
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References
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"Volume 186 Index - Maryland Manual, 1994-95"
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msa.maryland.gov
. Retrieved
May 16,
2023
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"Elizabeth Bobo, Maryland State Delegate"
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msa.maryland.gov
. Retrieved
May 16,
2023
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b
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McPherson, Lindsey (September 4, 2012).
"Longtime Howard politician Liz Bobo to retire in 2014"
.
Baltimore Sun
. Retrieved
December 21,
2016
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Janice Howard (November 19, 1987). "HOWARD COUNTY NOTES".
The Washington Post
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Scott Wilson (April 6, 1990). "Liberation Of a Liberal: Md.'s Bobo Comfortable Sitting on Back Bench".
The Washington Post
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"Archived copy"
(PDF)
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on February 9, 2012
. Retrieved
July 13,
2007
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{{
cite web
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
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2007 votes
mlis.state.md.us
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dead link
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Carson, Larry (February 8, 2008).
"Bobo, Ulman back Obama"
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Baltimore Sun
. Retrieved
December 17,
2016
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Appleman, Eric M.
"2008 Presidential Electors"
. Maryland State Board of Elections
. Retrieved
December 17,
2016
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"December 15, 2008--Electoral College Votes"
. Democracy in Action
. Retrieved
December 20,
2016
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