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Anne Healey

Anne Healey (born January 2, 1951) is an American politician. She is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 22 in Prince George's County since 1991. She previously served on the City Council in Hyattsville, Maryland from 1987 to 1990.[1]

Anne Healey
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 22nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 1991
Preceded byAnne MacKinnon
Personal details
Born (1951-01-02) January 2, 1951 (age 73)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNeal Conway
Children2
ProfessionFreelance writer

Early life and education

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Healey was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on January 2, 1951. She graduated from Cathedral High School, and later attended Marywood College, where she earned a B.A. degree in 1972, and the Catholic University of America, where she earned a M.A. degree in 1974.[1]

Career

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After graduating, Healey became a newspaper writer and editor for various Maryland-based newspapers, including The Catholic Review, The Prince George's Sentinel, and The Prince George's Post.[1]

Healey first got involved with politics in grade school after attending a campaign parade for then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy. After a 15-year long career in journalism, Healey decided to pursue a career in politics.[2] From 1987 to 1990, Healey served on the Hyattsville City Council. Afterwards, she ran for state delegate in District 22, winning the Democratic primary with 18 percent of the vote[3] and the general election with 24 percent of the vote.[4]

In the legislature

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Healey was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 1991. She is the House Chair of the House Rules & Executive Nominations Committee and a member of the Environmental Matters Committee and its housing & real property and motor vehicle & transportation subcommittees.

Committee assignments

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  • Chair, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2013–present (member, 1998–2006)
  • Member, Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015–present (housing & real property subcommittee, 2015–present; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2017–present; chair, local government & bi-county agencies subcommittee, 2015–present)
  • Member, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2019–present
  • Member, Joint Expenditure Study Group on Law Enforcement and Transportation, 1991
  • Member, Joint Study Group on Transportation and Lottery Revenues, 1991
  • Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1991–2006 (vice-chair, 1997–2006; chair, vice-chair's subcommittee, 1997–2006)
  • Member, House Chair, Task Force on Telecommunications Taxes, 1994
  • Member, Special Joint Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development, 1996–1997
  • House Chair, Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997
  • Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1999–2003
  • Member, Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003–2004
  • Member, Spending Affordability Committee, 2003–2007
  • Member, House Chair, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2007–2012
  • Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 2007–2015 (ground rent work group, 2007; housing & real property subcommittee, 2007–2015; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2007–2010; chair, local government & bi-county subcommittee, 2007–2015)

Other memberships

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  • Member, County Affairs Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2015–present (bi-county committee, 1991–2002, 2008–2014; law enforcement & state-appointed boards committee, 2003–2007; maryland-national capital park & planning commission committee, 2008–2012)
  • President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2021–present (member, 1991–present; legislative committee, 2006; secretary, 2016–2018; 2nd vice-president, 2018–2019; 1st vice-president, 2018–2019; vice-president, 2020–2021)
  • Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2004–present
  • Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005–present
  • Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2015, 2019–present
  • Member, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019–present
  • Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (budgets & revenue committee, 2005–present)

Personal life

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While reporting for The Catholic Review, Healey met her future husband, Neal Conway. Together, they have lived in Hyattsville since 1979 and have raised two children. Healey is a devout Catholic and is of Irish descent.[2][5] In September 2015, she was invited to attend Pope Francis's visit to the White House.[6]

In June 2020, Healey was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her chemotherapy treatments ended in December and she continued to receive radiation treatment during the 2021 legislative session.[7]

Political positions

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Education

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Healey introduced legislation during the 2013 legislative session that would make the Maryland school year start after Labor Day. The bill passed to form a task force investigating a post-Labor Day start, of which Healey was a member.[8] In 2019, Healey voted for, and later voted to override the governor's veto on, a bill that would allow school districts to start before Labor Day.[9]

Environment

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In 2015, Healey introduced legislation to protect bees from neonics.[10] The bill passed and became law on May 28, 2016.[11]

In 2017, Healey sponsored legislation that would require developers to replant an acre of trees for every acre of forest they clear.[12] Healey introduced legislation during the 2018 legislative session that would create a state definition for priority forests to improve state conservation laws.[13] In 2019, Healey introduced legislation to create a task force to monitor and address future deforestation and make recommendations to prevent forest loss without disrupting growth and development.[14]

Health care

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In 2004, Healey voted in favor of legislation that would levy a two-percent tax on health maintenance organizations to keep medical malpractice insurance costs for doctors in check.[15]

In 2006, Healey voted in favor of legislation that would require Walmart to pay more for employee health care benefits. The bill was vetoed by Governor Bob Ehrlich, and the legislature failed to override his veto on an 88-50 vote in the House and a 30-17 vote in the Senate.[16]

In 2019, Healey voted in favor of legislation that would create a five-person panel to investigate and negotiate the prices of high-priced drugs.[17]

Immigration

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In 2021, Healey voted in favor of legislation that would prohibit state and local government agencies from providing records or data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement.[18]

National politics

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During the 2016 presidential primaries, Healey endorsed Martin O'Malley.[19] In 2020, she endorsed Joe Biden.[20]

Social issues

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In 2001, Healey voted in favor of legislation that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation.[21] In 2006, she opposed legislation that would ban gay marriage in Maryland. The bill failed to pass out of the House of Delegates on a 61-78 vote.[22]

Healey opposes the death penalty.[23] In 2013, she voted in favor of legislation to repeal the death penalty, which was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley.[24]

In 2003, Healey supported a proposal that would strip funding for abortion from the state budget.[25] In 2005, she voted against a bill to provide state funding toward embryonic stem cell research.[26] In 2022, Healey voted against the Abortion Care Access Act, a bill to expand the array of medical providers who could perform abortions. She also voted against overriding the gubernatorial veto on the bill.[27] Healey was targeted for a primary challenge by Pro-Choice Maryland in 2022 for her anti-abortion stances.[28] She won the primary.

Taxes

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In 2013, Healey voted in favor of legislation to raise the state's fuel tax to replenish the state's transportation fund.[29] In 2015, Healey voted against legislation that would repeal Maryland's "Rain Tax".[30]

Electoral history

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Maryland House of Delegates District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 1990[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Palumbo 6,501 31
Democratic Paul G. Pinsky 5,232 25
Democratic Anne Healey 3,874 18
Democratic M. Teresa O'Hare Johnson 3,366 16
Democratic C. Hope Brown 2,050 10
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 General Election, 1990[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Palumbo 10,353 27
Democratic Paul G. Pinsky 9,566 25
Democratic Anne Healey 9,355 24
Republican Mary E. Rand 3,164 8
Republican Gerard F. Kiernan 3,118 8
Republican Bruce Gordon Pope 2,666 7
Maryland House of Delegates District 22A Democratic Primary Election, 1994[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Palumbo 4,998 39
Democratic Anne Healey 3,591 28
Democratic Timothy Sullivan 1,910 15
Democratic Stewart R. Henderson 1,671 13
Democratic Scott R. Wilson 288 2
Democratic Jack R. Jones 217 2
Maryland House of Delegates District 22A General Election, 1994[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Palumbo 9,246 34
Democratic Anne Healey 8,475 31
Republican William Anthony McConkey 5,584 20
Republican Keith L. Poptanich 3,989 15
Maryland House of Delegates District 22A Democratic Primary Election, 1998[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Palumbo 3,329 45
Democratic Anne Healey 3,181 43
Democratic Eileen Dowd 690 9
Democratic Steven Ross Shaw 229 3
Maryland House of Delegates District 22A General Election, 1998[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Palumbo 11,375 50
Democratic Anne Healey 11,204 50
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2002[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 6,749 23.9
Democratic Anne Healey 6,568 23.3
Democratic Justin Ross 5,916 21.0
Democratic David R. Merkowitz 4,584 16.3
Democratic Michael Wein 2,423 8.6
Democratic John Shields 1,954 6.9
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 General Election, 2002[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anne Healey 16,670 30.56
Democratic Justin Ross 16,243 29.78
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 15,871 29.10
Republican Dominique J. Brown 5,652 10.36
Other Write-Ins 111 0.20
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2006[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 6,947 29.4
Democratic Justin Ross 6,382 27.0
Democratic Anne Healey 5,865 24.8
Democratic Karren Pope-Onwukwe 4,418 18.7
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2006[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 17,572 33.9
Democratic Anne Healey 17,258 33.3
Democratic Justin Ross 16,818 32.4
Other Write-Ins 187 0.4
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2010[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 7,295 34.0
Democratic Justin Ross 7,224 33.6
Democratic Anne Healey 6,950 32.4
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 General Election, 2010[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 18,550 34.7
Democratic Justin Ross 17,399 32.5
Democratic Anne Healey 17,302 32.4
Other Write-Ins 207 0.4
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2014[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alonzo T. Washington 7,504 31.6
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 6,284 26.5
Democratic Anne Healey 6,117 25.8
Democratic Rushern Baker IV 3,840 16.2
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 General Election, 2014[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 19,174 31.9
Democratic Alonzo T. Washington 18,677 31.1
Democratic Anne Healey 18,214 30.3
Republican Lynn White 3,910 6.5
Other Write-Ins 140 0.2
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 Democratic Primary Election, 2018[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alonzo T. Washington 10,739 31.2
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 8,615 25.0
Democratic Anne Healey 6,853 19.9
Democratic Nicole A. Williams 4,761 13.8
Democratic Ashanti Martinez 3,486 10.1
Maryland House of Delegates District 22 General Election, 2018[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tawanna P. Gaines 29,461 33.6
Democratic Alonzo T. Washington 27,401 31.2
Democratic Anne Healey 26,209 29.9
Republican Winnie Obike 4,416 5.0
Other Write-Ins 278 0.3

References

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