# Mary Ann Love

Mary Ann Love (February 21, 1940 – January 27, 2022) was an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served 4 full terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 32. Love was originally appointed to the seat in 1993, but was later elected in her own right. She most recently served on the Economic Matters Committee. Love declined to run for reelection in 2014.

## Early life

Mary Ann was born in West Pittston, Pennsylvania on February 21, 1940. She graduated from St. John's High School in 1958. She attended the Wilkes-Barre Business School.

## Career
### Legislative Notes

* voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by from 5% to 6% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)
* voted to support in-state tuition for all graduates of a Maryland public high school, 2007(HB6)
* voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000
* voted for Jessica's Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007
* voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008
* voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland's drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009
* voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland's budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State's aging fleet, 2009
* voted in 2013 in favor of gun control legislation (SB 281) banning certain firearms and placing significant new restrictions on the ability of law-abiding citizens to own firearms

### Election results

* 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. 18,299  19.84%  Won Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. 16,842  18.26%  Won Mary Ann Love, Dem. 16,646  18.05%  Won Robert G. Pepersack, Sr, Rep. 14,628  15.86%  Lost Victor A. Sulin, Dem. 13,694  14.85%  Lost David P. Starr, Rep. 12,020  13.04%  Lost Other Write-Ins 82  0.09%  Lost
* 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Mary Ann Love, Dem. 15,823  19%  Won Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. 15,382  18%  Won James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. 14,959  18%  Won Michael W. Burns, Rep. 13,247  16%  Lost Victor Sulin, Dem. 12,658  15%  Lost Betty Ann O'Neill, Dem. 11,752  14%  Lost
* 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. 15,147  20%  Won Michael W. Burns, Rep. 12,883  17%  Won Mary Ann Love, Dem. 12,414  16%  Won Gerald P. Starr, Rep. 12,166  16%  Lost Victor A. Sulin, Dem. 11,872  16%  Lost Thomas H. Dixon III, Dem. 11,002  15%  Lost

## Death

Love died on January 27, 2022, aged 81.