# Virginia P. Clagett

Virginia Lawrence (Parker) Clagett (born 18 Jul 1943) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 30 in Anne Arundel County, until her 4th term ended in December 2010. A proven vote-getter for decades, she lost re-election in November 2010 to Delegate Herbert H. McMillan. Clagett is a member of the Marlborough Hunt Club, a local Fox Hunt in Southern Maryland.

## Personal life

Virginia Lawrence Parker graduated from Potomac School, Madeira School, and Smith College. Clagett married attorney Brice McAdoo Clagett on September 18, 1968. In 1968, they bought Holly Hill, a house in Friendship, Maryland that was built by Brice Clagett's ancestors more than three centuries prior. They had two children: John Brice de Treville Clagett and Ann Calvert Brooke Clagett. They later divorced.

## Career
### Legislative Notes

* voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007 (HB2)
* voted in favor of in-state tuition for students who attended Maryland high schools for at least 2 years. (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
For the past four years, Delegate Claggett has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Anne Arundel County. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.
In 2010 Del. Clagett had one of the highest lodging records in the state (almost $11,000) despite the fact that Annapolis is in her District.

## Election results

* 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Ronald A. George, Rep. 25,631  19.25%  Won Michael E. Busch, Dem. 23,995  18.02%  Won Herb McMillan, Rep. 22,553  16.94%  Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 21,142  15.88%  Lost Seth Howard, Rep. 20,080  15.08%  Lost Judd Legum, Dem. 19,670  14.77%  Lost Other Write-Ins 89  0.07%
* 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 22,479  17.1%  Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 22,360  17.0%  Won Ronald A. George, Rep. 21,811  16.6%  Won Barbara Samorajczyk, Dem. 21,758  16.5%  Lost Andy Smarick, Rep. 20,594  15.6%  Lost Ron Elfenbein, Rep. 20,457  15.5%  Lost David Whitney, Con. 2,225  1.7%  Lost Other Write-Ins 80  0.1%
* 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 30th District
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 22,422  17.7%  Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 21,875  17.3%  Won Herbert H. McMillan, Rep. 20,972  16.6%  Won C. Richard D'Amato, Dem. 20,545  16.3%  Lost Michael Collins, Rep. 19,140  15.1%  Lost Nancy Almgren, Rep. 18,861  14.9%  Lost David M. Gross, Green 2,536  2.0%  Lost Other Write-Ins 71  0.1%
* 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 24,075  21%  Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 24,036  21%  Won Richard D'Amato, Dem. 20,223  18%  Won Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. 18,690  16%  Lost Edward J. Turner, Rep. 14,119  12%  Lost Anthony McConkey, Rep. 12,353  11%  Lost
* 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30
       Voters to choose three:
    Name Votes Percent Outcome Michael E. Busch, Dem. 18,709  19%  Won Phillip D. Bissett, Rep. 18,009  23%  Won Virginia P. Clagett, Dem. 18,254  18%  Won Ralph C. Rosacker, Rep. 16,299  16%  Lost Joan Beck, Rep. 15,974  16%  Lost John C. Eldridge Jr., Dem. 13,320  13%  Lost