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'''Jane Lawton''' is an [[American politician]] from [[Maryland]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She is currently serving in her 1st full term in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing Maryland's District 18 in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]]. She currently serves on the Environmental Matters Committee.
'''Jane Lawton''' ([[1944]] – [[2007]]) was an [[American politician]] from [[Maryland]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. At the time of her death she was serving in her 1st full term in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing Maryland's District 18 in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]]. She was also serving on the Environmental Matters Committee.


Born in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]], [[Oklahoma]] on [[May 24]], [[1944]], Lawton attended the [[University of Oklahoma]] before working briefly for IBM. She has also worked as Special Assistant to the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] and as Special Assistant to the [[County Executive]] of Montgomery County. She was originally appointed to fill the seat of former delegate John Hurson, but was elected in her own right in the fall of 2006.
Born in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]], [[Oklahoma]] on [[May 24]], [[1944]], Lawton attended the [[University of Oklahoma]] before working briefly for IBM. She has also worked as Special Assistant to the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] and as Special Assistant to the [[County Executive]] of Montgomery County. She was originally appointed to fill the seat of former delegate John Hurson, but was elected in her own right in the fall of 2006.

Lawton died of an apparent heart attack on the morning of November 29, 2007. She collapsed after giving a speech in downtown Washington. She was declared dead at George Washington Hospital Center.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/29/AR2007112901355.html Montgomery Del. Lawton, 63, Dies of Heart Attack]</ref>




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* voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf]
* voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf]
* voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]
* voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]

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Revision as of 20:02, 29 November 2007

Jane E. Lawton
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Mayor, Town of Chevy Chase
In office
1988–1991
Maryland House of Delegates
In office
2005–2007
ConstituencyDistrict 18, Montgomery County
Personal details
Born (1944-05-24) May 24, 1944 (age 80)
OklahomaMuskogee, Oklahoma
DiedNovember 29, 2007
Maryland
Political partyDemocratic
Height200px
ResidenceChevy Chase, Maryland

Jane Lawton (1944 – 2007) was an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. At the time of her death she was serving in her 1st full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 18 in Montgomery County. She was also serving on the Environmental Matters Committee.

Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on May 24, 1944, Lawton attended the University of Oklahoma before working briefly for IBM. She has also worked as Special Assistant to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and as Special Assistant to the County Executive of Montgomery County. She was originally appointed to fill the seat of former delegate John Hurson, but was elected in her own right in the fall of 2006.

Lawton died of an apparent heart attack on the morning of November 29, 2007. She collapsed after giving a speech in downtown Washington. She was declared dead at George Washington Hospital Center.[1]


Legislative notes

  • voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)[1]
  • voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[2]
  • voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[3]

"Maryland Manual Online". Maryland State Archives. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-17.

References

  1. ^ Montgomery Del. Lawton, 63, Dies of Heart Attack


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