Steve Schuh
Steven R. "Steve" Schuh (b. July 25, 1960) is a former Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 31 from 2007 to 2015. Schuh did not seek re-election in 2014.
Schuch served as Assistant Minority Whip from 2011 to 2013.
Biography
Schuh's professional experience includes working as President of the Schuh Advisory Limited Liability Company and Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston and of Alex, Brown and Sons.
Committee assignments
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Schuh served on these committees:
- Economic Matters
- Subcommittee on Business Regulation
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commercial Law
- Subcommittee on Public Utilities
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schuh served on these committees:
- Economic Matters
- Subcommittee on Business Regulation
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commercial Law
- Subcommittee on Public Utilities
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Schuh served on these committees:
- Appropriations
- Oversight Committee on Pensions
- Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources
Elections
2010
Schuh successfully won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010. He took the second of three seats in the district.[1]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Nicholaus Kipke (R)
|
24,143 | |||
| Steve Schuh (R)
|
22,805 | |||
| Don Dwyer, Jr. (R)
|
22,452 | |||
| Jeremiah Chiappelli (D) | 12,943 | |||
| Justin Towles (D) | 11,968 | |||
| Robert Eckert (D) | 11,856 | |||
| Joshua Crandall (L) | 2,015 | |||
| Cory Faust, Sr. (C) | 1,660 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Steve Schuh ran for District 31 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the first of three seats beating Nicholaus Kipke, Don Dwyer, Jr., Joan Cadden, Thomas Fleckenstein, and Craig Reynolds.[2]
Steve Schuh raised $251,900 for his campaign.[3]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Steve Schuh (R) | 19,049 | 18.4% | ||
| Nicholaus Kipke (R) | 18,150 | 17.5% | ||
| Don Dwyer, Jr. (R) | 17,558 | 17.0% | ||
| Joan Cadden (D) | 17,533 | 16.9% | ||
| Thomas Fleckenstein (D) | 16,654 | 16.1% | ||
| Craig Reynolds (D) | 14,454 | 14.0% | ||
| Write-Ins | 58 | 0.1% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Schuh was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Maryland. All 38 delegates from Maryland were bound to Donald Trump.[4] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
District-level delegates from Maryland to the Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on April 26, 2016. At-large delegates were elected at the Republican state convention in May 2016. Delegates from Maryland were bound through the first two rounds of voting unless released by their candidate or their candidate failed to receive 35 percent or more of the vote in the first round of voting.
Maryland primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Maryland, 2016
| Maryland Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,770 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.3% | 5,946 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.3% | 1,239 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 19% | 87,093 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,012 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 837 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 23.2% | 106,614 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,533 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.7% | 3,201 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 478 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
54.1% | 248,343 | 38 | |
| Totals | 459,066 | 38 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Maryland Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Maryland had 38 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). Maryland's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a given district received all of that district's delegates.[5][6]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Maryland's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[5][6]
Personal
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Schuh has been a board member and chairman of the Chesapeake Region of the American Red Cross, board treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the United Way of Central Maryland. He also served previously as a member of the Board of Severn School, Vice Chairman of Chesapeake Academy, a member of the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Arts Center, and President of Eagle Cove School (formerly Gibson Island Country School).[7]
Recent news
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See also
- Maryland State Legislature
- Maryland House of Delegates
- Maryland House Committees
- Maryland Joint Committees
- Maryland House of Delegates District 31
External links
- Maryland House of Delegates - Rep. Steve Schuh
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Schuh, Steve," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Election Board, "2016 Election Results," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Steve Schuh's Biography," accessed March 25, 2014
