Brian McHale
Brian K. McHale (b. December 9, 1954) is a former Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 46 from 1990 to 2015. He was first appointed to the chamber on February 5, 1990. He served as Assistant Majority Deputy Whip for the final 10 years of his tenure. McHale did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
McHale's professional experience includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Bay-Vanguard Federal Savings Bank, and working as a steamship clerk.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McHale served on these committees:
- Economic Matters
- Legislative Ethics, Chair
- Special Committee on Electric Universal Service Program Workgroup, Chair
- Subcommittee on Alcoholic Beverages
- Subcommittee on Public Utilities, Chair
- Investigation
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McHale served on these committees:
- Economic Matters
- Subcommittee on Property and Casualty Insurance
- Subcommittee on Public Utilities (Chair)
- Subcommittee on Unemployment Insurance
- Investigation
- Legislative Ethics (Chair)
Elections
2010
McHale successfully won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010, taking the second of three seats.[1]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 46 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Peter Hammen (D)
|
15,367 | |||
| Brian McHale (D)
|
14,871 | |||
| Luke Clippinger (D)
|
14,159 | |||
| Roger Bedingfield (R) | 7,338 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Brian McHale ran for District 46 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the third of three seats, losing to Peter Hammen and Carolyn Krysiak but beating Peter Kimos.[2]
Brian McHale raised $49,550 for his campaign.[3]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 46 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Peter Hammen (D) | 15,883 | 29.6% | ||
| Carolyn Krysiak (D) | 15,856 | 29.6% | ||
| Brian McHale (D) | 15,542 | 29.0% | ||
| Peter Kimos (R) | 6,219 | 11.6% | ||
| Write-Ins | 154 | 0.3% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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McHale is a member of the Maryland Veterans Caucus, Power Plant Research Advisory Committee, Controlled Hazardous Substances Task Force, and the Democratic State Central Committee.[4]
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 46
External links
- Maryland House of Delegates - Rep. Brian McHale
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998
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, "McHale, Brian," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Brian McHale's Biography," accessed March 25, 2014
