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Samuel I. Rosenberg (b. May 18, 1950) is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 41. He was first elected to the chamber in 1982. Rosenberg is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.
Rosenberg's professional experience includes working as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the University of Maryland School of Law, Executive Director of the Homeless Persons Representations Project, Housing Program Coordinator for the Department of Housing and Community Development in Baltimore City, and Producer/Assistant to Program Manager at WJZ-TV.
Member, State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings, 2011-present
Member, Evaluation Committee for Welfare Reform Pilot Program
Former Vice Chair, Human Services and Welfare Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Policy, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Liaison Work Group, Baltimore City Delegation
Former Member, Maryland State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Member, Task Force on Welfare Reform Reauthorization, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2013-2017
Member, Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, House Committee on Rules & Executive Nominations, Maryland State General Assembly, 2015-2017
Member, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2013-2017
Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2017
Chair, Vice Chairs Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2013
Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2013
Member, Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005-2011
Member, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2006-2011
Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-2011
House Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011
Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004-2011
Member, Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, 2008
Member, House Work Group to Study Maryland Law Regarding Access to Firearms and Sharing of Health Information, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007
Member, Joint Audit Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2006
Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2004
Chair, Public Health Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2004
Member, State Information Technology Board, 2000-2004
Member, Task Force on Child Welfare System Accountability, 2003-2004
Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1983-2003
Member, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1992-2003
Chair, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-2003
House Chair, Joint Audit Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003
Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-2003
House Chair, Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1996-2003
Member, Oversight Committee on Personnel, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-2003
Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002
Member, Museum Assistance Review Panel, 1996-2002
Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002
Member, Special Commission to Study Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Maryland, 2000-2001
Member, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2001
Member, Oversight Committee on the Administration of the HealthChoice Program, 1999
Member, Task Force to End Smoking in Maryland, 1999
Member, Commission on Inadvertent Displacement, 1997-1998
Member, Special Joint Committee on Pensions, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-1998
Member, Maryland Housing Policy Commission, 1996-1997
Member, Special Joint Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1996-1997
Member, Peabody Institute Oversight Committee, 1990-1996
Chair, Health and the Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1993-1994
Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1988-1992
House Chair, Joint Expenditure Study Group on Education and Human Resources, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1991
Member, Task Force to Study Incentive Awards Program for State Employees, 1990
Member, Commission on Hereditary Disorders, 1983-1987
Member, Mayor's Task Force for Liaison with General Assembly, 1980-1981
Co-Chair, Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
Member, Health and Government Operations
Co-Chair, Legislative Ethics
Member, Marijuana Legalization Workgroup
Chair, Subcommittee on Government Operations and Estates and Trusts
Member, Subcommittee on Public Health and Minority Health Disparities
1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-choice
2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No
7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes
8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase
3. Environment
- Slightly Increase
4. Health care
- Slightly Increase
5. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase
7. Welfare
- Slightly Increase
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Greatly Increase
2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase
3. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status
4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status
5. Property taxes
- Maintain Status
6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Maintain Status
8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Maintain Status
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Maintain Status
10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Tapping into Maryland's "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes
3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- Yes
5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No
6. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- Yes
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- Yes
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Do you support requiring first-time DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices?
- No
4. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- Yes
5. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes
6. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes
7. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- No
2. Do you support allowing wine to be shipped directly to Maryland residents?
- Yes
3. Do you support the legalization of table games in Maryland?
- No
4. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
5. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes
6. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
7. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
8. Do you support construction of the Purple Line light rail project?
- Yes
9. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes
10. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes
3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Maryland high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Maryland's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes
3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- No
4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- No Answer
4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- Yes
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Maryland?
- No
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- No
2. Should Maryland allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- Yes
3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- Yes
6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Repeal of the death penalty
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