Obie Patterson
Obie Patterson | |
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Member of the Maryland Senate from the 26th district | |
In office January 9, 2019 – January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | C. Anthony Muse |
Succeeded by | C. Anthony Muse |
Constituency | Prince George's County, Maryland |
Prince George's County Council | |
In office December 6, 2010 – December 3, 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Monique Anderson-Walker |
Constituency | District 8 |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 26th district | |
In office January 11, 1995 – January 10, 2007 Serving with C. Anthony Muse, David Mercado Valderrama, Kerry Hill, Darryl A. Kelley, and Veronica L. Turner | |
Preceded by | Christine M. Jones |
Succeeded by | Kris Valderrama |
Personal details | |
Born | Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S. | March 7, 1938
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Three children; three grandchildren. |
Education | Johnson C. Smith University (BS) University of Florida (MA) |
Obie Patterson (born March 7, 1938) is an American politician. He was previously a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate from the 26th district in Prince George's County.[1] He served on the Prince George's County Council representing District 8, and in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 26th district.[1]
Background
[edit]Patterson was born in Lancaster, South Carolina on March 7, 1938. He attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 1965, and the University of Florida, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in public administration in 1971.[1] After graduating, he served in a variety of roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.[2]
Political career
[edit]Patterson was a member of House of Delegates from January 11, 1995, and to January 10, 2007.[1] He served as the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2002 to 2004.[3] In 2006, Patterson unsuccessfully ran for Maryland Senate in District 26,[4] losing to former state Delegate C. Anthony Muse in the Democratic primary by a 55%-45% margin.[5]
In 2010, Patterson was elected to serve on the Prince George's County Council in District 8.[1] Termed out of running for re-election, he ran for the Maryland Senate in 2018, seeking to succeed C. Anthony Muse, who decided against running for another term to run for county executive of Prince George's County.[6]
In September 2018, the Prince George's County Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against Patterson, claiming that his county government staff used a government email address to distribute an invitation to a reception featuring Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous.[7][8] He won the general election in November 2018 with 92.5 percent of the vote and was sworn in on January 9, 2019.[1] Later that month, President of the Maryland Senate Thomas V. Miller Jr. appointed Patterson to serve as the deputy majority whip of the Senate Democratic Caucus.[9]
On April 6, 2022, he announced that he would not seek re-election to the Maryland Senate.[2][10]
Political positions
[edit]Development initiatives
[edit]Patterson opposed Governor Larry Hogan's proposal to construct a pro football stadium on a large parcel of federal land in Oxon Hill,[11] saying "I don't know how anyone can think about bringing the Redskins there without some drastic increase in better transportation".[12]
Environment
[edit]During the 2021 legislative session, Patterson voted for the Climate Solutions Now Act, saying that he "reluctantly" supported the legislation.[13] In the same year, he introduced various environmental bills, including:
- Senate Bill 70, which would require the state to establish uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation[14]
- Senate Bill 121, which would require the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities to develop policy recommendations on clan energy projects and investments to benefit low-income communities[15]
- Senate Bill 151, which would amend the Maryland State Constitution to establish a right to a healthy environment[16]
Health care
[edit]During the 2006 legislative session, Patterson voted to override Governor Bob Ehrlich's veto of the Fair Share Health Care Fund Act, which would require Walmart to pay more for employee health care.[17]
During the 2019 legislative session, Patterson refused to cast a vote on the End-of-Life Option Act, which would have provided palliative care to terminally ill adults, causing the bill to die in a tied 23–23 vote.[18][19] On his decision not to vote, Patterson said he had no regrets about decision, adding, "I did not cast a vote simply because I could not bring myself to move right or left on the bill and therefore I didn't vote on all. I don't know if it is [a violation of Senate rules] but I had to vote my conscience and that's what I did".[20] In 2020, when the bill was reintroduced, Patterson said that he would cast a vote if the bill came up for a vote again, but did not say how he planned to vote.[21][22]
Policing
[edit]During the 2021 legislative session, Patterson introduced legislation that would allow police officers to arrest a person based on witness testimony and video evidence.[23] Patterson voted in favor of the General Assembly's police reform package.[24]
Social issues
[edit]During the 2001 legislative session, Patterson voted in favor of legislation to implement a two-year moratorium on Maryland's use of capital punishment. The bill passed the Maryland House of Delegates by a vote of 82–54.[25] He also voted in favor of legislation to add gays and lesbians to the state's anti-discrimination law, which passed in a 88–50 vote.[26]
During the 2021 legislative session, Patterson introduced legislation that would rename Indian Head Highway after former President Barack Obama.[27][28] The bill died in the Maryland Senate after its first reading a month later.[29] He also introduced a bill that would replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.[30]
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 8,716 | 24 | |
Democratic | David Mercado Valderrama | 6,657 | 18 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 6,234 | 17 | |
Democratic | Rosa Lee Blumenthal | 4,187 | 12 | |
Democratic | Christine M. Jones | 3,953 | 11 | |
Democratic | Napoleon Lechoco | 1,997 | 6 | |
Democratic | Charles H. French | 1,784 | 5 | |
Democratic | Gloria E. Horton | 1,215 | 3 | |
Democratic | Henry W. Harris Sr. | 762 | 2 | |
Democratic | Leighton D. Williams | 545 | 2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 17,807 | 27 | |
Democratic | David M. Valderrama | 17,206 | 26 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 16,483 | 25 | |
Republican | Max L. Buff | 4,814 | 7 | |
Republican | Claude W. Roxborough | 4,612 | 7 | |
Republican | Erich H. Schmidt | 4,215 | 6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 23,465 | 34 | |
Democratic | David M. Valderrama | 23,269 | 33 | |
Democratic | Kerry Hill | 23,174 | 33 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Veronica L. Turner | 22,482 | 29.8 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 21,794 | 28.9 | |
Democratic | Darryl A. Kelley | 21,306 | 28.2 | |
Republican | JoAnn Fisher | 3,675 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Dale L. Anderson | 3,562 | 4.7 | |
Republican | Max Buff | 2,623 | 3.5 | |
Write-in | 38 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. Anthony Muse | 9,846 | 55.1 | |
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 8,028 | 44.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 5,209 | 41.4 | |
Democratic | Betty Horton-Hodge | 3,661 | 29.1 | |
Democratic | Jerry J. Mathis | 1,576 | 12.5 | |
Democratic | Trevor Otts | 1,012 | 8.0 | |
Democratic | Antwan Brown | 449 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Archie L. O'Neil | 446 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | André D. Nottingham | 244 | 1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 25,816 | 99.5 | |
Write-in | 127 | 0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 24,187 | 99.5 | |
Write-in | 127 | 0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 11,516 | 58.1 | |
Democratic | Jamila J. Woods | 8,321 | 41.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Obie Patterson | 42,929 | 92.5 | |
Republican | Ike Puzon | 3,280 | 7.1 | |
Write-in | 183 | 0.4 |
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- ^ Chason, Rachel (September 18, 2018). "Council member Obie Patterson improperly promoted Ben Jealous event, Prince George's GOP alleges". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ DePuyt, Bruce (September 18, 2018). "GOP: Prince George's Councilman Used County Resources for Political Purposes". Maryland Matters. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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