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Victor R. Ramirez
	Victor R. Ramirez
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	Member of the Maryland House of Delegates; from the 47th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2003
Born	July 20, 1974 (age 35); San Salvador, El Salvador
Political party	Democratic
Religion	Catholic

Victor R. Ramirez is the current State Delegate for District 47 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 1974. His family soon after moved to the United States and he lived in Mount Rainier, Maryland.

[edit] Education

Ramirez attended Mt. Rainier and Thomas S. Stone Elementary, Hyattsville Middle School, and graduated from Northwestern High School. He received his B.A. from Frostburg State University in 1996 and his J.D from St. Thomas School of Law in Miami in 2001.

[edit] Career

Ramirez was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2001 and began a practice in his own name. He was elected as State Delegate in 2003.

[edit] In the legislature

Ramirez has been a member of House of Delegates since January 8, 2003. He is currently assigned to the House Judiciary Committee where he serves on the criminal justice subcommittee. Ramirez is also a member of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations and has served as a member of the Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility (2003-04), the Ways and Means Committee, (2003-06), the Ways and Mean's subcommittee on education (2003-04), finance resources subcommittee, (2003-06) tax & revenue subcommittee, 2004-06). Ramirez hasChair, Law Enforcement and State-Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2007- (vice-chair, 2003-06). Member, Maryland Educators Caucus, 2005-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-. Ramirez caused a lot of controversy in January 2007 when he proposed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to attend college paying in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. He was highly criticized by Richard Impallaria Republican Delegate from Baltimore County who said that the bill was "the height of arrogance."^[1]

[edit] Legislative notes

voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)[1]
voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)[2]
voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[3]
voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[4]

[edit] References and notes

[edit] Past elections

2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 47th District^[2]

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jolene Ivey, Democratic	12,860	35.5%	Won
Victor R. Ramirez, Democratic	12,231	33.6%	Won
Doyle L. Niemann, Democratic	11,229	30.8%	Won
Other write-ins	120	.3%

^ The Daily Times - www.delmarvanow.com - Salisbury, Md
^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_47.html. Retrieved July 26, 2007.

[edit] Democratic Party Activist

During the 2008 democratic presidential primary, Ramirez endorsed the campaign of Illinois Senator Barack Obama and was co-founder of Latinos for Obama in Maryland.

[edit] External links

[0] The Daily Times - www.delmarvanow.com - Salisbury, Md

[2006_results-1] "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_47.html. Retrieved July 26, 2007.

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