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[photo, Theodore J. Sophocleus, State Delegate] THEODORE J. SOPHOCLEUS
Democrat, District 32, Anne Arundel County


Member of House of Delegates, 1993-95, and since January 13, 1999. Deputy Majority Whip, 2003-. Member, Appropriations Committee, 2007- (public safety & administration subcommittee, 2007-; oversight committee on personnel, 2007-). Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1993; Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1994-95, 1999-2003 (financial institutions subcommittee, 1999-2003; state government and procurement subcommittee, 1999-2003); Judiciary Committee, 2003-06 (chair, family law subcommittee, 2003-06). Chair, Capital Projects Subcommittee, and Legislative Network/United Black Caucus, Anne Arundel County Delegation, 2005. Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-; Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-.

Member, County Council, Anne Arundel County, District 1, 1982-90. Past member, Henryton Sub-Area Health Committee; Citizens Advisory Board for Henryton Center; Patapsco Area Advisory Commission; Park Advisory Commission.

Member, Solid Waste Commission; Hypertension Commission; Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, Anne Arundel County. Member, Task Force on Indoor Air Quality, 2001-02; Task Force to Evaluate the Development and Construction of a Magnetic Levitation Transportation System (MAGLEV) in Maryland between Baltimore and the District of Columbia, 2002-03; Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport Governance Study Group, 2005; Advisory Committee on the Naming of State Facilities, Roads, and Bridges, 2006.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 28, 1939. Attended Patterson Park High School; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, B.S. (pharmacy), 1962. Pharmacist. Member, American and Maryland Pharmaceutical Associations, 1962-. Patent clerk, pharmacist, manager, and director of management, development, & professional services, Read's Drug Stores, 1960-77. President, Discount Pharmacy, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1977-80; owner, Ted's Pharmacy, 1980-90. Administrative officer, State's Attorney's Office, Anne Arundel County, 1994-. President and director, Anne Arundel Optimist Club, 1968-70. Board of Directors, Crestwood Improvement Association, 1970-73; Overlook Elementary PTA, 1970-77, 1980-83. Member, Linthicum Shipley Improvement Association, 1980- (board of directors, 1995-97); Sheltered Workshop for the Handicapped, 1982-90; Community Action Agency, 1982-90; Roland Terrace Democratic Club, 1982-; Stoney Creek Democratic Club; District 32 Democratic Club, 1982-. Legislator of the Year, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 2004. Legislator of the Year, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), 2005. Legislator of the Year, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, 2005. Married; three children (one deceased); five grandchildren.

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