Norman R. Stone Jr. Explained

Norman R. Stone Jr.
Birth Date:8 September 1935
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Death Place:Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
State Senate:Maryland
District:6th
Term Start:2003
Term End:2015
Predecessor:Michael J. Collins
Successor:Johnny Ray Salling
State Senate2:Maryland
District2:7th
Term Start2:1983
Term End2:2003
Predecessor2:Dennis F. Rasmussen
Successor2:Andy Harris
State Senate3:Maryland
District3:6th
Term Start3:1967
Term End3:1983
Predecessor3:John Carroll Byrnes and J. Joseph Curran, Jr.
Successor3:F. Vernon Boozer
Office4:Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore County
Term Start4:1963
Term End4:1967
Predecessor4:Charles F. Culver
Successor4:Constituency Abolished
Party:Democrat
Occupation:Attorney
Spouse:JoAnne R. Stone
Children:4

Norman R. Stone Jr. (September 8, 1935 – June 16, 2023) was an American politician and the longest-serving Senator in the Maryland State Senate. He held the distinction of being the only Maryland State Senator to have voted against both repealing the ban on interracial marriage, and permitting same-sex marriage. Stone served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1963 to 1967.[1] He was first elected to the State Senate in 1966. Stone was a member of the Maryland General Assembly for more than 50 years. Stone was a graduate of the Baltimore City College High School and the University of Baltimore Law School.[2]

Career

Legislative notes

Task Force, Boards and Commissions

In June 2012, Stone was appointed by Maryland legislative leaders to a task force to study the impact of a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding the liability of owners of pit bulls and landlords that rent to them.[5]

Death

Stone died at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland on June 16, 2023. He was 87.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sen. Norman Stone Jr. (D-Maryland) biography . MHA's Legislative Action Center . Maryland Hospital Association . June 20, 2023 . https://archive.today/20120719203828/http://mdhospitals.capwiz.com/bio/id/4272 . July 19, 2012.
  2. Web site: Norman R. Stone, Jr., Maryland State Senator . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives . June 20, 2023 . March 14, 2022 . November 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129173751/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa12133.html . live .
  3. News: Johnston . Oswald . Senate Rejects Ban on Marriage: Votes Repeal of State Law Against Miscegenation . June 20, 2023 . . . subscription . February 10, 1967. .
  4. News: Roll call on Maryland Senate's vote to approve gay marriage bill . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801201728/http://washington.cbslocal.com//2012/02/23/roll-call-on-maryland-senates-vote-on-gay-marriage/ . August 1, 2012 . . February 24, 2012 . February 23, 2012.
  5. News: Michael . Dresser . Pitbull Panel Looks to One Standard for All Breeds . The Baltimore Sun . June 19, 2012 . June 20, 2012 . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120701003734/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-06-19/news/bal-pit-bull-panel-looks-to-one-standard-for-all-breeds-20120619_1_pit-bull-dog-owner-dog-bites . live . subscription.
  6. News: Sears . Bryan P. . Norman Stone, longest-serving Senate member, dies at 87 . June 16, 2023 . . June 16, 2023 . June 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616205948/https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/16/norman-stone-longest-serving-senate-member-dies-at-87/ . live .