Susan L. M. Aumann Explained

Susan L.M. Aumann
Office:Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 42B
Term Start:January 14, 2015
Term End:January 9, 2019
Predecessor:Constituency Established
Successor:Michele Guyton
Office2:Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 42
Term Start2:January 8, 2003
Term End2:January 14, 2015
Predecessor2:James W. Campbell
Successor2:Constituency Abolished
Birth Date:July 1, 1960
Birth Place:Baltimore
Party:Republican
Website:http://www.susanaumann.com

Susan L. M. Aumann (born July 1, 1960), is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 42.

Background

Susan Aumann is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, represent District 42, which is a portion of Baltimore County in Maryland. She served this district along with fellow Republican William J. Frank and Democrat Stephen W. Lafferty.

Prior to 2002, District 42 was represented by Democrats James W. Campbell, Maggie McIntosh, and Samuel I. Rosenberg.[1] However, after the district lines were redrawn, McIntosh moved to District 43 and Rosenberg moved to District 41, where they both won reelection. On the other hand, Campbell remained in District 42, but was defeated by a host of new Republicans, including Aumann, William J. Frank, and John G. Trueschler.[2] In 2006, Aumann won reelection, along with William J. Frank. Incumbent Trueschler did not run for reelection.[3] In his stead, Democrat Stephen W. Lafferty won his seat.[4]

Education

Aumann attended Notre Dame Preparatory School, an all-girls preparatory school in Towson. After high school, she attended the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, receiving her B.A. in business administration & management in 1983. Continuing her education, she attended the University of Baltimore.

Career

Much of Aumann's career has been focused on accounting. She was a sales associate at Valley Motors, a car dealership in Cockeysville from 1983 until 1985, when she became a loan counselor with First Financial Federal Credit Union, in nearby Lutherville, where she worked for a year. Soon thereafter, she worked as a private banking account executive for the Bank of Baltimore, working there from 1987 until 1988. In 1988, she took a position as a staff accountant for Ira J. Sugar & Associates, where she worked until 1989. In 1989, Aumann began working for MNC Financial, which was bought by NationsBank, where she stayed for several years. She later worked for Congressman Bob Ehrlich, first as a Financial Operations Officer and Treasurer, then as Finance Operations Officer and Treasurer for his "Bob Ehrlich for Maryland Committee" where she stayed until 2002.

Aumann was a member of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee from 1994 until 1998 and the North Central Republican Club from 1990 until 1999. Other groups where she is a member include the Loch Raven Watershed Coalition, Shepherd's Knoll Condominium Association, the Historic Hampton, Inc.[5] in Towson, Maryland and the Women's Committee of Hampton.

As a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, she was a member of the Appropriations Committee, the Joint Audit Committee, the Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, the Special Joint Committee on Pensions, and the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics. From 2007, she was a Deputy Minority Whip.

Family

She is married to R. Karl Aumann, former Secretary of State for Maryland under Gov. Ehrlich. The couple has two children.

Legislative notes

Election results

Voters to choose three:

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Susan Aumann, Rep.22,054  18.3%   Won
Stephen W. Lafferty, Dem.21,117  17.5%   Won
William J. Frank, Rep.20,522  17.0%   Won
Dilip Paliath, Rep.19,490  16.2%   Lost
Tracy Miller, Dem.19,168  15.9%   Lost
Andrew Belt, Dem.18,006  14.9%   Lost
Other Write-Ins88  0.1%   Lost

Voters to choose three:

NameVotesPercentOutcome
Susan Aumann, Rep.21,326  17.2%   Won
William J. Frank, Rep.20,881  16.9%   Won
John G. Trueschler, Rep.21,591  17.4%   Won
Stephen W. Lafferty, Dem.18,958  15.3%   Lost
James W. Campbell, Dem.18,168  14.7%   Lost
Matthew Joseph, Dem.17,478  14.1%   Lost
Rick Kunkel, Green5,464  4.4%   Lost
Other Write-Ins66  0.1%   Lost

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html Maryland State Board of Elections: 1998 results
  2. http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html Maryland State Board of Elections: 2002 results
  3. Web site: Perspectives on the 2006 Primary Elections in Maryland . 2007-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061023044610/http://www.semmes.com/publications/perspectives2.htm . 2006-10-23 .
  4. Web site: Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates . Elections.state.md.us . 2017-06-16.
  5. Web site: Historic Hampton, Inc . 2007-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930094643/http://historichampton.org/index.php . 2007-09-30 .
  6. Web site: 2005 Regular Session - Vote Record 0152 . Mlis.state.md.us . 2005-02-25 . 2017-06-16.
  7. Web site: 2006 Regular Session - Vote Record 0942 . Mlis.state.md.us . 2006-03-30 . 2017-06-16.
  8. Web site: BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-HB 359 . Mlis.state.md.us . 2017-06-16.
  9. Web site: 2007 Regular Session - Vote Record 0690 . Mlis.state.md.us . 2007-03-23 . 2017-06-16.
  10. Web site: House of Delegates Results: District 42 (2006). Maryland State Board of Elections.
    retrieved October 1, 2007.
  11. Web site: House of Delegates Results: District 42 (2002). Maryland State Board of Elections.
    retrieved October 1, 2007.