Henry B. Heller

Henry B. "Hank" Heller (August 14, 1941 – February 17, 2021) was an American politician from the state of Maryland. A Democrat, he represented District 19 in central Montgomery County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 until 2011.

Henry B. "Hank" Heller
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 19th district
In office
January 14, 1987 – January 12, 2011
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born(1941-08-14)August 14, 1941
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 2021(2021-02-17) (aged 79)
Sandy Spring, Maryland
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBonnie Heller
ChildrenHank and David
Residence(s)Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.

Background

Heller attended Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County and received a B.A. from Frostburg State University and both an M.A. and Ed.D. from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He worked for the Montgomery County Public Schools in a number of capacities, and was a past president of the Montgomery County Education Association.

Legislative notes
  • Voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)[1]
  • Voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[2]
  • Voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[3]
  • Voted to ban first-cousin marriage in Maryland in 2000[4]

Heller died on February 17, 2021, in Sandy Spring, Maryland at age 79.[5]

  • "Henry B. Heller, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 22, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

References
  1. "2005 Regular Session - Vote Record 0152". mlis.state.md.us. February 25, 2005. Archived from the original on April 25, 2005.
  2. "HB2 Third Reading" (PDF). Mdchamber.org. November 11, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2012.
  3. "2007 Regular Session - Vote Record 0690". mlis.state.md.us. March 26, 2007. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008.
  4. "BILL INFO-2000 Regular Session-HB 459". mlis.state.md.us. May 18, 2000. Archived from the original on May 18, 2000.
  5. Kurtz, Josh (February 22, 2021). "Former State Delegate Hank Heller Dies". Maryland Matters. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Patch.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.