Michael E. Malone

Michael E. Malone was born in Steubenville, Ohio on November 14, 1967.[1] He has been a resident of Anne Arundel County since his father, who attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, was stationed at Fort Meade. At a young age, he became an Eagle Scout by completing a project to raise funds for the Arc of Anne Arundel County.[3] He attended West Virginia University, earning an B.S. degree in accounting in 1988 and a M.S. in industrial and labor relations in 1989. He also attended the University of Baltimore School of Law, earning a J.D. in 1992.[1]

Malone has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1992.[1] He has been active in the legal field since college, interning for federal judge Herbert Murry and the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. He also completed a clerkship for Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge Marvin Kamenetz. Malone runs his own law firm that specializes in family law and general litigation.[3] He also worked as an associate for the Law Office of Robert J. Fuoco from 1993 to 2007.[1]

In 2002, Malone was defeated in his run for the Anne Arundel County Council in 2002, but was elected to the Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee, where he worked until 2006.[3] In 2004, he was an at-large delegate at the Republican Party National Convention.[1] In 2011, he was appointed to the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections and served until 2015.[3]

Malone was appointed to the House of Delegates following the resignation of Cathy Vitale, who stepped down after Governor Hogan appointed her to serve as an Associate Judge on the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.[4][5]

In February 2017, Malone introduced House Bill 881, which would re-instate the death penalty in Maryland in limited circumstances.[6] The bill would die in the House Judiciary Committee after receiving an unfavorable report.[7]

In June 2018, Maryland Matters listed Malone as one of the ten most vulnerable House incumbents in the June 2018 General Assembly primaries.[8] Malone would survive his primary with 20.2% of the vote,[9] and would be re-elected with 18.1% of the vote in the general election.[10]

In January 2019, following the 2018–2019 partial government shutdown, Malone joined a group of 54 bipartisan Maryland lawmakers in signing a letter requesting the state send some money back to nonprofits that supported unpaid federal workers and contractors.[11]

Prior to joining the House of Delegates, Malone was an anti-gerrymandering activist. In February 2019, Malone introduced House Bill 463, which would have placed a referendum on ballots in the 2020 United States elections that, if approved, would add an amendment to the Maryland Constitution requiring future legislatures to adhere to the same standards when drawing congressional districts that the Maryland Constitution requires of state legislative districts.[12] His bill had 64 cosponsors and would die in the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee.[13] In March 2020, Malone reintroduced the bill with 64 cosponsors; his bill would once again die in the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee after receiving an unfavorable report.[14][15]

In April 2021, Malone was appointed to serve as the Minority Parliamentarian in the House Republican Caucus.[16]

Malone is married, and has four children.[1]