Charles A. McClenahan (February 7, 1941 – May 11, 2017) was a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

for District 38, which covers

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, Wicomico, & Worcester Counties.

Background

Delegate McClenahan was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates to replace

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who was appointed to the

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. He was defeated in the 2002 primary election by

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. He died on May 11, 2017, at the age of 76.

Education

He attended

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in Crisfield, Maryland, which is in Somerset County, Maryland.

Career

Prior to joining the Maryland House of Delegates, McClenahan was a project director for the Somerset County Community Action Agency from 1966 until 1976. Since 1979, he has been a partner and chair of Landmark Insurance, Inc. In addition to his career, Delegate McClenahan is also active in many organizations, including being a member of the board of directors for the Lower Shore Sheltered Workshop from 1971 until 1978, the

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Foundation since 1980, and the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore since 1986. McClenahan was also the chair of the Committee to Build Somerset County Public Golf Course, a member of the Lower Eastern Shore Mayors' Association, the Crisfield Area Chamber of Commerce, the

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Foundation, and the Tangier Sound Music Festival. He was also a member of the Delmarva Water Transport Committee, and the Delmarva Industrial Developers Association.

In the legislature

During Delegate McClenahan's tenure in the Maryland General Assembly, he served on the Economic Matters Committee, the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, the Joint Committee on Protocol, and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review. He was also the chair of the Somerset County Delegation and the vice-chair of the Eastern Shore Delegation.

Election results

*2002 Primary Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 38A Retrieved on Jan. 1, 2008 ::Voters to choose one: : *1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 38 ::Voters to choose one for Somerset County: : *1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 38 ::Voters to choose one for Wicomico County: : *1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 38 ::Voters to choose one for Worcester County: : *1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 38 Retrieved on Jan. 1, 2008 ::Voters to choose three: :

References and notes

External links

HOUSE OF DELEGATES/FORMER DELEGATES:Charles A. McClenahan, State Delegate
{{DEFAULTSORT:McClenahan, Charles A. 1941 births 2017 deaths Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Politicians from Wilmington, North Carolina People from Crisfield, Maryland