David George Boschert (July 30, 1947 – June 30, 2011) was an American politician. Boschert was most recently a Republican member of the

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, representing District 33A in the Maryland General Assembly. During his political career he played roles in both the

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and

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Background

Boschert was a

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in the

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and served in

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. Boschert held a number of sales and customer oriented jobs early in his life. He worked for local banks in various capacities, including as a branch manager and President for Public Relations, from 1979 to 1990. In 1987 he started his own company, Community Image Consultants, Inc., but it proved unsuccessful. From 1980 to 1982, Boschert was the head of the Anne Arundel County Board of Appeals, which primarily deals with zoning issues. From 1984 to 1994, Boschert served as a Democratic member of the

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for District 4 of

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. He served as Chairman of the Council from 1992 to 1994. While in office, the County passed legislation limiting the Council to two terms. After two terms, Boschert ran for a District 33 Delegate seat in 1994, but lost. He switched political parties prior to the 1998 election. In 1998, Boschert ran again for the 33rd district seat and won. Boschert was appointed by Governor

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in 2000 as Executive Director of the Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association. In 2003, Boschert began a run for Congress in Maryland's 3rd Congressional District, but later withdrew to avoid a challenge by

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, who went on to be the Republican nominee. Boschert subsequently chose to retire from the state House of Delegates and run for the Republican nomination for County Executive in 2006 to replace Janet Owens, who was term limited. He lost the nomination to

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John Leopold, who went on to defeat George F. Johnson, IV in the general election. Leopold was later ousted from office due to several scandals. Later in his life, Boschert taught political science classes part-time at

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, located in Arnold, Maryland.

House of Delegates

Boschert served in the

from 1999 to 2007. While serving in the state legislature, Boschert was a member of the powerful Ways & Means Committee. Boschert upset his party and Republican Governor

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early in the 2003 legislative term when he opposed the governor's slot machine legislation. Boschert ignored a heavy lobbying effort and voted to kill the Governor's proposal in Committee. Later, Boschert returned to the good graces of the Republican Party in part by voting for the former Governor's proposals, including supporting the effort to install slots at racetracks. Throughout his career, Boschert cultivated a moderate image, though he co-sponsored a Maryland state Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage.

Personal life/death

Boschert earned an Associate of Arts degree in political science from

in 1978 and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the

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in 1981. Boschert lived in

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. He was married and had a grown son and daughter. He died from cancer in 2011.

Election results

*2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A Retrieved on Oct. 13, 2007 Voters choose two: : *1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A Retrieved on Oct. 13, 2007 Voters choose three: : *1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A Retrieved on Oct. 13, 2007 Voters choose three: :

Sources

Federal Election Commission Campaign Finance Reports and Data

OpenSecrets.org Federal Campaign Finance Information
* http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2006/09_03-76/OPN

References

External links

* David Boscher
Campaign Site
* David G. Boscher

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