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Howard A. Denis (born November 21, 1939) is an American politician who served in the
Maryland Senate The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single- ...
from the 16th district from 1977 to 1995. In addition to serving in the Senate, he previously served on the Montgomery County Council from 2000 to 2006. In 1977, he was appointed to the Senate after
Newton Steers Newton Ivan Steers Jr. (January 13, 1917 – February 11, 1993), was a U.S. Congressman who represented Maryland's 8th congressional district from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1979. Early life Newton Ivan Steers Jr. was born on January 13, ...
was elected to Congress. In
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, Denis ran for
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland The lieutenant governor of Maryland is the second highest-ranking official in the executive branch of the Government of Maryland, state government of Maryland in the United States. The officeholder is elected on the same ticket as the governor of ...
. However, he lost the Republican primary election to Paul Rappaport. In 2000, Denis ran for a special election in district 1 on the Montgomery County Council. He won that election and succeeded incumbent, Betty Ann Krahnke, who resigned. He was elected to a full term in 2002, but lost reelection in 2006. Denis received his undergraduate and
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degrees from
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Denis, Howard 1939 births County commissioners in Maryland Georgetown University alumni Living people Republican Party Maryland state senators