Henry B. "Hank" Heller (August 14, 1941 – February 17, 2021) was an American politician from the state of

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. A

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, he represented District 19 in central Montgomery County in the

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from 1987 until 2011.

Background

Heller attended

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and both an M.A. and Ed.D. from the

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. He worked for the

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in a number of capacities, and was a past president of the Montgomery County Education Association.

Legislative notes

* Voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361) * Voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2) * Voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) * Voted to ban first-cousin marriage in Maryland in 2000 Heller died on February 17, 2021, in

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at age 79.

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1941 births 2021 deaths National Education Association people People from Silver Spring, Maryland Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Frostburg State University alumni Virginia Tech alumni 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians Politicians from Washington, D.C. {{Maryland-politician-stub