Roger P. Manno (born April 26, 1966) is an American politician.
He was elected to the
Maryland
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House of Delegates in 2006 to represent the 19th Legislative District, and in 2010 was elected to the
Maryland State Senate.
Background
Roger P. Manno was born to John Manno, a sculptor and carpenter, and Beatrice Ila Scheinbaum, a student. The family moved from
California
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to
New York City
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in 1971. When Manno was 6 years old, his father became ill, but he was turned away at the hospital because he had no health insurance.
[DeMichele, Noah (November 11, 2017). "Roger Manno". ''The Bottom Line''. Frostburg State University (Frostburg, Maryland).] His father died of heart failure.
[ Manno was raised by his mother and his stepfather, John Pettinato, a social worker and teacher. Manno has one sister, Shana.
]
Education
Manno attended high schools in New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hunter College.[ Manno earned his Juris Doctor and Masters in Intellectual Property Law from the ]Franklin Pierce Law Center
The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is a public law school in Concord, New Hampshire, associated with the University of New Hampshire. It is the only law school in the state and was founded in 1973 by Robert H. Rines as ...
.[ During law school, he served as a legal extern for Congressman ]Jerry Nadler
Jerrold Lewis Nadler (; born June 13, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who since 2013 has served as the U.S. representative for , which includes Manhattan's west side and parts of Brooklyn. A member of the Democratic Party, he is in ...
(Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution), and worked for the New Hampshire Attorney General. Manno graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College. During College, Manno served as a member of the Hunter Senate, in addition to receiving a White House internship, and interning in the New York State Supreme Court
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and the New York State Senate. Manno also worked in public schools as a para-educator with special-needs students.
Career
After graduating law school, Manno served as senior counsel to Congresswoman
A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivalen ...
Sheila Jackson-Lee
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of the House Judiciary Committee. Subsequently, Manno served as Legislative Director to Congressman Sanford Bishop
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member ...
of the House Appropriations Committee
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and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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. In 2004, Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan appointed Manno to the Montgomery County Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission.
In 2006, Roger Manno announced his candidacy for the House of Delegates.[ During his campaign, he focused on education, access to affordable health care, and transportation.][ Manno supported the building of the ]Intercounty Connector
Maryland Route 200 (MD 200), also known as the Intercounty Connector or ICC, is an , six-lane toll road in the U.S. state of Maryland. A controlled-access highway, it connects Gaithersburg in Montgomery County and Laurel in Prince George's Co ...
, but he said that the highway proposal included too many highway interchanges.[ Manno won the election.
In 2010, Manno was elected to 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-m ...
, defeating incumbent Mike Lenett (D) of Silver Spring in the Democratic primary by 54%–46% before defeating Don Irvine (R) of Gaithersburg in the general election by 68.03%–31.76%.
In 2009, Manno was appointed to serve on the White House Task Force of State Legislators for Health Reform.
Manno is not employed outside of the Maryland Senate.
In the legislature
Manno was sworn into the House of Delegates on January 10, 2007. He was a member of the Economic Matters Committee and its business regulation, property & casualty insurance, consumer protection & commercial law subcommittees. He served as Vice-Chair of the County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation and was a member of the Maryland BioTech, the Maryland Educator and the Maryland Veterans Caucuses.
In 2010, Manno was listed as having the highest lifetime environmental rating by the League of Conservation Voters and Environment Maryland, and was named to the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition's Consumer Rights Hall of Fame.
Manno was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 12, 2011. He has been appointed to serve on the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.
In 2006, Manno listed Health care, Education, Transportation and Public Safety as his priorities. Manno has worked closely with local activists and residents to ameliorate disruption and environmental damage caused by the ICC.
Positions
Manno is in favor of a single-payer
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Single-payer systems may contract for healthcare services from ...
universal health care
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system where all individuals have health insurance paid with taxes.[ He supports the United States National Health Care Act.][
Manno supports reducing the cost of college through student loan forgiveness after serving with AmeriCorps or the ]Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F ...
and by increasing Pell Grant
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s.[
Manno wants to increase use of renewable energy sources, such as windmill farms, solar panels, and hydrokinetic turbines, in order to reduce the use of fossil fuels to generate energy.][
At a 2018 candidate forum for congressional candidates, Manno stated that the issue of the Israel settlements was an economic one and advocated for "popping in a Peugeot plant or General Motors plant".]
References
External links
Web-site of State Senator Roger Manno
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Democratic Party Maryland state senators
Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Living people
1966 births
Hunter College alumni
University of New Hampshire School of Law alumni
21st-century American politicians