Joseph Corey Cluster (born July 5, 1979) is a former member of the

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, representing the 8th district in

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. He was appointed to fill the vacancy of former Delegate John Cluster, his father, on September 6, 2016. He married Kourtney Elizabeth Hamel, of Forest Hill, MD, on May 22, 2021.

Education

Delegate Cluster graduated from

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in Northeast Baltimore County in 1997. He attend

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and

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where he received is BA in Social Science in 2002.

Career

Delegate Cluster first got involved in politics interning for Congressman

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during his last two years of college at Towson University. After graduating he was given the opportunity to run the

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field operations for the 2002 election. After that historic "win" he went on to work for Lt. Governor

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as Director of External Affairs in his office until 2007. In October 2013 he was named Executive Director of the Maryland Republican Party. The Party was $150,000 in debt and only had $10,000 cash on hand when he took over, but with the leadership of Chairman Diana Waterman and Joe, they were able to right the ship and help raise over $1.8 million dollars the following year. This helped

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win one of the biggest upset elections in the country in 2014 and put the Maryland Republican Party back on the map. In 2016, Joe was appointed to fill the vacancy of former Delegate John Cluster, by Governor Larry Hogan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cluster, Joe 1979 births Living people Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Towson University alumni