Mary Roe Walkup

Mary Roe Walkup
Delegate Maryland District 36
In office
January 11 1995 – January 12, 2011
Preceded by C. Ronald Franks
Personal details
Born (1924-04-24) April 24, 1924
Kent County, MD
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Harry
Profession nurse

Mary Roe Walkup is a former delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates. She represented District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.

Background

First elected in 1994, she won one of two seats left open by R. Clayton Mitchell and C. Ronald Franks,[1] serving alongside Wheeler R. Baker and Ronald A. Guns.[2] In 1998, delegates were elected by county, in which case Walkup defeated Democratic challenger Clarence Hawkins for the seat in Kent County.[3] In 2002, the election returned to the District selecting three delegates from the list. She was one of three Republicans, the others being Richard Sossi and Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., that helped unseat incumbent Wheeler R. Baker.[4] Finally, in 2006, the election returned to voting for one candidate per county, and she won reelection by defeating Joan O. Horsey.[5]

Education

Walkup attended Kent County public schools. She graduated from the University of Maryland School of Nursing with her R.N. in 1945.

Career

After college, Walkup was a nurse at the University of Maryland Hospital. In 1978, she was elected to the Board of County Commissioners for Kent County, serving two terms, the second term as President.

Walkup has also been a lifelong advocate of environmental matters. She served for four years starting in 1982 as a delegate for the Legislative Committee on the Maryland Association of Counties. She is a charter member of Kent Conservation, Inc.,[6] as citizens' watchdog group founded in 1969 that focuses on environmental issues in Kent County.

Walkup is also a member of the Kent Chapter of the American Red Cross, Kent County Farm Bureau, the Chester River Association, the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, and the Maryland Conservation Council. In 1977, she received the Conservationist of the Year from the Maryland Wildlife Federation.[7]

In the legislature

As a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Walkup served on the Economic Matters Committee beginning in 1995, and several other subcomittees.

Legislative notes

Election results

Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 19,430   59.0%    Won
Joan O. Horsey, Dem. 13,498   41.0%    Won
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Richard Sossi, Rep. 19,098   19.0%    Won
Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., Rep. 19,216   19.1%    Won
Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 28,230   28.0%    Won
Wheeler R. Baker, Dem. 17,575   17.5%    Lost
James G. Crouse, Dem. 16,329   16.2%    Lost
Other Write-Ins 277   0.3%    
Voters to choose one for each county:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 17,720   58%    Won
Clarence A. Hawkins, Dem. 12,655   42%    Lost
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Mary Roe Walkup, Rep. 13,589   18%    Won
Wheeler R. Baker, Dem. 13,911   18%    Won
Ronald A. Guns, Dem. 14,915   20%    Won
W. Michael Newnam, Rep. 11,874   16%    Lost
Sharon Maenner Carrick, Rep. 11,350   15%    Lost
Allaire D. Williams, Rep. 10,796   14%    Lost

References and notes


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