Theodore J. Sophocleus
| Theodore J. Sophocleus | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 32 | |
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Assumed office January 9, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Michael W. Burns |
| Constituency | Anne Arundel County, MD |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 30 | |
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In office June 25, 1993 – 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Tyras S. Athey |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ann Love, Michael W. Burns, & James E. Rzepkowski |
| Constituency | District 30, Anne Arundel County |
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May 28, 1939 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
Theodore J. Sophocleus (born May 28, 1939) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.
Delegate Sophocleus is currently serving in his 4th full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 32 in Anne Arundel County. Sopohcleus was originally appointed to the seat by Governor William Donald Schaefer in 1993 to replace Tyras S. Athey who resigned, but was only elected in his own right in 1998. He currently serves on the Appropriations Committee and as a Deputy Majority Whip.
For the past four years, Delegate Sophocleus has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Anne Arundel County. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.
Delegate Sophocleus attended the now closed Patterson Senior High in Baltimore City. After high school he graduated from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy in 1962.
"Maryland Manual Online". Maryland State Archives. 2007.
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