Alfred W. Redmer Jr.
Alfred W. Redmer Jr. | |
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Insurance Commissioner | |
In office July 29, 2003 – 2005 | |
Governor | Bob Ehrlich |
Preceded by | Steven Larsen |
Succeeded by | James V. McMahan |
Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office December 18, 2001 – January 8, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Robert H. Kittleman |
Succeeded by | George C. Edwards |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 8th district | |
In office January 9, 1991 – May 31, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Donna M. Felling and William J. Burgess |
Succeeded by | John W. E. Cluster Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | January 15, 1956
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Sandy Redmer |
Children | 5[1] |
Alfred W. Redmer Jr. (born January 15, 1956) was a Maryland Insurance Commissioner and was the Republican nominee for County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland in 2018. He formerly served as a legislator in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 8 in Baltimore County, prior to being appointed Maryland Insurance Commissioner in 2003.
Education
A lifelong resident of Baltimore County, Redmer graduated from
Career
After completing his education, Redmer founded Redmer Insurance & Investment Services. He was also the Marketing and public relations specialist for the Mather Companies. He was a trustee for the Council on Economic Education in Maryland.
Republican Party activities
Redmer was a member of the Republican State Central Committee for 9th District in Baltimore County from 1978 to 1982. He was the co-chair of
House of Delegates
Redmer was first elected to the
He served on the Legislative Policy Committee from 2001 to 2003, the Spending Affordability Committee from 2001 until 2003, the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee from 2002 to 2003, the Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer in 2002, and again in 2003, and finally the Health and Government Operations Committee.
Maryland Insurance Commissioner
In 2003, Redmer was appointed Maryland Insurance Commissioner by Governor Bob Ehrlich, resigning his seat in the House of Delegates. Redmer served in this position for two years before resigning to accept a position with Coventry Health Care, a health insurance company located in Delaware.[3]
Redmer was appointed to a second term as Maryland Insurance Commissioner by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in January 2015.[4]
Kathleen A. Birrane was appointed Maryland Insurance Administration Commissioner May 2020 https://insurance.maryland.gov/AboutUs/Pages/Bio.aspx?Name=Birrane
Candidacy for Baltimore County Executive
Redmer was a candidate for County Executive of Baltimore County in the
Redmer was defeated by Democrat Johnny Olszewski in the general election.[7]
Election results
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 08[8]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer Jr. 22,884 19.61% Won Eric M. Bromwell 20,314 17.41% Won Joseph C. Boteler III, Rep. 19,826 16.99% Won Mike Rupp 18,755 16.07% Lost Tim Caslin 18,553 15.90% Lost Todd Schuler 16,277 13.95% Lost Other Write-Ins 86 0.07% Lost
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 08[9]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Katherine Klausmeier, Dem.19,835 21% Won Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep 17,846 19% Won James F. Ports Jr., Rep. 17,756 19% Won J. Joseph Curran III, Dem. 17,583 19% Lost Joseph C. Boteler III, Rep. 11,306 12% Lost Taras Andrew Vizzi, Dem. 9,927 11% Lost
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 08[10]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Katherine Klausmeier, Dem.17,496 20% Won Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep. 14,876 18% Won James F. Ports Jr., Rep. 15,244 17% Won Calvin Clemons, Rep. 13,996 16% Lost Daniel E. McKew, Dem. 12,931 15% Lost John G. Disney, Dem. 11,886 14% Lost
- 1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 08[11]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep. 15,354 18% Won Joseph Bartenfelder, Dem. 14,876 18% Won James F. Ports Jr., Rep. 14,266 17% Won Kenneth G. Hirsch, Rep. 14,129 17% Lost Donna M. Felling, Dem. 13,006 15% Lost William J. Burgess, Dem. 12,680 15% Lost John Michael Fleig 20 0% Lost
- 1986 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 08[12]
- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Joseph Bartenfelder, Dem. 18,245 23% Won Donna M. Felling, Dem. 16,443 21% Won William J. Burgess, Dem. 16,049 20% Won Scott A. Sewell, Rep. 11,610 15% Lost Alfred W. Redmer Jr., Rep. 10,841 14% Lost Howard C. Harclerode, Rep. 5,782 7% Lost
References and notes
- ^ a b c d e Wood, Pamela (October 24, 2018). "Ambitious agenda vs. a call for change". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 (News).
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/378206113/
- ^ Insurance Journal
- ^ Ondrusek, Tony. "Hogan names Redmer to serve as Md. insurance commissioner" Archived 2016-02-29 at the Wayback Machine. Insurance & Financial Advisor (December 31, 2014).
- ^ Wood, Pamela; Knezevich, Alison (June 12, 2018). "Sun/UB Poll: Brochin and McDonough lead Baltimore County executive primaries". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ^ "Issues —Sanctuary Status". redmer2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ "Olszewski's Baltimore County Transition Begins Today".
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept. 07, 2007
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections.; retrieved September 7, 2007.
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 10, 2007
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 10, 2007
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 11, 2007