Melvin Steinberg
Melvin A. Steinberg | |
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5th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | |
In office January 21, 1987 – January 18, 1995 |
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Governor | William Donald Schaefer |
Preceded by | J. Joseph Curran, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
President of the Maryland State Senate | |
In office January 1983 – 1987 |
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Preceded by | James Clark, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. |
Member of the Maryland Senate | |
In office 1967–1987 |
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Personal details | |
Born | October 4, 1933 |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Attorney at law |
Melvin A. Steinberg (born October 4, 1933) is an American politician who served as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995[1] under Governor William Donald Schaefer. He was also President of the Maryland State Senate from January 1983 to 1987, and a member of the State Senate from 1967 until his election to the position of Lieutenant Governor.[1] Steinberg graduated from the University of Baltimore with an A.A. degree in 1952 and with a J.D. degree in 1955.[1]
The relationship between Steinberg and Schaefer was strained, with each publicly criticising the other[2][3][4][5] and extensive coverage being devoted to their personal relationship.[6][7] Despite their differences, they worked together for eight years (1987–1995), winning two elections in the process. Steinberg ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1994[8] launching his campaign pledging a war on crime,[9] but was defeated by Parris Glendening, who went on to become Governor. Steinberg then took up a career in lobbying.[10] In 1998, he drew criticism for supporting the Republican candidate for Governor, Ellen Sauerbrey, rather than endorsing Glendening in his bid for re-election; Sauerbrey was a critic of abortion and of gun control, positions opposite those held by Steinberg.[11]
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Preceded by | President of the Maryland State Senate 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. |
Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Maryland 1987–1995 |
Succeeded by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
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