Haddaway Appointed to Task Force on Insurance

(Annapolis, MD) - Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio has been appointed to serve on a task force that will review insurers of last resort in the State of Maryland. The task force includes three members of the Senate, three members of the House of Delegates, the Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration, the Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Division, representatives of the insurance industry and consumer rights advocate groups.


The task force will consider the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund (IWIF), the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF), the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation (PCIGC), the Maryland Health Insurance Plan (MHIP) and the Joint Insurance Association (JIA). The task force, which was established by legislation passed earlier this year, is expected to make preliminary recommendations to the Maryland General Assembly by December 1, 2012 and final recommendations by December 1, 2013. Their recommendations will include potential legal and corporate structure changes that would benefit Marylanders, potential affiliations, market stability factors and the potential for financial independence within each entity.

Haddaway-Riccio is a member of the House Economic Matters Committee and serves on the Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee. "I look forward to the work we will be doing on this task force," Haddaway-Riccio said. "These insurers play a major role in the lives of citizens and business owners so it is important for us to discuss how we can structure them to best serve Marylanders. That can only happen with good public input, so I am encouraging anyone with ideas or concerns in these areas to contact me throughout the process."


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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

A Shore Team Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

A Shore Team – Senator Richard Colburn, Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio and Delegate Addie Eckardt – are showing their support for Breast Cancer Awareness this month. Senator Colburn and Delegate Haddaway-Riccio will be celebrity grocery baggers at Safeway in Easton today, October 12 from 4:30-5:30pm and Delegate Eckardt will be a celebrity bagger on Friday, October 19th. The three representatives will also be attending a celebration/fundraiser at Aqua Pools tonight called “Poolin’ for the Cure”. The event is from 6pm – 8pm and benefits the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Register to Vote!



Many of you have also been asking how can I register to vote and when is the deadline?

Let's start with the deadline - you have to register to vote at least 21 days before the election so if you want to vote in the upcoming Presidential General Election, get your  registration in before 9pm on October 16, 2012.

To register, stop by your local board of elections or use the following link to register online:

https://voterservices.elections.state.md.us/OnlineVoterRegistration

If you are looking for an absentee ballot, you can stop by your local board of elections or you use this link to request one (but do it before October 30, 2012!):

http://elections.state.md.us/voting/absentee.html

Now you have NO EXCUSES left so get ready to vote!!!

Candidate Debates - Presidential Election

I am still reeling from the Convention in Tampa - what a tremendous experience! - and it is hard to believe we are only 47 days from one of the most important elections of our time!  Now that I'm back many of you have asked about the candidate debates.  Here's what I know:

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
University of Denver, Colorado
Topic: Domestic Policy
Moderator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of the PBS NewsHour


Tuesday, October 16, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
Hofstra University, New York
Topic: Foreign and Domestic Policy
Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN & Anchor, CNN's State of the Union


Monday, October 22, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
Lynn University, Florida
Topic: Foreign Policy
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News & Mod., Face the Nation



VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 11, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
Centre College, Kentucky
Topic: Foreign and domestic policy
Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News

For more information, visit the Commission on Presidential Debates web site at www.debates.org

Del. Haddaway-Riccio Donates Books to Schools

Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio donated books to public schools in her district again this year as part of Cat in the Hat Day in Annapolis. Her donation this year included a book written by her colleague Senator Catherine Pugh called Healthy Holly: Exercising Is Fun!.

The book was written to encourage youth to live healthier lifestyles. Delegate Haddaway-Riccio said, "I commend Senator Pugh for her leadership on childhood obesity issues and for taking the initiative to write this book. I gladly share it with the children of my district in hopes that it will inspire them to make healthier choices as well."

Haddaway-Riccio Meets with Motor Truck Association

This week Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio met with representatives of the Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA).  She toured a motor truck and talked with professional truck drivers about the impact that a proposed sales tax on gasoline would have on their industry and about their focus on safety. 

Delegate Haddaway-Riccio opposes an increase in the gas tax and also opposes a sales tax on gas, which she believes would be even more expensive and detrimental to Marylanders. 

The Maryland Motor Truck Association is a non-profit trade organization of Maryland's commercial trucking industry that has been in existence since 1935.  It is one of the largest trucking associations in the country, representing 1,000 member companies.

Response to the State of the State

Statement from Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
on the Governor's State of the State Address

I am shocked and dismayed that the Governor would ask the citizens to do more and to make tougher choices. The citizens I talk to everyday have already done their part.  They have made tough choices and they are living within their means.  They have a reasonable expectation that their State government do the same.

We work for the citizens - not the other way around.

The Administration’s continual overspending and inability to manage their own budgets is hardly an adequate excuse to increase taxes, take away tax exemptions and burden the taxpayers even more. His budget proposal and his tax proposals go way too far and again demonstrate how out of touch he is with the citizens of our State.

Haddaway Endorses Dan Bongino for US Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Contact: Karla Graham, Karla@bongino.com, (410) 924-4577

Severna Park, Maryland - Maryland House Minority Whip Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio has endorsed Dan Bongino, candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland.

"Dan Bongino is an excellent example of the next generation of leaders who understand that the ways of the past will not lead us to a better future," said Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio. "Electing Dan Bongino to the U.S. Senate is paramount to changing the mindset and culture in Washington."

Dan Bongino, a devoted husband and father, served in the United States Secret Service for more than a decade, in which he was assigned to the elite Presidential Protection Division. He represented the U.S. as a lead government security official in over 25 countries. Holding graduate degrees in Business Administration and Psychology, Dan has gone on to start several successful businesses in Maryland. As an entrepreneur, he understands that it will be small businesses and consumer confidence that will reinvigorate the economy; not a tax and spend mentality from big government.

"I am honored by the Minority Whip's endorsement. Delegate Haddaway-Riccio represents a new generation of leaders in our state who refuse to allow Maryland to fall to the wayside, while the powerful establishment serves the needs of special interests over the needs of the people," said Bongino. "Jeannie and I firmly believe that the future for Maryland lies in the hands of those willing to change the way the federal and state governments operate and respond to the very people it serves."

Visit Bongino's campaign web site for more information.

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