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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