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."