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Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 34th district
In office
January 9, 1991 – January 13, 1999
Preceded byB. Daniel Riley
Succeeded byCharles R. Boutin
ConstituencyHarford County
Personal details
Born(1933-10-24)October 24, 1933
Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 2020(2020-09-27) (aged 86)
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Political partyDemocratic

Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack (October 24, 1933 – September 27, 2020) was an American politician who represented the 34th district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1991 to 1999.

Background

Delegate Hatem Bonsack was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in 1933. Before becoming a politician, she was a physician. She is a past president of the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians, serving from 1989 until 1990.[1]

Education

Delegate Hatem Bonsack graduated from Washington College with her Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude in 1955. She attended the University of Maryland Medical School and in 1960, she received her M.D. from the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

Career

While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates Hatem Bonsack was a member of the Environmental Matters Committee from 1991 until 1994, and the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing from 1993 until 1999. She was also Vice-Chair of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee from 1994 until 1999. Finally, she was chair of the Harford County Delegation in 1994 and again from 1998 until 1999.

She died on September 27, 2020, in Havre de Grace, Maryland at age 86.[2]

Election results

  • 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 34[3]

Voters choose three:

Name Votes Percent Outcome
Nancy Jacobs, Rep. 18,091   20%    Won
Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, Dem. 17,762   20%    Won
Mary Louise Preis, Dem. 17,380   19%    Won
B. Daniel Riley, Dem. 13,891   15%    Lost
Scott Williams, Rep. 12,362   14%    Lost
Kenneth A. Thompson, Rep. 10,576   12%    Lost
  • 1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 34 - Harford County[4]
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, Dem. 13,373   19%    Won
Mary Louise Preis, Dem. 13,045   19%    Won
David R. Craig, Rep. 12,031   18%    Won
William H. Cox Jr., Dem. 10,296   15%    Lost
David M. Meadows, Rep. 10,069   15%    Lost
Cecil W. Wood, Rep. 9,840   14%    Lost

References

  1. ^ MDAFP.org
  2. ^ "Harford's Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack remembered for her contributions to medicine, government, education and civic life". Baltimore Sun. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Oct. 13, 2007
  4. ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 3, 2007
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