Larry E. Haines

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Larry E. Haines
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 9, 1991 – January 12, 2011
Preceded bySharon W. Hornberger[1]
Succeeded byJoseph M. Getty
Personal details
Born(1938-04-11)April 11, 1938
Woodbine, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 2024(2024-01-13) (aged 85)
Taneytown, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Larry Eugene Haines (April 11, 1938 – January 13, 2024) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Maryland Senate from 1991 to 2011.[2]

Background[edit]

Larry Haines was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1991 to represent district 5,[2] which covers Carroll and Baltimore counties. Haines graduated from Mt. Airy High School and attended Frederick Community College.[2]

Career[edit]

Haines was a real estate broker and an appraiser and was a former dairy farmer.[2] He was a member of the Maryland Association of Realtors (legislative committee, 1986–1990), chair of the Legislative Committee, Carroll County Association of Realtors, from 1986 to 1990, a member of the American Association of Certified Appraisers, and a director of the Bank of Maryland Carroll County.[2]

In 1975, he received the Realtor of the Year award by the Carroll County Association of Realtors.[2]

Haines was a member of the Housing Study Committee for the city of Westminster from 1974 to 1980, and a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals for the city of Westminster from 1983 to 1989.[2]

Death[edit]

Haines died on January 13, 2024, at the age of 85.[3]

Election results[edit]

  • 2006 race for Maryland State Senate – District 5[4]
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Larry E. Haines, Rep. 23,870   97.9%    Won
Other Write-Ins 618   2.1%    Lost
  • 2002 race for Maryland State Senate – District 5[5]
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Larry E. Haines, Rep. 35,749   74.2%    Won
Ronald Zepp, Dem. 12,399   25.7%    Lost
Other Write-Ins 49   0.1%    Lost
  • 1998 race for Maryland State Senate – District 5[6]
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Larry E. Haines, Rep. 29,341   100%    Won
  • 1994 race for Maryland State Senate – District 5[7]
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Larry E. Haines, Rep. 22,599   64%    Won
Cynthia Huggins Cummings, Dem. 12,857   36%    Lost
  • 1990 race for Maryland State Senate – District 5[8]
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Larry E. Haines, Rep. 16,400   53%    Won
J. Jeffrey Griffith, Dem. 14,373   47%    Lost

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Senate, Legislative District 5 Historical List". Maryland State Archives. September 30, 1999. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "LARRY E. HAINES". Maryland State Senate. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Larry Haines Obituary (2024) - Obituary". Legacy.com. January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "State Senate Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on October 8, 2007.
  5. ^ "State Senate Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on October 8, 2007.
  6. ^ "State Senate Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on October 8, 2007.
  7. ^ "State Senate Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on October 8, 2007.
  8. ^ "State Senate Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on October 8, 2007.