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Cluster
Will Seek House of Delegates Seat in 2010
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Former Delegate John W. E.
Cluster, Jr. will seek to return to the Maryland House of Delegates in
2010, campaigning as a Republican for the Eighth Legislative District,
which includes northeastern Baltimore County.
Cluster served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 to 2007. A
strong supporter of public safety, he is veteran of the Baltimore
County Police Department, rising from patrolman to Sergeant, where he
led one of the county’s S.W.A.T. teams. He later worked for the
Department of Juvenile Services as the Director of Capital Planning and
Facilities Management.
During his term in the Maryland House of Delegates, Cluster
successfully helped secure more than $25 million to develop streetscape
projects in Overlea, Parkville, Perry Hall and Rosedale. He and
Delegate Joe Boteler successfully persuaded Governor Ehrlich to begin
the process of closing down the troubled Hickey School detention
center, a decision reversed by Governor O’Malley.
“During my term in the House of Delegates, I produced results for
northeastern Baltimore County,” Cluster noted. “Unfortunately,
for the past two years, most legislators in Maryland have blindly
followed Governor O’Malley down the path of more government spending
and more higher taxes.”
“The O’Malley administration has been a disaster for northeastern
Baltimore County. Delegates Eric Bromwell and Todd Schuler
supported Martin O’Malley when he ran for office, and their votes keep
tax and spend leaders in charge of the House of Delegates. We
desperately need checks and balances in Annapolis, not more votes for
O’Malley and his lieutenants, ” Cluster noted.
A life long resident of Baltimore and Baltimore County, Cluster has
always been active in his community. He has been a member of the
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 since 1975. He is a former member of
the Board of Directors for the Baltimore County Lodge #4.
Additionally, he served as President of the Parkville Business and
Professional Association from 2000 to 2003 and was a member of the Loch
Raven Recreation Council and the Parkville Recreation Council.
“As a legislator, I maintained a vigorous, active presence in the
district. I won’t hide in Annapolis,” Cluster concluded. “I’ll be
a visible presence in the community, constantly in touch with the
people of northeastern Baltimore County, providing the type of
representation our district expects and deserves.”
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