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George Owings
Calvert 

Remembering George Owings III

Annapolitics Staff

George W. Owings, III, a former state Delegate and later Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs, passed away on October 31, 2023, at the age of 78.

Owings had a profound and lasting impact throughout the state of Maryland. He faithfully represented his native Calvert County in the House of Delegates from 1988 until he was appointed by then-Governor Bob Ehrlich to assume the leadership of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs in 2004. Owings continued to serve in this pivotal role throughout the entirety of Governor Ehrlich’s term. Subsequently, he was re-appointed by Governor Larry Hogan in 2015 and continued to steer the department throughout Hogan’s eight-year tenure as governor.

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2020 Elections Anne Arundel National Elections 

Breaking Down Biden’s Win in AACo

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Anne Arundel County, long thought to be a Republican stronghold in a blue state, voted for Democrat Joe Biden by more than a 14-point margin. Is the county turning blue or was this just a fluke? We break down Biden’s historic victory to the community level and discuss what, if anything, it means for the county’s political future.

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Annapolis 

Buckley Wins in Landslide as Democrats Sweep Annapolis Council

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Mayor Gavin Buckley decisively won a second term and Democrats have won all eight city council districts in a historic election that serves as a referendum of Buckley’s first term and a hint of voters’ attitudes moving into 2022.

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