Richard F. Colburn
| Richard F. Colburn | |
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| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 37th district |
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In office January 11, 1995 – January 14, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick C. Malkus Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Adelaide C. Eckardt |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 37th district |
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In office 1983–1991 |
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| Succeeded by | Kenneth D. Schisler |
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February 9, 1950 Easton, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Alma Colburn |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Richard F. Colburn (born February 9, 1950), a Republican, is a former State Senator for District 37 in Maryland.
Richard Colburn was first elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1994 to represent District 37, which covers Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties. In that year he defeated Democratic challenger Samuel Q. Johnson III and won the seat left open by Frederick C. Malkus, Jr., who retired after 47 years in the Maryland General Assembly.
In the 1998 election Colburn defeated his challenger, former Democratic state delegate Robert Alan Thornton, Jr.. He captured 59% of the vote to Thornton’s 41%.
The election in 2002 saw challenger Grason Eckel manage to get 31% of the vote. Colburn received almost 69% of the vote to go on and serve four more years.
In 2006, a year that saw many Republicans lose their seats all across the country, Colburn managed to keep his. That year saw him defeat Democrat Hilary Spence, who received almost 39% of the vote to Colburn’s 56%. Five percent of the vote was split between write-in candidates and Moonyene Jackson-Amis.
In November 2010, Senator Colburn was re-elected to his 5th term in the Maryland State Senate defeating Cambridge Attorney Chris Robinson.
Colburn is also a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates. In his last election for the House in 1986, he won along with Democrats William S. Horne and Samuel Q. Johnson, III. When Colburn ran for the State Senate, Republican Ken Schisler won the seat left open.
Colburn graduated from Easton High School in Easton, Maryland in Talbot County. He then received his A.A. degree in 1982 from Chesapeake College, located in Wye Mills, which straddles Talbot and Queen Anne’s Counties.
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