Robert Flanagan
| Robert L. Flanagan | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from district 9B | |
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Assumed office 14 January 2015 |
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| Maryland Secretary of Transportation | |
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In office 23 March 2003 – 17 January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | John D. Porcari |
| Succeeded by | John D. Porcari |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from district 9A | |
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In office January 2002 – March 23, 2003 |
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| Succeeded by | Warren E. Miller |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from district 14B | |
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In office January 14, 1987 – January 2003 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 November 1945 Burlington, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University (A.B.) Cornell Law School (J.D.) |
Robert L. Flanagan was the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation from 2003 until 2007, under the administration of Governor Robert Ehrlich. Prior to this position, Flanagan served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was first elected to office in 1987 and served with fellow Republican, Robert Kittleman, until 2002, when the districts were redrawn and he would move to District 14B.
Flanagan attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC. After high school he attended Harvard University where he earned his A.B. in Economics in 1967. Flanagan attended Cornell Law School where he was a member of the Cornell Law Review, Order of Coif and published The Rights of Handicapped Children to an Education 59 Cornell L.R. 519(1974), earning his J.D. in 1974.
After college, Flanagan joined the United States Navy and earned the rank of Lieutenant. He served aboard the ballistic missile submarine, USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599), from 1967 until 1971.
After his stint in the Navy, Flanagan obtained his J.D. from Cornell Law School, as mentioned previously. He was admitted to the Bar in 1974 and began practicing law. He practiced law for 28 years.
In 1987, he began his political career by being elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, serving District 14B, which covered parts of Montgomery and Howard Counties. Districts were later redrawn and he was elected into his new district of 9A, which was solely in Howard County. As a Republican member in the heavily Democratic House of Delegates, he served the role as Minority Whip from 1997 until 2001.
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