A Debate Between the Maryland Gubernatorial Candidates
A debate between
Parris Glendening
Governor of Maryland
and
Ellen Sauerbrey
Candidate for Governor
Friday, October 23, 1998
9:00 p.m.
University of Maryland
Pre-debate Reception at 7:30 p.m.
Post-debate Reception immediately following
This event was televised.
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Parris N. Glendening was elected as Maryland’s 59th governor in 1994 after two decades as a local elected official in Prince George’s County. Currently he is a member of the National Governors' Association, where he chairs the Natural Resources Committee. He is also a member of the Democratic Governors’ Association and the Southern Governors’ Association.
Gov. Glendening first ran for elected office in 1973, and became a City Councilman in Hyattsville, Maryland. In 1974, he was elected to the Prince George’s County Council which he later chaired. In 1982, Gov. Glendening became a County Executive of Prince George’s County and he is the only person to serve three terms as a County Executive in Maryland. Formerly an Associate Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland his textbooks have been used at over 400 universities, and he has earned a national reputation for his expertise in government finance.
Gov. Glendening has been recognized by numerous organizations. In 1985 he won the annual award for distinguished contributions to the practice and study of government by the American Political Science Association. His government service was praised when Prince George’s County was recognized as the "All American County" by the National Civic League. In 1990 City and State magazine named the "Most Valuable County Official." Gov. Glendening received the Furman Templeton Award from the Baltimore Urban League in 1998 for his solid record of appointing African Americans, women, Hispanics, and other minorities to the judiciary and upper levels of State government. Other awards received include those from the American Society for Public Administration, Maryland State Teachers Association, and the Nathan Davis Award for outstanding governor.
Ellen R. Sauerbrey is a Republican National Committeewoman, former Minority Leader of the House of Delegates, and former Republican nominee for Governor. She has been a fierce advocate of controlling the size and cost of state government, encouraging economic growth and job creation and promoting crime victim’s rights
She represented her northern Baltimore County district in the House of Delegates from 1978 to 1994, and served as their Minority Leader from 1986 to 1994. In 1994, Sauerbrey was the Republican nominee for Governor, coming within four tenths of one percent of Democrat Parris Glendening. Following the election, she became a talk-show host on WBAL radio and a commentator on WBAL TV. Her columns have appeared in the Washington Post, Washington Times, Baltimore Sun, and many other Maryland papers. She has served as the national chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council and was a co-founder of the Maryland Taxpayers Coalition. Mrs. Sauerbrey has held leadership positions in many civics groups, including the Council on Economic Education in Maryland and the Franklin Square Hospital.
Ellen Sauerbrey was the first recipient of the prestigious National Federation of Republican Women’s Margaret Chase Smith Award. She was recently selected as one of "Maryland’s Top 100 Women" by The Daily Record/Warfield’s Business Record for "making an impact on…the state." Mrs. Sauerbrey served as the national chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and was honored as its Legislator of the Year. She has also received awards from, among others, the Maryland Red Cross, the Maryland Coalition Against Crime, and Diabled American Veterans.