Jean B. Cryor | |
|---|---|
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates from the15th district | |
| In office January 11, 1995 – January 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gene W. Counihan,Judith C. Toth, &Jean W. Roesser |
| Succeeded by | Craig L. Rice |
| Constituency | Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1938-12-13)December 13, 1938 |
| Died | November 3, 2009(2009-11-03) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Republican |
Jean B. Cryor (December 13, 1938 – November 3, 2009) was a member of theMaryland House of Delegates for District 15, which covers a portion ofMontgomery County, Maryland, and later sat on the Montgomery County Planning Board.
Cryor was born (December 13, 1938) inLansdowne, Pennsylvania and raised in the suburbs ofPhiladelphia.[1] She lived inMontgomery County, Maryland for over 35 years, and died on November 3, 2009, of cancer.[2]
Cryor attendedConvent of the Sacred Heart in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, now located inBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[3][4] She attended theUniversity of Pennsylvania.[3] In 1979, she graduated fromLoyola College in Maryland with her M.B.A.[3]
She married Daniel J. Cryor (1933–1978) November 21, 1959.[5] The Cryors moved to theWashington, D.C. area in 1972 for Mr. Cryor's job as a television reporter, and he later became a legislative aide for Rep.Edwin B. Forsythe.[6] After her husband's sudden death at the age of 45, Cryor raised her three daughters, Allison, Jennifer and Deirdre, as a widow inPotomac, Maryland.[7]
Cryor spent much of her career in journalism. She was a reporter for thePhiladelphia Bulletin, and for 10 years, she was the mid-Atlantic head for the election reporting pool of the networks and wire services. She was an editor and publisher atThe Gazette, launching the Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Poolesville Gazettes.[2][8]
Cryor was first elected to theMaryland House of Delegates in 1994, winning re-election twice, serving on the Ways and Means Committee during her 12-year tenure in Annapolis.[3] In 2005, she was the only Republican to support the creation of a Pay Equity Commission, voting to override the veto of GovernorBob Ehrlich.[9]In 2006, she lost her bid for a fourth term by just 152 votes to DemocratCraig L. Rice – Cryor was the only incumbent Republican Delegate from Montgomery County.[1] The Montgomery County Council appointed her to the County Planning Board in June 2007.[2]
Cryor was selected as a delegate for the2000 Republican National Convention.[3] She was the only Republican to have been elected president of the Women Legislators of Maryland.[1] She served on numerous boards, including the Maryland Commission for Women, theUniversities of Maryland/Shady Grove,BlackRock Center for the Arts, the Potomac Theater Company and Montgomery Women.[2]
Cryor won several awards over her career, including first prize for Investigative Reporting by the Maryland Society of Professional Journalists in 1993.[2] She was honored as Citizen of the Year (1993) by the Almanac Newspapers; Legislator of the Year (2000) by the Maryland Retailers Association; Businessperson of the Year (2002) by the Maryland Businesses for Responsive Government; Building the Bridge to Excellence in Maryland Public Schools (2002) by the State Board of Education; Legislator of the Year (2002) by the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation and Registry of Maryland; Maryland's Top 100 Women by the Daily Record (2003 and 2006); the Woman of Achievement Award (2005) by the Suburban Maryland Business and Professional Women Association; and the Lifetime Service Award (2006) from the Potomac Chamber of Commerce.[3][9]
In July 2010, Glen Hills Park near her Potomac home was dedicated in her honor.[10] In 2013, she was inducted into theMaryland Women's Hall of Fame and was awarded the House of Delegates'Thomas Kennedy Award.[3][9]
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen M. Dumais, Dem. | 25,781 | 21.6% | Won |
| Brian J. Feldman, Dem. | 25,760 | 21.6% | Won |
| Craig L. Rice, Dem. | 20,202 | 17.0% | Won |
| Jean B. Cryor, Rep. | 20,050 | 16.8% | Lost |
| Brian Mezger, Rep. | 14,112 | 11.8% | Lost |
| Chris Pilkerton, Rep. | 13,174 | 11.1% | Lost |
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean B. Cryor, Rep. | 20,584 | 18.7% | Won |
| Brian J. Feldman, Dem. | 19,719 | 17.9% | Won |
| Kathleen M. Dumais, Dem. | 19,246 | 17.5% | Won |
| John Young, Dem. | 17,358 | 15.8% | Lost |
| William Ferner Askinazi, Rep. | 16,693 | 15.2% | Lost |
| Mary Kane, Rep. | 16,579 | 15.0% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins | 42 | 0.0% | Lost |
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark K. Shriver, Dem. | 26,114 | 22% | Won |
| Jean B. Cryor, Rep. | 22,160 | 19% | Won |
| Richard A. La Vay, Rep. | 18,395 | 16% | Won |
| David B. Dashefsky, Dem. | 17,818 | 15% | Lost |
| William Ferner Askinazi, Rep. | 16,882 | 14% | Lost |
| Anthony Patrick Puca, Dem. | 16,841 | 14% | Lost |
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark K. Shriver, Dem. | 20,696 | 20% | Won |
| Jean Cryor, Rep. | 18,804 | 18% | Won |
| Richard La Vay, Rep. | 17,214 | 17% | Won |
| Stuart D. Schooler, Dem. | 15,882 | 15% | Lost |
| Elizabeth Tookie Gentilcore, Dem. | 15,325 | 15% | Lost |
| Davis M. Richardson, Rep. | 15,847 | 15% | Lost |
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