Victor R. Ramirez | |
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| Member of theMaryland Senate from the47th district | |
| In office January 12, 2011 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David C. Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Augustine |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates from the 47A district | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Brian K. McHale (47A) Timothy D. Murphy (47A) Thomas E. Dewberry (47B) |
| Succeeded by | Michael G. Summers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1974-07-20)July 20, 1974 (age 51) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Betsy Ramirez |
Victor R. Ramirez (born July 20, 1974) is a former state delegate and state senator for District 47 inPrince George's County, Maryland. He was born inSan Salvador,El Salvador, in 1974. His family soon after moved to the United States and he lived inMount Rainier, Maryland.
Ramirez attended Mt. Rainier and Thomas S. Stone Elementary, Hyattsville Middle School, and graduated from Northwestern High School. He received his B.A. fromFrostburg State University in 1996 and his J.D from St. Thomas School of Law inMiami in 2001.[1]
Ramirez was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2001 and began a practice in his own name. He was elected to theMaryland House of Delegates in November 2002, becoming withAna Sol Gutierrez, who was elected at the same time, the firstLatinos elected to theMaryland General Assembly.[2]
Ramirez was a member of House of Delegates from 2003 to 2011 and a member of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations and the Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility (2003–2004). Ramirez served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee (2003–2006) and the Ways and Mean's subcommittee on education (2003–2004).
In January 2007 he proposed a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to attend public colleges and universities at the in-state tuition rate.[3]
In 2010 Ramirez defeated the incumbent senator from district 47.
During the 2008 democratic presidential primary, Ramirez endorsed the campaign of Illinois SenatorBarack Obama and was co-founder of Latinos for Obama in Maryland.
Rather than seek reelection to the Senate in 2018, Ramirez ran for Prince George's County state's attorney, losing in the Democratic primary with 27 percent of the vote total.[9]
Ramirez announced in March 2021 that he would run for an open seat on the Prince George's County Council from district 2.[9] He lost in the Democratic primary toWanika Fisher, 50.9% to 44.8%.[10]
| Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolene Ivey, Democratic | 12,860 | 35.5% | Won |
| Victor R. Ramirez, Democratic | 12,231 | 33.6% | Won |
| Doyle L. Niemann, Democratic | 11,229 | 30.8% | Won |
| Other write-ins | 120 | .3% |