Norman R. Stone Jr. | |
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Member of the Maryland Senate from the 6th district | |
In office 2003–2015 | |
Preceded by | Michael J. Collins |
Succeeded by | Johnny Ray Salling |
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 7th district | |
In office 1983–2003 | |
Preceded by | Dennis F. Rasmussen |
Succeeded by | Andy Harris |
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 6th district | |
In office 1967–1983 | |
Preceded by | John Carroll Byrnes and J. Joseph Curran, Jr. |
Succeeded by | F. Vernon Boozer |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore County | |
In office 1963–1967 | |
Preceded by | Charles F. Culver |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | September 8, 1935
Died | June 16, 2023 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | JoAnne R. Stone |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Attorney |
Norman R. Stone Jr. (September 8, 1935 – June 16, 2023) was an American politician and the longest-serving Senator in the Maryland State Senate. He held the distinction of being the only Maryland State Senator to have voted against both repealing the ban on interracial marriage, and permitting same-sex marriage. Stone served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1963 to 1967.[1] He was first elected to the State Senate in 1966. Stone was a member of the Maryland General Assembly for more than 50 years. Stone was a graduate of the Baltimore City College High School and the University of Baltimore Law School.[2]