Jean B. Cryor
Jean B. Cryor | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 15th 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 | December 13, 1938 Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 3, 2009 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Republican |
Jean B. Cryor (December 13, 1938 – November 3, 2009) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 15, which covers a portion of Montgomery County, Maryland, and later sat on the Montgomery County Planning Board.
Background
[edit]Cryor was born (December 13, 1938) in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia.[1] She lived in Montgomery County, Maryland for over 35 years, and died on November 3, 2009, of cancer.[2]
Education
[edit]Cryor attended Convent of the Sacred Heart in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, now located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[3][4] She attended the University of Pennsylvania.[3] In 1979, she graduated from Loyola College in Maryland with her M.B.A.[3]
Family
[edit]She married Daniel J. Cryor (1933–1978) November 21, 1959.[5] The Cryors moved to the Washington, 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 in Potomac, Maryland.[7]
Career
[edit]Cryor spent much of her career in journalism. She was a reporter for the Philadelphia 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 at The Gazette, launching the Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Poolesville Gazettes.[2][8]
Cryor was first elected to the Maryland 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 Governor Bob Ehrlich.[9] In 2006, she lost her bid for a fourth term by just 152 votes to Democrat Craig 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 the 2000 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, the Universities of Maryland/Shady Grove, BlackRock Center for the Arts, the Potomac Theater Company and Montgomery Women.[2]
Awards
[edit]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 the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame and was awarded the House of Delegates' Thomas Kennedy Award.[3][9]
Election results
[edit]- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15[11]
- Voters to choose three:
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
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15[11]
- Voters to choose three:
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
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15[12]
- Voters to choose three:
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
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15[13]
- Voters to choose three:
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
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Planning Board member Cryor dies". The Gazette. November 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Family, Friends Mourn Cryor's Death" (PDF). Potomac Almanac. Vol. LIII, no. 44. November 4, 2009. pp. 3–5.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jean B. Cryor, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives.
- ^ "Country Day School of the Sacred Heart welcomes new head of school". Main Line Suburban Life. September 9, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Williams, Edgar (June 2, 1978). "Dan Cryor; TV newsman, legislative aide". Philadelphia Inquirer. newspapers.com. p. 30. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Dan Cryor Dies, Hill Aide Wrote Columns on Coins". Washington Post. June 2, 1978.
- ^ Donaghue, Erin (November 9, 2009). "Jean Cryor fondly remembered at funeral Mass". The Gazette. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Montgomery County Planning Board Commissioner, Former Maryland Delegate Jean Cryor Dies After Short Illness". Montgomery County Department of Parks. November 3, 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c Schleter, Brian (March 21, 2013). "The Maryland Commission for Women Inducts Six Honorees into Maryland's Women's Hall of Fame". Maryland Department of Human Services. Maryland Commission for Women.
- ^ Grant, Cissy Finley (July 21, 2010). "Friends, Family Gather for Park Dedication" (PDF). Potomac Almanac. Vol. LIV, no. 29. p. 4.
- ^ a b "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 20, 2007
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 20, 2007
- ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Nov. 20, 2007
- Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Schools of the Sacred Heart alumni
- Loyola University Maryland alumni
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Politicians from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- People from Potomac, Maryland
- 1938 births
- 2009 deaths
- Women state legislators in Maryland
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 20th-century Maryland politicians
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