Politics & Government

Upcounty Lawmakers Split on Gaming Vote

Vote was 5-3 among Germantown area senators, delegates

Upper Montgomery County lawmakers were split Wednesday on whether to put expanded gaming up for a referendum.

Passed Wednesday morning by the Maryland Senate, the measure  to a sixth location, Towson Patch reports.

Of the eight state senators and delegates representing districts 15 and 39 — whose boundary includes Germantown, and parts of Darnestown and North Potomac — five voted in favor of the referendum and while the other three cast opposing votes, according to an unofficial roll call.

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How they voted 

Yays
Del. Kathleen M. Dumais, D-Dist. 15
Del. Brian J. Feldman, D. Dist. 15
Sen. Robert Garagiola, D-Dist. 15
Sen. Nancy King, D-Dist. 39
Del. Kirill Reznik, D-Dist. 39

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Nays
Del. Charles Barkley, D-Dist. 39
Del. Aruna Miller, D-Dist. 15
Del. Shane Robinson, D-Dist. 39


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