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Kevin Dayhoff North Baltimore Patch: North Baltimore Legislators Teach Future Leaders at McDaniel College

North Baltimore Legislators Teach Future Leaders at McDaniel College

Councilman Bill Henry and Delegate Sandy Rosenberg taught legislative process at the annual American Legion’s 2011 Maryland Boys State program. http://northbaltimore.patch.com/articles/north-baltimore-legislators-teach-future-leaders-at-mcdaniel-college

By Kevin E. Dayhoff | Email the author | June 24, 2011

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Two veteran North Baltimore legislators traveled to McDaniel College in Westminster Wednesday to take part in the American Legion’s 2011 Maryland Boys State program.

Baltimore City Councilman Bill Henry, D-District 4, and Maryland State Del. Samuel I. "Sandy" Rosenberg, D-District 41, shared their experiences with 160 rising high school seniors in the legislative simulation portion of the Future Leadership Development Training School.

The annual American Legion-sponsored summer program is designed to expose high school students to the intricacies and inner workings of the federal, state and local governments. During the week, the future leaders attended hours of classroom instruction, lectures, group discussion and physical training.

Henry, a Baltimore city councilmember since 2007, who represents North and Northeast Baltimore, was fresh from practicing the give-and-take of the legislative process in the real world—the day before, he voted against moving Baltimore’s $1.3 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2012 forward to final approval.

Henry took his seat alongside Rosenberg on the stage at McDaniel’s historic Alumni Hall to be introduced by political science professor Dr. Herb Smith... http://northbaltimore.patch.com/articles/north-baltimore-legislators-teach-future-leaders-at-mcdaniel-college