Dayhoff Soundtrack: Delegates Andrew Serafini and Delegate Justin Ready have been picked to fill vacated seats in Maryland

Monday, February 02, 2015

Delegates Andrew Serafini and Delegate Justin Ready have been picked to fill vacated seats in Maryland

State Senate GOP Welcomes New Senators Serafini and Ready

Two sitting delegates sworn in to replace departing Hogan appointees Shank and Getty

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In a statement released on Facebook by Delegate – now-Senator Justin Ready, “Today, Gov. Larry Hogan appointed me to fill the District 5 Senate seat vacated by Sen. Getty. I'll be sworn in in the Senate chamber at 7:00. What an amazing, humbling honor to be able to serve Carroll County in this new capacity. I'll have more on this later but wanted to thank everyone who has supported me in the past. I'm excited to keep working to make Maryland family, retiree, and business friendly again.”

According to the Senate Minority Office, Delegates Andrew Serafini and Delegate Justin Ready have been picked to fill seats vacated by Hogan/Rutherford administration appointments:

ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 2, 2015) – In front of friends, family, and colleagues on the floor of the Senate chamber this evening, Delegate Andrew Serafini (R – Washington County) and Delegate Justin Ready (R – Carroll County) were sworn in to fill the Senate seats left vacant by the departure of former Senators Chris Shank and Joe Getty for the Hogan/Rutherford administration.

Senate Minority Leader J.B. Jennings (R – Harford and Baltimore Counties) lauded the appointments of the two new Senators, saying, “If there’s a legislator out there right now with a better understanding of the budget process than Delegate Serafini, I haven’t met them. He has spent the better part of two terms as one of the chief fiscal minds for the House Republicans, so I think all of us here in the Senate—Republicans and Democrats alike—are eager to see what he can accomplish on this side of the street.”

Senate Minority Whip Steve Hershey (R – Upper Shore) added, “Delegate Ready has in just one term made a name for himself as one of the most ardent advocates for conservative causes in the House of Delegates. I know that he will thrive as a Senator and that he will represent the people and interests of Carroll County well over the next four years. I look forward to working with both Senators Ready and Serafini as we strive to change Maryland for the better.”

Delegate Andrew Serafini was appointed to the House of Delegates by Governor Martin O’Malley in 2008 and has served on the House Ways and Means Committee since 2011. He has run his own financial services company out of Hagerstown since 1990.

Delegate Justin Ready was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2010 and has served on the House Health and Government Operations Committee since 2011. He previously spent two years as the executive director of the Maryland Republican Party and owns a small advertising, marketing, and printing firm.

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