Lenett's Statement on Heller's Retirement

District 19 Senator Mike Lenett released the following statement on the retirement of Delegate Hank Heller.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2010

STATEMENT OF SENATOR MIKE LENETT ON THE RETIREMENT ANNOUCEMENT OF DELEGATE HANK HELLER

Contact: Sen. Mike Lenett 301-858-3151

Annapolis, MD- I want to thank Delegate Hank Heller for his many years of distinguished public service on behalf of District 19 and the State of Maryland. As Delegate Heller is one of our district’s longest serving representatives on any level of government, we will sorely miss his keen grasp of the issues, steady leadership on budget and education issues, and ongoing contributions to the communities of our district. On a personal level, I will miss his deep institutional knowledge and guidance, which has been invaluable to me, although I fully intend to continue to seek his advice on many issues. I also have admired Hank as someone who has always placed the importance of substantive policy and high integrity above personal political ambitions. I hope people take note of the fact that Hank has finished his legislative career with the same gusto as when he began it – he has had a distinctly vigorous and successful session this year. I am extremely glad we had him there for us in one of the most challenging budget processes in our state’s history. There may be a bunch of candidates clamoring for his seat now, but there is no one that can replace Hank Heller, only succeed him.

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