Dawn Gile is a member of the Maryland Senate for District 33 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
10 Facts About Dawn Gile
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Dawn Gile worked in the Chicago area before moving to Maryland in 2007.
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In July 2021, Gile filed to run for the Maryland Senate in District 33, seeking to defeat state senator Edward R Reilly, who later announced his retirement.
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Dawn Gile won the Democratic primary unopposed, and faced Republican state delegate Sid Saab in the general election.
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In October 2022, Saab filed a $2 million defamation lawsuit against Dawn Gile, alleging that some of her campaign literature contained false information about him and his business, including the suggestion that he is under federal indictment.
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Dawn Gile defeated Saab in the general election on November 8,2022, receiving 55.41 percent of the vote to Saab's 44.48 percent.
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Dawn Gile is the first Democrat to win the state Senate seat in 50 years and the first Democrat to hold the office since Robert R Neall.
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Dawn Gile was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 11,2023.
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Dawn Gile supports making military retiree pay exempt from state taxes.
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In March 2023, Dawn Gile was one of five Democrats to vote for an amendment that would have decoupled the state's fuel taxes from inflation.