22 Facts About Roger Manno

Roger P Manno was born on April 26,1966 and is an American politician.

Roger Manno was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006 to represent the 19th Legislative District, and in 2010 was elected to the Maryland State Senate.

Roger P Manno was born to John Manno, a sculptor and carpenter, and Beatrice Ila Scheinbaum, a student.

When Manno was 6 years old, his father became ill, but he was turned away at the hospital because he had no health insurance.

Roger Manno was raised by his mother and his stepfather, John Pettinato, a social worker and teacher.

Roger Manno earned his Juris Doctor and Masters in Intellectual Property Law from the Franklin Pierce Law Center.

Roger Manno worked in public schools as a para-educator with special-needs students.

Subsequently, Roger Manno served as Legislative Director to Congressman Sanford Bishop of the House Appropriations Committee and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

In 2006, Roger Manno announced his candidacy for the House of Delegates.

Roger Manno supported the building of the Intercounty Connector, but he said that the highway proposal included too many highway interchanges.

In 2009, Roger Manno was appointed to serve on the White House Task Force of State Legislators for Health Reform.

Roger Manno was sworn into the House of Delegates on January 10,2007.

Roger Manno served as Vice-Chair of the County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation and was a member of the Maryland BioTech, the Maryland Educator and the Maryland Veterans Caucuses.

In 2010, Roger Manno was listed as having the highest lifetime environmental rating by the League of Conservation Voters and Environment Maryland, and was named to the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition's Consumer Rights Hall of Fame.

Roger Manno was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 12,2011.

Roger Manno has been appointed to serve on the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

In 2006, Roger Manno listed Health care, Education, Transportation and Public Safety as his priorities.

Roger Manno has worked closely with local activists and residents to ameliorate disruption and environmental damage caused by the ICC.

Roger Manno is in favor of a single-payer universal health care system where all individuals have health insurance paid with taxes.

Roger Manno supports reducing the cost of college through student loan forgiveness after serving with AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps and by increasing Pell Grants.

Roger Manno wants to increase use of renewable energy sources, such as windmill farms, solar panels, and hydrokinetic turbines, in order to reduce the use of fossil fuels to generate energy.

At a 2018 candidate forum for congressional candidates, Roger Manno stated that the issue of the Israel settlements was an economic one and advocated for "popping in a Peugeot plant or General Motors plant".