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FOREHAND TO RUN FOR SENATE RE-ELECTION
ANNAPOLIS, MD, July 16, 2009 -- Senator Jennie Forehand, who represents Rockville, Gaithersburg and Garrett Park, today announced her run for re-election to the Maryland State Senate in 2010, having filed her candidacy with the State Board of Elections.
An influential member of the Maryland Senate and the Montgomery County Delegation, Forehand points to her success in pushing through local transportation solutions, bringing high-paying jobs to the area through support of the biotech industry, and securing funding for civic development projects.
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Newsclips
Forehand to Seek Fifth Term, Gazette, July 2009
District 17 State Sen. Jennie M. Forehand is seeking a fifth term . "[A] good many of my constituents encouraged me to run, and my colleagues did as well,"....
County Police Force Joins Frontlines in Mental Health, Gazette, Feb. 2009
The emergency petition law was loosened in 2003, dropping language that required an individual present an "imminent" danger. State Sen. Jennie M. Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville said the change was made at the request of families...
Forehand – Genetics legislation is needed, Gazette, Jan. 2009
Del. Roger Manno and Sen. Jennie M. Forehand are asking lawmakers to spell out who owns a person's DNA.
Privacy concerns are target of DNA bill, Gazette, Jan. 2009
"I think that some of these issues, as the research goes on, we need to get them clarified," said Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville.
NIH awards Forehand for bio-safety efforts, Gazette, Dec. 2008
The National Institutes of Health recognized State Sen. Jennie M. Forehand ... for her "leadership and commitment to bio-safety oversight of biomedical research
Health and safety are the focus of new state laws, Gazette, July 2008
Protecting children in automobiles is the aim of a safety seat bill that takes effect June 30, allowing the state to draw on a federal incentive grant program during the current federal fiscal year....
Maryland tech companies savor hard-earned repeal, Gazette, April 2008
Sen. Jennie M. Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville, an Annapolis veteran who sponsored the repeal bill, said she had never seen such a successful turnaround on a major tax bill.
Senate: Genetic data are private, Gazette, April 2008
Bill passes prohibiting insurers, employers from misusing test results
CMR hoping for $1M from state for new health center, Gazette, March 2008
Senate and House bond bills have been filed, sponsored respectively by Sen. Jennie M. Forehand and Del. James W. Gilchrist asking the state to issue a matching grant of $1 million.
Compromise bill ‘strikes a balance’ in limits to genetic tests by insurers, Gazette, March 2008
Lawmakers want to prohibit long-term care insurers from using genetic tests to determine coverage... Sen. Jennie M. Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville said she introduced the legislation to build on her 1995 bill to prohibit genetic discrimination in health insurance, which is now law.
ICC is a go, judge says, Gazette, Nov. 2007
Longtime ICC proponent Sen. Jennie Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville said it has been a long-hard fight to rescue the road since Gov. Parris N. Glendening (D) pulled his support almost 10 years ago. Forehand and other proponents contend the ICC will alleviate congestion and make traveling safer.
