Roger Manno

Roger P. Manno (born April 26, 1966) is an American politician. He 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.

Background

Roger P. Manno was born to John Manno, a sculptor and carpenter, and Beatrice Ila Scheinbaum, a student. The family moved from California to New York City in 1971. When Manno was 6 years old, his father became ill, but he was turned away at the hospital because he had no health insurance. His father died of heart failure.

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

In 2010, Manno was elected to the Maryland Senate, defeating incumbent Mike Lenett (D) of Silver Spring in the Democratic primary by 54%–46% before defeating Don Irvine (R) of Gaithersburg in the general election by 68.03%–31.76%.

In the legislature Manno was sworn into the House of Delegates on January 10, 2007. He was a member of the Economic Matters Committee and its business regulation, property & casualty insurance, consumer protection & commercial law subcommittees. He 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, 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.

Manno was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 12, 2011. He has been appointed to serve on the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

In 2006, Manno listed Health care, Education, Transportation and Public Safety as his priorities. Manno has worked closely with local activists and residents to ameliorate disruption and environmental damage caused by the ICC.

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