Thomas E. Hutchins

Infobox Officeholder
name = Thomas "Tim" E. Hutchins

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caption =
order = Delegate Maryland District 28
term_start = January 11, 1995
term_end = February 11, 2003
deputy =
predecessor =
successor = W. Louis Hennessy
birth_date =
birth_place = flagicon|MarylandBaltimore, MD
death_date =
death_place =
constituency = Charles County, Maryland
party = Republican
spouse =
profession =
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footnotes =
order2 = Secretary of Maryland State Police
term_start2 = December 10, 2003
term_end2 = June 6, 2007
president =
predecessor2 = Ed Norris
successor2 =
order3 = Secretary of Veterans Affairs
term_start3 = February 12, 2003
term_end3 = December 10, 2003
predecessor3 = Thomas Bratten
successor3 =

Thomas E. Hutchins born in Baltimore, MD, was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 28, which covers a portion of Charles County, Maryland, prior to being selected to be the Secretary of Maryland State Police.

Education

Delegate Hutchins attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland. After serving in the United States Army for a couple of years, Hutchins wen to Charles County Community College, where he received his Associate's Degree in 1975. In 1981, he graduated from the University of Maryland University College, where he received his Bachelor's degree in law enforcement. In 1990 he graduated from the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Finally, he returned to college and received his M.G.A. in state & local government in 1997.

Career

After serving in the military, Delegate Hutchins was a Maryland State Police Officer. Once elected to office, he served on the Judiciary Committee, in addition to the gaming law & regulation, and criminal justice subcommittees, to name a few.

In 2003, Delegate Hutchins resigned to accept an appointment as Secretary of Veterans Affairs by Governor Robert Ehrlich. He served in this position for less than a year when he was appointed as the Secretary of the Maryland State Police, also by Governor Erhlich. He replaced Ed Norris, who resigned after a criminal indictment. [NY Times [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E1DD173CF932A25751C1A9659C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/E/Ehrlich,%20Robert%20L.%20Jr.] ] Ed Norris is also the former Baltimore City Chief of Police appointed by then Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley.

In 2007, newly elected Governor Martin O'Malley fired Hutchins and replaced him with Baltimore County Police Chief Terrence B. Sheridan. [WBAL.com [http://wbal.com/news/story.asp?articleid=58552] ] O'Malley was criticized be Maryland State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller for removing Hutchins, who was the last appointed cabinet member remaining from the Ehrlich administration and the last member of the cabinet from Southern Maryland. [Maryland Gazette [http://www.gazette.net/stories/060107/polinew235440_32336.shtml] ]

Election Results

*2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 28cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Dec. 7, 2007] ::Voters to choose three::

External links

* [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/23dsp/former/html/msa12248.html Maryland Archives]

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