{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Neil F. Quinter | image = Neil F. Quinter.jpg | caption = | birth_date = 1962 | birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut | death_date = | death_place = | office = Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 13th district | term_start = January 8, 2003 | term_end = January 10, 2007 | predecessor = John A. Giannetti Jr. | successor = Guy Guzzone | party = Democratic Party (United States) | occupation = | majority = | relations = | spouse = Married | children = 3 children | footnotes = | alongside = Shane Pendergrass, Frank S. Turner }}
'''Neil F. Quinter''' is an American politician who formerly served in the Maryland House of Delegates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa13986.html |title=Neil F. Quinter, Maryland State Delegate |publisher=Msa.md.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-10-26}}</ref>
==Background== Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1962. Quinter attended Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools, Colgate University, (B.A. international relations/political science, summa cum laude, 1985), and the Harvard University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988). He was a law clerk to Judge Herbert F. Murray, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland from 1988 to 1989. and was admitted to Maryland Bar in 1988.
He is of Counsel at McDermott Will & Emery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spoke.com/info/p1hPgTh/NeilQuinter|title=Neil Quinter, Counsel, Mc Dermott Will & Emery}}</ref>
==Political history== Quinter had been a member of House of Delegates from January 8, 2003, to January 10, 2007. He served on the Judiciary Committee with Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., Curt Anderson and Jill P. Carter. He chaired the Howard County Delegation from 2004 to 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/sponsors/quinter.htm |title=BILLS SPONSORED BY- QUINTER - 2004 Regular Session |publisher=Mlis.state.md.us |date= |accessdate=2010-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/sponsors/quinter.htm |title=BILLS SPONSORED BY- QUINTER - 2005 Regular Session |publisher=Mlis.state.md.us |date= |accessdate=2010-10-26}}</ref> He introduced a bill increasing penalties against video voyeurism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/03/21/house-panel-oks-bill-to-boost-penalties-for-video-voyeurism/ |title=House panel OKs bill to boost penalties for video voyeurism - Baltimore Sun |publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com |date=2004-03-21 |access-date=2010-10-26}}</ref>
===Bid for Congress=== Quinter had announced that he was laying the groundwork for a campaign for the nomination for Maryland's Third Congressional District in 2006. A seat being vacated by 10 term Congressman Ben Cardin who was running for U.S. Senate. His primary opponents would have been former Baltimore Health Commissioner Peter Beilenson, State Senator Paula Hollinger and John Sarbanes; however, Quinter withdrew from the race and tried to regain his seat in the House of Delegates. He was unseated by County Councilman Guy Guzzone, who had considered a race for County Executive, but chose to run for the House of Delegates, as that post would allow Mr. Guzzone to spend more time with his family. The race was fairly close, but Mr. Guzzone prevailed as he was well known in Howard county having been county council president.
==See also== *Politics of the United States
==References== {{reflist}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2010}}
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