{{Short description|American politician (born 1958)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Teresa E. Reilly | image = Teresa Reilly.jpg | caption = Reilly in 2018 | office = Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | term_start = January 14, 2015 | term_end = | alongside = Mike Griffith | predecessor = H. Wayne Norman Jr. | successor = | constituency = District 35B (2015–2023)<br>District 35A (2023–present) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|06|26}} | birth_place = Ohio, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = James Reilly | children = 1 | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = }} '''Teresa E. Reilly''' (born June 26, 1958) is an American politician from Maryland from the Republican Party. She is currently a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 35B, representing northern Cecil and Harford counties.<ref name="msa">{{cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa17075.html|title=Teresa E. Reilly, Maryland State Delegate|website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Reilly was born in Ohio on June 26, 1958, and later moved to Essex, Maryland, where she attended Kenwood Senior High School. She is a former bank officer.<ref name="msa"/>
Reilly entered politics in 1997 by becoming a member of the Republican Club of Harford County, serving on its board of directors from 1997 to 2012. She also served as the vice chair of the Harford County Republican Central Committee from 2002 to 2014. From 2008 to 2013, she served as the chief of staff to state delegate H. Wayne Norman Jr. She is currently a member of the Republican Club of Cecil County.<ref name="msa"/> Reilly applied to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of former state senator J. Robert Hooper,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bellmyer |first1=Jane |title=DISTRICT 35B: Reilly looks to bring experience to House |url=https://www.cecildaily.com/district-35b-reilly-looks-to-bring-experience-to-house/article_cd6de8d6-931c-52cb-81ea-fb9a061a0409.html |access-date=December 12, 2021 |work=Cecil Daily |date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> who had resigned for health reasons in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senator To Resign, Citing Illness |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/politics/14598444/detail.html |access-date=December 12, 2021 |work=WBAL-TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094511/https://www.wbaltv.com/politics/14598444/detail.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |date=November 14, 2007}}</ref>
Reilly previously served on the board of directors for the Liriodendron Foundation. She is a current member of the Maryland Horse Council, Maryland Farm Bureau, and the National Rifle Association, and currently serves on the Bainbridge Development Advisory Board and the Local Video Lottery Development Council of Cecil County.<ref name="msa"/>
==In the legislature== In September 2013, Reilly announced that she would run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 35B, seeking to succeed state delegate H. Wayne Norman Jr., with whom she ran on a slate while he ran for state senate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norman, Reilly announce candidacy for Senate, House in District 35 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-xpm-2013-09-05-ph-ag-norman-for-senate-0904-20130905-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 5, 2013}}</ref> She won the Republican primary in June 2014, placing second behind Andrew Cassilly,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=David |title=Republicans battle for legislative seats in Harford, Cecil District 35 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-district-35-candidates-0620-20140620-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 20, 2014}}</ref> and defeated Democrats Jeffrey Elliott and Daniel Lewis Lamey in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=David |last2=Zumer |first2=Bryna |title=Republicans score near sweep in Harford as Glassman, Gahler, Slutzky and three Cassillys win |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-election-results-1107-20141104-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 5, 2014}}</ref>
Reilly was sworn in on January 14, 2015. She was a member of the Ways and Means Committee during her first term, and has since served in the Health and Government Operations Committee.<ref name="msa"/> She also served as deputy minority whip from 2015 to 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Del. Teresa Reilly appointed to caucus leadership |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-reilly-house-leadership-0204-20150203-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 3, 2015}}</ref>
In July 2015, after Governor Larry Hogan announced that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Reilly held a "Hogan Strong" vigil in Bel Air.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zumer |first1=Bryna |title='Hogan Strong' prayer vigil planned in Bel Air Sunday |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-hogan-strong-prayer-vigil-preview-0717-20150715-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>
In 2018, following Norman's sudden death, the Maryland Republican Party eyed Reilly as his successor. However, she had already filed for re-election to the House of Delegates at the time of his death, which led to Jason C. Gallion being appointed to the seat.<ref name="Zorzi"/>
==Political positions== [[File:District 34 and 35 Night (40115173991).jpg|thumb|Reilly with Andrew Cassilly and Boyd Rutherford, 2018]] During the 2016 legislative session, Reilly introduced a bill to dedicate a portion of Route 924 as "Heroes Highway" after two slain police deputies. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=David |title=Hogan signs 'Heroes Highway' legislation honoring slain Harford deputies Thursday |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-heroes-highway-signing-0520-20160519-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
In 2018, Reilly introduced legislation to sentence people convicted of selling opioids that result in a minor's death to up to 30 years in prison. The bill was introduced following the drug-overdose death of 17-year-old Amber Jones in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Erika |title=Penalty sought for person convicted of selling heroin to minor that results in death |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-heroin-overdose-bill-0221-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 20, 2018}}</ref> She also supported a bill to give county deputies collective bargaining rights.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=David |title=All parties 'on the same page' on collective bargaining for Harford deputies, union says |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-deputies-collective-bargaining-1103-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 1, 2017}}</ref>
During the 2019 legislative session, Reilly supported the Parishioner Protection Act, a bill that would allow churchgoers to carry firearms.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=David |title=Harford Del. Szeliga reintroduces bill to allow parishioners to carry guns |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-szeliga-church-bill-0213-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 12, 2019}}</ref>
In April 2020, Reilly co-signed a letter calling on the Maryland Department of Health to share data on the 2,000 inmates released during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=House Republicans Press Hogan Administration for Data on Prisons, Nursing Homes |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/04/26/house-republicans-call-for-hogan-to-disclose-date-about-newly-released-inmates/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> In August, she signed onto a letter calling for the partial reopening of Harford County public schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=S. Wayne Jr. |title=Harford’s Republican state lawmakers call on schools to reopen with hybrid model instead of all virtual learning |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/cng-ag-harford-lawmakers-hybrid-letter-20200827-j5kg6duk6ja5zjtnp72grwkhfa-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref>
In February 2021, Reilly voted against a bill to make all seven seats on the Harford County Board of Education into elected positions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=S. Wayne Jr. |title=Harford delegation's effort to create all-elected school board fails, but county senators offer their own version |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/cng-ag-delegation-elected-boe-20210218-2wtkj46ja5cjnj3dwrcy7fmzmy-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Aegis |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>
During the 2022 legislative session, Reilly opposed legislation to codify the right to access abortion care into the Constitution of Maryland,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Tensions Run High During House Hearings on Abortion Access Bills |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/02/23/tensions-run-high-during-house-hearings-on-abortion-access-bills/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 23, 2022}}</ref> saying that the bills "ignored so many people in our state that believe this is a form of killing the innocent".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stole |first1=Bryn |title=Maryland House votes to add abortion rights to state constitution, expand access to abortion |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-house-abortion-20220312-qrfclvsoibbe3i5nsimo2iee6u-story.html |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 11, 2022}}</ref> During the 2025 legislative session, Reilly introduced a bill that would require the Maryland Department of Health to collect data on the costs of birth, postpartum care, pregnancy care, and abortion in the state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Danielle J. |title=Marathon of abortion-related bills in House Health committee shows fight is not over in the state |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/02/28/marathon-of-abortion-related-bills-in-house-health-committee-shows-fight-is-not-over-in-the-state/ |access-date=February 28, 2025 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 28, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Reilly is married to James J. Reilly, a member of the Harford County Council since 2022.<ref name="Zorzi">{{cite news |last1=Zorzi |first1=William F. |title=Sen. Norman's Death Sparks Last-Minute GOP Maneuvering |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/03/06/sen-normans-death-sparks-last-minute-gop-maneuvering/ |access-date=December 12, 2021 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=James J. Reilly, Member, County Council, Harford County, Maryland |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ha/leg/html/msa14185.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref> Together, they have a child.<ref name="msa"/>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 35B Republican primary election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01635B.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Andrew Cassilly |votes = 3,866 |percentage = 34.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Teresa Reilly |votes = 3,782 |percentage = 33.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jason C. Gallion |votes = 3,634 |percentage = 32.2 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 35B election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01635B.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Andrew Cassilly |votes = 23,556 |percentage = 42.8 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Teresa Reilly |votes = 21,006 |percentage = 38.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jeffrey Elliott |votes = 5,952 |percentage = 10.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Daniel Lewis Lamey |votes = 4,495 |percentage = 8.2 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 72 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 35B election, 2018<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01635B.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Andrew Cassilly (incumbent) |votes = 26,494 |percentage = 48.6 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Teresa Reilly (incumbent) |votes = 18,107 |percentage = 33.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Ronnie Teitler Davis |votes = 9,834 |percentage = 18.0 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 128 |percentage = 0.2 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 35A election, 2022<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_7_50.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Griffith (incumbent) |votes = 25,988 |percentage = 53.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Teresa Reilly (incumbent) |votes = 21,661 |percentage = 44.4 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 1,147 |percentage = 2.4 }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{cite web |title=Teresa Reilly for Delegate |url=http://teresareillyfordelegate.com/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |language=en}} * {{cite web |title=Members - Delegate Teresa E. Reilly |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/reilly01 |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=October 29, 2023}}
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