Andrew A. Serafini (born March 9, 1962) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Maryland Senate from District 2, which covers parts of Washington County, from February 2015 to August 2020. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 2A from March 2008 to February 2015.
Andrew A. Serafini | |
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| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office February 2, 2015 – August 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher B. Shank (R) |
| Succeeded by | Paul D. Corderman (R) |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 2A district | |
| In office March 7, 2008 – February 2, 2015 Serving with Neil Parrott (R) | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. McKee (R) |
| Succeeded by | William J. Wivell (R) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1962 Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Diana |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | North Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (B.S.) |
| Profession | Financial adviser |
Education
editSerafini graduated from North Hagerstown High School in Hagerstown, Maryland. After high school, he went to Shippensburg University in south central Pennsylvania where he received a degree in Business Administration in 1983. He also briefly played football there.
Background
editAfter college, Serafini was a pricing analyst for Van Kampen Merritt from 1984 until 1985. He later attended the College of Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado where he received his certified financial planning designation in 1988. He was a financial advisor for Lincoln Investment Planning from 1985 until 1990. Since that time he has been the President of Serafini Financial Services, Inc. in Hagerstown.[1]
In addition to his work, Serafini was also active in many organizations. He was the chair of the Board of Trustees for Grace Academy (where he coached the boys' varsity soccer team to a national title), in Hagerstown from 2005 until 2007 and has been the vice-chair since 2008. He was a former member of the Board of Trustees for the Maryland/Southern Delaware Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. He was the District Chair of the Christian Business Men's Committee, and was the Finance Campaign Chair for John F. Barr, the President of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County in 2006.[2]
Career
editSerafini took the oath of office to become a member of House of Delegates on the afternoon of March 7, 2008. He was assigned to the Ways and Means Committee and the Environmental Matters Committee. He was also a member of the Washington County and Western Maryland Delegations as well as a member of the Maryland Rural Caucus.
On February 2, 2015, Serafini was sworn into the Maryland State Senate to replace Christopher Shank who resigned to become director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention.[3]
On July 30, 2020, Maryland's Senate Republican Caucus announced Serafini was resigning effective August 1.[4] Serafini cited long hours and stress, the demands of his financial adviser job, and wanting to spend more time with his family.[5][6]
Election results
edit- 2018 Race for Maryland Senate – District 2[7]
- Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Andrew A. Serafini, Rep. 29,798 71.7% Won Jenna L. Roland, Dem. 11,631 28.0% Lost Other Write-Ins 158 0.4% Lost
- 2014 Race for Maryland House Of Delegates – District 2A[8]
- Voters to choose two:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Neil C. Parrott, Rep. 17,599 36.00% Won Andrew A. Serafini, Rep. 17,528 35.90% Won Elizabeth Paul, Dem. 8,279 16.90% Lost Charles Bailey, Dem. 5,419 11.10% Lost Other Write-Ins 22 0.04% Lost
- 2010 Race for Maryland House Of Delegates – District 2A[9]
- Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Andrew A. Serafini, Rep. 9,754 71.0% Won Neil Becker, Dem. 3,757 28.8% Lost Other Write-Ins 27 0.2% Lost
References and notes
edit- ^ "Meet SFG - Andy Serafini". Serafini Financial Group. August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Andrew A. Serafini, Maryland State Senate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. August 3, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Wagner, John (February 2, 2015). "Ready, Serafini sworn into Maryland Senate, replacing two Hogan appointees". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Maryland State Sen. Andrew Serafini Resigns From Office". WJZ-TV. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Cohen, Steven; Rehman, Fareeha (July 30, 2020). "Maryland State Senator Andrew Serafini resigns". WDVM-TV. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Pamela (July 30, 2020). "State Sen. Andrew Serafini, Western Maryland Republican budget expert, resigning". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 2, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 21, 2015.