Last updated on: 1/5/2009 | Author: ProCon.org

Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., JD Biography

Title:
Former Governor (R) of the State of Maryland
Position:
Con to the question "Should People Who Have Completed Felony Sentences Be Allowed to Vote?"
Reasoning:

“I don’t think you reward the franchise to those who commit the most horrific crimes. Full restoration of every right is inappropriate.”

“Ehrlich to Veto Bill on Felons,” Washington Times , Feb. 15, 2006
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Governor, State of Maryland (Republican), 2003-2007
  • Deputy Minority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2003
  • U.S. House of Representatives, R-Maryland, 2nd District, 1995-2003
  • Maryland House of Delegates, 1987-1995
Education:
  • JD, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1982
  • BA, Princeton University, 1979
Other:
  • Portrayed a Maryland state trooper in an episode of the HBO drama The Wire, broadcast Dec. 3, 2006
Quoted in:
  1. Should People Who Have Completed Felony Sentences Be Allowed to Vote?
  2. Should People with Felony Convictions Who Are out of Prison but on Parole or Probation Regain Their Right to Vote?