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Maryland Voters Take a Stand for Right to Breathe Clean Air by Electing Jim Rosapepe

Publication Date: 2006-09-13
  • Author:William V. Corr Executive Director, Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
  • Publication:U.S. Newswire

By choosing Jim Rosapepe over John Giannetti in yesterday's District 21 Democratic State Senate primary, Maryland voters took a stand against Big Tobacco and stood up for the right of all workers and families to breathe clean air. Marylanders have confirmed their support for smoke-free workplaces and their intolerance for special interests by ousting John Giannetti, who has not supported the smoke-free law and has voted in support of the tobacco industry. Voters instead chose Jim Rosapepe, who has stood up to Big Tobacco and supports a smoke-free Maryland.

The primary results underscore the strong public support for smoke-free laws that protect everyone from the serious health harms of secondhand smoke. In the weeks leading up to the primary, the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund launched an independent, direct mail and voter contact campaign to educate Maryland voters about the clear contrast between the records of Jim Rosapepe and John Giannetti when it comes to fighting tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. The campaign highlighted Jim Rosapepe's support of a statewide smoke-free workplace law and John Giannetti's ties to special interests, including Big Tobacco, and his failure to support smoke-free legislation in Maryland.

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