Norman R. Stone Jr.

Norman R. Stone Jr. (September 8, 1935 – June 16, 2023) was an American politician and the longest-serving Senator in the Maryland State Senate. He held the distinction of being the only Maryland State Senator to have voted against both repealing the ban on interracial marriage, and permitting same-sex marriage. Stone served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1963 to 1967.^[1] He was first elected to the State Senate in 1966. Stone was a member of the Maryland General Assembly for more than 50 years. Stone was a graduate of the Baltimore City College High School and the University of Baltimore Law School.^[2]

Norman R. Stone Jr.
Stone in 2007
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 6th district
In office 2003–2015
Preceded by	Michael J. Collins
Succeeded by	Johnny Ray Salling
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 7th district
In office 1983–2003
Preceded by	Dennis F. Rasmussen
Succeeded by	Andy Harris
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 6th district
In office 1967–1983
Preceded by	John Carroll Byrnes and J. Joseph Curran, Jr.
Succeeded by	F. Vernon Boozer
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore County
In office 1963–1967
Preceded by	Charles F. Culver
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
Personal details
Born	(1935-09-08)September 8, 1935 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	June 16, 2023(2023-06-16) (aged 87) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	JoAnne R. Stone
Children	4
Occupation	Attorney

Career

Legislative notes

• February 9, 1967 – voted against repeal of the law banning interracial marriage in Maryland.^[3]
• February 23, 2012 – voted against the "Civil Marriage Protection Act", which would allow same-sex couples to obtain a marriage license in Maryland.^[4] (See 2012 Maryland Question 6)

Task Force, Boards and Commissions

In June 2012, Stone was appointed by Maryland legislative leaders to a task force to study the impact of a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding the liability of owners of pit bulls and landlords that rent to them.^[5]

Death

Stone died at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland on June 16, 2023. He was 87.^[6]