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		<title>Steve Hershey Named to State Senate in Dist. 36 as Governor Rejects Cecil County Del. Smigiel; Caroline Commissioner Seen as Top Prospect for Delegate Seat</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Martin O’Malley announced Wednesday he has appointed Republican Del. Steve Hershey, of Queen Anne’s County, to the state Senate&#8211; rejecting Cecil County Del. Michael Smigiel’s bid to fill the seat vacated by his former political ally and mentor E.J. Pipkin. As a result, there will be a new process to fill Hershey’s Delegate seat, with Jeff Ghrist, a Caroline County commissioner, having the inside track, sources say. Hershey disclosed, via Facebook, that he had a late Tuesday evening phone call from the governor informing him that he had been selected for the post. “I am both thrilled and humbled by all the support I received during this appointment process,” Hershey wrote. “I am looking forward to serving the 36th District in this new role.” Since Pipkin—who surprised the local and state political world in early August by announcing he was resigning his seat and post as state Senate Minority Leader to move to Texas and study sports management—was a Republican, it was up to the local GOP party committees in the district to pick a replacement to fill out the year and a half remainder of his term. But the four Republican Party Central Committees in the 36th District [&#8230;]]]></description>
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