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Paliath to run for Maryland State House of Delegates

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Paliath to run for Maryland State House of Delegates
By Ela Dutt
Indian American Center


Dilip Paliath (File photo)
Maryland attorney Dilip Paliath, 34, is set to announce his candidacy for the State's General Assembly from District 42 and has already been endorsed by the State's Republican Governor.

Paliath, who currently works as Chief Counsel in the Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.'s (R) Office of Crime Control & Prevention, and is the highest-ranking Indian in the Ehrlich administration, has been exploring the run since April this year and says he has an advantage already with the Governor behind him. The primaries for the race are in September 2006 and the general elections take place in November 2006.

If elected next November, Paliath would be the second Indian in the Maryland Assembly, the first being Democratic Majority Leader Kumar Barve.

Born and brought up in Baltimore, Maryland, Paliath told News India-Times, that he has a treasurer and a political consultant helping him, and is in the process of putting together a Finance Committee. Paliath, whose parents belong to Kerala, India, ran for the Maryland Assembly in 2002 but from a different district. "Based on my prior experience and knowledge of advertising needed, it could cost anything from $100,000 to $150,000. We've got time. There is a campaign report due in January, so the higher amount we can post, the better the chances of scaring away opponents," he said. "I expect that there will be other challengers since it is an open seat. I appreciate the Governor's support. I believe that it will push me over the top."

Each Legislative District in Maryland has one State Senator and three Delegates. In District 42, the State Senator is a Democrat and all three Delegates are Republicans. Paliath said he consulted with Gov. Ehrlich and others, and decided to run for one of the Delegate slots that came open because the Republican incumbent announced he would not seek re-election.

"…to compete for an open seat would be a better strategy than trying to unseat an incumbent State Senator," Paliath says in his official release inviting people to the kick-off fundraiser. "Governor Ehrlich fully supports Dilip Paliath in this decision." His official "Campaign Kick-Off Fundraiser" with Governor Ehrlich at his side, takes place on Oct. 21. Governor Ehrlich is also up for re-election in November next year.

Paliath is married to Tracey, who is also a political appointee of the Governor. She is assistant director, Baltimore City Department of Social Services and oversees all welfare programs. They have a 17-month-old daughter Hannah.

His father, George Kurien Paliath, is a retired physics teacher, and mother, Elsie George Paliath, is a librarian. Paliath graduated from Boston College and did law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He joined Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Grey where he met his wife Tracey. In 1998, he became Asst. State Attorney for Baltimore County, later volunteered for then U.S. Rep. Bob Ehrlich's gubernatorial campaign. In January 2003, he became chief counsel in the Governor's office.

 


Dilip Paliath to Run for Maryland House of Delegates

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By RICHARD SPRINGER
India-West Staff Reporter

When last heard from, Dilip Paliath, currently chief counsel in the office of Crime Control and Prevention in the office of Maryland Republican Governor Robert L Ehrlich, Jr., was seriously leaning toward running in the GOP primary next September for the Maryland state Senate (I-W, July 22, 2005).

Things have changed, Paliath told India-West Oct. 28. Instead, he has announced his candidacy for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in District 42, which includes large sections of Baltimore County, but not the city of Baltimore.



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Another Indian American, attorney Dilip Paliath, is set to announce his candidacy for the Maryland State's General Assembly. Running from District 42, Paliath, 34, chief counsel in Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, is the highest-ranking Indian in the Ehrlich administration. He has been exploring the run since April this year and says he already has an advantage with the governor behind him. If elected next November, Paliath, whose parents hail from Kerala, would be the second Indian in the Maryland Assembly but on the other side of the aisle from Kumar Barve, the Democratic Party's majority leader in the state assembly. The primaries for the race are in September 2006 and the general election takes place in November 2006. Born and brought up in Baltimore, Paliath ran for the Maryland assembly in 2002 but from a different district. Paliath said he consulted with Governor Ehrlich and others and decided to run for one of the Delegate slots that opened because the Republican incumbent announced he would not seek re-election. "...to compete for an open seat would be a better strategy than trying to unseat an incumbent state senator," Paliath said in his official release inviting people to the kick-off fundraiser. "Governor Ehrlich fully supports Dilip Paliath in this decision." Paliath is married to Tracey, who is also a political appointee of the governor. She is assistant director, Baltimore city department of social services and oversees all welfare programmes. They have a 17-month-old daughter Hannah.


January 9th, 2003

Finney and Paliath to Join Ehrlich Administration


ANNAPOLIS – Governor-elect Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. today named two prominent Baltimore natives to key posts in the incoming Ehrlich-Steele Administration. Jervis Finney was named Counsel to the Governor and Dilip Paliath was named to the incoming administration’s Office of Legislative Affairs.

Jervis Finney, 71, will be Counsel and Criminal Justice Advisor to the Governor. Finney is currently Senior Counsel at Ober, Kaler, Grimes and Shriver in Baltimore, where he advises on aspects of business and commercial cases, products liability, manufacturer class-action defense, financial institution class-action defense, trial and appeal in products liability and other cases. Finney is a 1953 cum laude graduate of Princeton University and a 1958 graduate of Harvard University School of Law. A former Maryland State Senator, Finney also served as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1975-1978. He is a member of American College of Trial Lawyers and in 1954 and 1955 was a Paratrooper, 11th Airborne Division, in the United States Army. He lives in Baltimore County with his wife, Patricia.

“I have known Jervis Finney personally and professionally for more than two decades. His knowledge and respect for the law are unparalleled. I have absolute confidence in his counsel,” Ehrlich stated.

Dilip Paliath, 31, will be named Legislative Officer to Director of Legislative Affairs Ken Masters. The office’s top three legislative priorities will be Project Exile, a faith-based initiative, and charter schools legislation. Paliath has served in the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office since December 1998 as the Assistant State’s Attorney. Prior to that, Paliath served as an Associate with Goodell, Devries, Leech & Gray, LLP in Baltimore. Paliath is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore County Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar Association. Paliath earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Boston College in 1993 and his Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of Virginia School of Law. Paliath resides in Cockeysville with his wife, Tracey.

“Dilip has proven himself to be a bright and distinguished prosecutor with years of hands-on experience in the courtroom,” said incoming Director of Legislative Affairs Ken Masters. “His experience will be invaluable to the nature of our work.”




 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior to that, Paliath served as an Associate with Goodell, Devries, Leech & Gray, LLP in Baltimore. Paliath is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Baltimore County Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar Association. Paliath earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Boston College in 1993 and his Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of Virginia School of Law. Paliath resides in Cockeysville with his wife, Tracey.


Dilip has proven himself to be a bright and distinguished prosecutor with years of hands-on experience in the courtroom