Idamae Garrott

Idamae Garrott
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 19th district
In office 1987–1994[1]
Succeeded by	Leonard Teitelbaum[2]
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 19th district
In office 1979–1987[1] Serving with Helen L. Koss, Lucille Maurer, Joseph E. Owens[3]
Preceded by	Eugene J. Zander[4]
Montgomery County Council
In office 1966–1974[1]
Personal details
Born	Idamae Thomas Riley[5] (1916-12-24)December 24, 1916 Washington, D.C.
Died	June 13, 1999(1999-06-13) (aged 82) Silver Spring, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	William Garrott ​ (m. 1948)​ [5]
Relatives	2 children, 2 grandchildren[5]
Residence	Leisure World, Maryland
Alma mater	Western Maryland College[1]
Profession	Teacher[1]

Idamae Garrott (December 24, 1916 – June 13, 1999) was an American politician from Silver Spring, Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.[1][5] She was a member of the Maryland Senate (1987–1994); the Maryland House of Delegates (1979–1987); and the Montgomery County Council (1966–1974; president, 1971).[1][5]

Garrott lost the 1974 election for Montgomery County Executive to Republican James P. Gleason and the 1976 Democratic primary race for the House of Representatives to Lanny Davis.[5] She got started in politics in 1952 when she helped found the Montgomery County League of Women Voters, of which she was president from 1962 to 1966.[2][5]

Garrott was noted for advocating slow growth in development.[2] She was described in the Montgomery Journal as "passionately opposed" to the Inter-County Connector (ICC) and "the godmother of the anti-ICC movement".[2] The executive director of the Humane Society of Baltimore County described her posthumously as "the most prominent advocate of animal protection legislation in Maryland's General Assembly", and as a leader in the effort to make dog fighting illegal in Maryland (the last of the 50 states to ban dog fighting), introducing legislation every year for 10 years.[6] Garrott was also credited with saving the historic Linden Oak in the 1970s by getting the Washington Metro's Red Line rerouted around it.[7][8]

References

1. "Maryland State Senator Idamae Garrott". Society of Senates Past. Maryland State Archives. March 16, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
2. Lee, Karen (June 16, 1999). "Friends, colleagues remember Garrott as woman of conviction". Montgomery Journal. p. A5. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Maryland State Archives.
3. "House of Delegates, Legislative District 19". Archives of Maryland Historical List. Maryland State Archives. April 30, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
4. "Obituaries". The Washington Post. October 23, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023. ...defeated by Idamae Garrott in his 1978 bid for reelection to the House.
5. Levy, Claudia (June 14, 1999). "Montgomery Politician Idamae Garrott Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
6. Branchini, Frank C. (June 25, 1999). "Maryland's animals have lost a champion". The Baltimore Sun. ProQuest 406426468.
7. Olmo, Joseph; Rampani, Lori (July 18, 2023). "300-year-old Linden oak tree cut down in Montgomery County". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
8. Bastien, Sulaiman (June 12, 2023). "300-year-old Linden Oak tree being removed from Bethesda due to 'poor health'". FOX 5 DC. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

External links

• "Idamae Garrott, 82, state delegate, senator". The Baltimore Sun. June 19, 1999. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2023.