ROCKVILLE, MD  (August 31, 2015) — The Maryland Public Policy Institute today issued the following statement on the passing of Maryland’s 56^th Governor and the Institute’s former board member, Marvin Mandel.

“Marvin Mandel’s positive impact on Maryland can still be felt today – nearly forty years after he left the Governor’s Office,” said Christopher B. Summers.  “He modernized Maryland’s executive branch by creating the cabinet structure, enacted a Constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget, and transformed Maryland’s transportation infrastructure, from airports to the transit system.  We at the Institute are honored that he agreed to serve on our board.  On a personal level, I will remember Governor Mandel for being generous with his time and counsel, his fondness for telling great stories, and for his deep affection for the state he called home his entire life.”    

Governor Mandel served on the Institute’s board from 2007 to 2012. In 2010, the Institute published Governor Mandel’s memoirs, “I’ll Never Forget It: Memoirs of a Political Accident from East Baltimore.”

About the Maryland Public Policy Institute: Founded in 2001, the Maryland Public Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy research and education organization that focuses on state policy issues. The Institute’s mission is to formulate and promote public policies at all levels of government based on principles of free enterprise, limited government, and civil society.  Learn more at mdpolicy.org.

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