Shane Robinson (politician)
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Shane Robinson | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 39th district | |
| In office January 12, 2011 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Saqib Ali |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Acevero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1976 Ahwaz, Iran |
| Party | Green (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2018) |
| Spouse | Mary King Robinson |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Nevada, Reno |
Arash Shane Robinson (born December 26, 1976) is an American politician and a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 39 in Montgomery County, Maryland.[1][2]
Early life
Robinson was born on December 26, 1976, to American parents living in Ahwaz, Iran. As a child Robinson lived in Bolivia, the nation of his mother's birth, as well as Brazil, Maryland, Nevada, and Poland. He later graduated from Reno High School.[1][3]
University
He attended the University of Nevada, Reno, earning dual degrees in Spanish and biology in 2000. While in college, Robinson worked as a wildland firefighter for the United States Forest Service and later joined the Peace Corps, serving in rural Zambia from 2002 to 2005.[1][3]
Return to United States
From 2005 to 2006 he worked as an English Instructor in South Korea. Following his return to the United States, he worked for a number of organizations, including the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, the Iracambi Atlantic Rainforest Research and Conservation Center which is located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and where Robinson resided for six months, and afterwards for the Coulter Companies (now known as MCI USA) for whom he helped manage non-profit clients and was the director of sustainability. During this period, Robinson also began work on a graduate degree in sustainable development, which he earned in 2011. Robinson was co-owner of Anthropocene Solutions, a sustainability, nonprofit management, and government affairs firm, and was co-executive director of The Ehlers-Danlos Society.
In 2021 Robinson returned to school to become a teacher, and is currently a learning support math and Spanish teacher at James Buchanan High School in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.
He also works on the side as a National Ski Patrol alpine patroller. He is divorced and has two children.[1][3]
House of Delegates
Robinson ran for one of three seats in District 39 in the Maryland House of Delegates in the fall of 2010. He came in third, behind incumbents Charles E. Barkley and Kirill Reznik.[4] He was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 12, 2011, and assigned to serve on the House Environmental Matters Committee and its Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee and Environment Subcommittee. In his first year in the legislature, he was also appointed to serve as a Trustee of the Chesapeake Bay Trust and as a member of the Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund.[1]
Robinson was reelected for a second term in the fall of 2014. He came in second, behind incumbent Charles E. Barkley and ahead of incumbent Kirill Reznik. During his second term he was elected Chair of the House of Delegates Delegation from Montgomery County.[5] Robinson and 29 other delegates tried to get the Housing Department Chief to resign in Aug 2015.[6]
On May 25, 2017, Robinson filed his candidacy for reelection as Delegate.[7] In June 2018, he lost the primary election by 154 votes.[8][9] Following the general election, Robinson switched his party affiliation to the Green Party.[10]