hospitals in Baltimore and Howard Counties. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education. Election results 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 12A Voters to choose two: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |James E. Malone Jr., Dem. |13,222 | 31% | Won |- |- |Donald E. Murphy, Rep. |10,920 | 26% | Won |- |- |Steven J. DeBoy Sr., Dem. |10,669 | 25% | Lost |- |- |Loyd V. Smith, Rep. |7,245 | 17% | Lost |- |} Family He is the son of Donald DeBoy and grandson of the late Ferdinand DeBoy (1904–1973) and Hazel Winslow DeBoy (1907–1996). He is a second cousin of actors PJ DeBoy and Paul DeBoy, both of whom (like Delegate DeBoy) hail from the Farrell-DeBoy family of Baltimore, Maryland (PJ Is the grandson of the late James J. DeBoy Sr., a brother of Ferdinand DeBoy.). References Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates 1956 births Living people American municipal police officers University of Baltimore alumni People from Catonsville, Maryland People from Baltimore County, Maryland 21st-century American politicians