Charles E. "Charlie" Barkley (born October 16, 1950) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He served five terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 39 in Montgomery County. He served on the Economic Matters Committee and as Chair of the Montgomery County Delegation. Born in Elkins, West Virginia on October 16, 1950, Barkley graduated from Towson State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. He later earned a Master of Education degree in Administration from Western Maryland College. Barkley was active in educational advocacy throughout his career, and is a former Vice President of the Montgomery County Education Association. He has remained active on education issues throughout his time in the Assembly. Career Legislative Notes Voted in favor of in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants in 2007 (HB6) Election results 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 39th District Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" |- !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Nancy J. King, Democratic |18,651 | 23.5% | Won |- |- |Charles E. Barkley, Democratic |18,253 | 23.0% | Won |- |- |Saqib Ali, Democratic |16,455 | 20.7% | Won |- |- | David Nichols, Republican | 9,278 | 11.7% | Lost |- |- | Gary Scott, Republican | 8,363 | 10.4% | Lost |- |- |Bill Witham, Republican | 8,244 | 10.4% | Lost |} 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 39 Voters to choose three: {| class="wikitable" !Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome |- |- |Mathew Mossburg, Rep. |13,119 | 17% | Won |- |- |Barrie S. Ciliberti, Rep. |12,897 | 16% | Won |- |- |W. Raymond Beck, Rep. |12,311 | 16% | Won |- |- |Charles E. Barkley, Dem. |12,137 | 15% | Lost |- |- |Anise Key Brown, Dem. |10,987 | 14% | Lost |- |- |Anthony J. Santangelo, Dem. |10,939 | 14% | Lost |- |- |Patricia Cummings, Ind. |6,471 | 8% | Lost |} References 1950 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates National Education Association people Towson University alumni People from Elkins, West Virginia People from Germantown, Maryland 21st-century American politicians