Maryland Delegate Pete Rawlings, a "giant in Annapolis and the state," died of complications from cancer in November.

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Maryland Delegate Pete Rawlings, a "giant in Annapolis and the state," died of complications from cancer in November. The first black chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rawlings grew up in Baltimore public housing to become one of the most powerful politicians in the state. A math professor with a passion for education, civil rights and the poor, he understood the intricacies of Maryland finances and wielded substantial power over state budget and policy. "He was a great man," Speaker Michael...