Maryland Delegate Ted Sophocleus Dies At 79

LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — A Maryland delegate with a long history of public service has died at 79.
News outlets report Ted Sophocleus died Friday at a Baltimore hospital. The Anne Arundel County Democrat had surgery earlier this year after a neck injury, and took a brief leave of absence during the 2018 General Assembly session.
He was running for another term in the District 32 primary election.
Sophocleus was a pharmacist who was elected to the Anne Arundel County Council in 1982. He was ap