Ladon
Origin	Peloponnese
Mouth	Alfeios 37°35′35″N 21°49′13″E / 37.59306°N 21.82028°E / 37.59306; 21.82028Coordinates: 37°35′35″N 21°49′13″E / 37.59306°N 21.82028°E / 37.59306; 21.82028
Basin countries	Greece
Length	approx. 70 km (43 mi)

The Ladon (modern Greek: Λάδωνας, Ládonas) is a river in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It features in Greek mythology. It is a tributary to the river Alfeios, which empties into the Ionian Sea.

Course[link]

The Ladon rises on the western slope of the Aroania mountain, near the village Kastria, Lefkasi municipal unit, Achaea. It flows south, receives its left tributary Aroanios, flows along Kleitoria and turns southwest near the Arcadian border. It flows through the artificial Ladon Lake, and turns south again near Dimitra. It flows into the Alfeios 3 km southeast of the village Tripotamia.

Mythology[link]

The river was among those mentioned by Hesiod in Theogony; they were "all sons of Oceanus and queenly Tethys" [1] for, according to the image of world hydrography common to the ancients, the fresh water that welled up in springs came from the underworld caverns and pools and was connected with the salt sea. Rain fertilized crops, but the sense that its runoff filled the rivers did not figure in the Greek mythic picture.

Rivers were personified and credited with wooing nymphs and human maidens and fathering children. One daughter, the nymph Metope was wed to the river Asopus.

Rivers have cleansing effect in Greek mythology. When Poseidon assaulted Demeter, she washed away the insult in the waters of the River Ladon.

See also: Asopus.

Jolene Ivey is an American politician who represents the 47th Legislative District in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Background[link]

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Delegate Ivey was born of mixed parents but raised by her African American father and stepmother in Washington, D.C. ^[1] [] She attended LaSalle Elementary School and the Bertie Backus Jr. High in northeast D.C. She graduated High Point High School and then Towson University with a B.A. in mass communication in 1982. She got her masters degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in 1992. She later used her degrees to earn a job as Co-Host of "Say Baltimore," at WMAR-TV in 1983. She was a writer and producer for WMAR from 1984 to 1988. In 1988, she served as then-Congressman Benjamin Cardin's press secretary. She is a freelance writer and the director of Media Relations for the Community Teachers Institute. Ivey is married to Prince Georges County State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey and the couple has five children. Although name recognition may have played a part in her initial election (Ivey's husband is a well known political figure in Prince George's County), her endorsement by The Washington Post and The Gazette, as well as a strong grassroots campaign were other factors in her win over incumbent Rosetta Parker.^[2]

In the Legislature[link]

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Ivey has been a member of House of Delegates since January 10, 2007. She is assigned to the Ways and Means Committee and its election law and revenues subcommittees. She is vice-chair, of the Bi-County Committee in the Prince George's County Delegation. She also serves in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Women Legislators of Maryland.^[3] In her first session in Annapolis, Ivey got her first bill passed and signed into law. HB968 established the Post Adoption Support Services Pilot Program which identifies children eligible for post adoption support services and requires local Departments of Social Services to conduct assessment of the needs adopted children.^[4]

Ivey and Delegate Kris Valderrama share info on House floor

Legislative notes[link]

• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)^[5]
• voted in favor the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[1]
• voted in favor of prohibiting ground rents in 2007(SB106)[2]
• voted in favor of in-state tuition for students who attended Maryland high schools for at least 2 years regardless of legal immigration status. (HB6)(2007) ^[6]
• sponsored House Bill 30 in 2007, Establishing the Maryland Education Fund.House Bill 30
• defacto-sponsor House Bill 387 in 2009 - Lawful Status in the United States - Material Compliance with Federal Requirements .House Bill 387

Past elections[link]

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 47th District^[7]

Voters to choose three:

United States political party shadings

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jolene Ivey, Democratic	12,860	35.5%	Won
Victor R. Ramirez, Democratic	12,231	33.6%	Won
Doyle L. Niemann, Democratic	11,229	30.8%	Won
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Other write-ins

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In the democratic party[link]

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Ivey supported Barack Obama and went to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado as a delegate pledge to Barack Obama.

Notes[link]

1. ^ "Jolene Ivey Campaign Website". Jolene Ivey.com. http://www.joleneivey.com/blogs/numberone.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
2. ^ "Jolene Ivey (Blog)". Windows live. http://jolene-ivey.spaces.live.com/. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
3. ^ "House of Delegates: Jolene Ivey". Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14621.html. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
4. ^ "HB968". Maryland Department of Legislative Reference. http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0968.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
5. ^ "HB359". Maryland Department of Legislative Reference. http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-23. 
6. ^ "House Bill 6". Maryland Department of Legislative Services. http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-11. 
7. ^ "House of Delegates Results". Maryland State Board of Elections. http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_47.html. Retrieved July 26, 2007. 

v t e Members of the Maryland House of Delegates 428th Maryland General Assembly (2011) Speaker of the House: Michael E. Busch (D) Speaker pro Tempore: Adrienne A. Jones (D) Majority Leader: Kumar P. Barve (D) Minority Leader: Anthony J. O'Donnell (R)        A.Wendell R. Beitzel (R)    B.Kevin Kelly (D)    C.LeRoy Myers (R)    A.Andrew Serafini (R)    B.Neil Parrott (R)    C.John P. Donoghue (D)    A.Galen R. Clagett (D)    A.Patrick N. Hogan (R)    B.Michael Hough (R)    A.Kathy Afzali (R)    A.Kelly M. Schulz (R)    B.Donald B. Elliott (R)    A.Justin Ready (R)    A.Nancy R. Stocksdale (R)    B.Wade Kach (R)    Joseph Minnick (D)    John Olszewski (D)    Michael Weir (D)    Richard Impallaria (R)    Kathy Szeliga (R)    Pat McDonough (R)    John W. E. Cluster, Jr. (D)    Eric M. Bromwell (D)    Joseph Boteler (R)    A.Gail H. Bates (R)    A.Warren E. Miller (R)    B.Susan W. Krebs (R)    Emmett Burns (D)    Adrienne A. Jones (D)    Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D)    Jon S. Cardin (D)    Dan K. Morhaim (D)    Dana Stein (D)    A.Steven DeBoy (D)    A.James Malone (D)    B.Elizabeth Bobo (D)    Shane E. Pendergrass (D)    Guy Guzzone (D)    Frank S. Turner (D)    Anne Kaiser (D)    Craig Zucker (D)    Eric Luedtke (D)    Aruna Miller (D)    Kathleen M. Dumais (D)    Brian Feldman (D)    Ariana Kelly (D)    William Frick (D)    Susan C. Lee (D)    Kumar P. Barve (D)    James W. Gilchrist (D)    Luiz Simmons (D)    Ana Gutierrez (D)    Alfred Carr (D)    Jeff Waldstreicher (D)    Sam Arora (D)    Benjamin F. Kramer (D)    Bonnie Cullison (D)    Tom Hucker (D)    Sheila E. Hixson (D)    Heather Mizeur (D)    Barbara A. Frush (D)    Benjamin S. Barnes (D)    Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D)    Tawanna P. Gaines (D)    Anne Healey (D)    Justin Ross (D)    A.G. Valentino-Smith (D)    A.James W. Hubbard (D)    B.Marvin Holmes (D)    Tiffany Alston (D)    Carolyn Howard (D)    Michael L. Vaughn (D)    Aisha N. Braveboy (D)    Dereck E. Davis (D)    Melony G. Griffith (D)    Kris Valderrama (D)    Jewell Walker (D)    Veronica L. Turner (D)    A.James Proctor (D)    A.Joseph Vallario (D)    B.Mark N. Fisher (R)    Peter Murphy (D)    Sally Jameson (D)    C.T. Wilson (D)    A.John Wood (D)    B.John Bohanan (D)    C.Anthony J. O'Donnell (R)    Michael E. Busch (D)    Herb McMillan (D)    Ron George (R)    Nic Kipke (R)    Donald Dwyer (R)    Steve Schuh (R)    Pamela Beidle (D)    Mary Ann Love (D)    Ted Sophocleus (D)    A.Cathy Vitale (R)    B.Tony McConkey (R)    B.Robert A. Costa (R)    A.Glen Glass (R)    A.Mary-Dulany James (D)    B.David D. Rudolph (D)    A.Wayne Norman (R)    A.Donna Stifler (R)    B.Susan K. McComas (R)    Michael Smigiel (R)    Stephen Hershey (R)    Jay Jacobs (R)    A.Rudy Cane (D)    B.Adelaide Eckardt (R)    B.Jeannie Haddaway (R)    A.Charles Otto (R)    B.Norman Conway (D)    B.Mike McDermott (R)    Charles E. Barkley (D)    Kirill Reznik (D)    Shane Robinson (D)    Frank Conaway (D)    Barbara Robinson (D)    Shawn Z. Tarrant (D)    Jill P. Carter (D)    Nate Oaks (D)    Samuel Rosenberg (D)    Stephen Lafferty (D)    Susan Aumann (R)    William Frank (R)    Curt Anderson (D)    Mary Washington (D)    Maggie McIntosh (D)    Keith E. Haynes (D)    Keiffer Mitchell (D)    Melvin L. Stukes (D)    Talmadge Branch (D)    Cheryl Glenn (D)    Hattie N. Harrison (D)    Peter A. Hammen (D)    Luke Clippinger (D)    Brian K. McHale (D)    Jolene Ivey (D)    Doyle L. Niemann (D)    Michael Summers (D)    Democratic (98)    Republican (43) Maryland General Assembly List of current members of the Maryland House of Delegates Maryland State Senate

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Name	Ivey, Jolene
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1961-07-30
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Date of death
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