Education
Quinter attended Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools, Colgate University, (Bachelor international relations/political science, summa cum laude, 1985), and the Harvard University Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1988).
Quinter attended Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools, Colgate University, (Bachelor international relations/political science, summa cum laude, 1985), and the Harvard University Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1988).
Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1962. He was a law clerk to Judge Herbert F. Murray, United States. District Court for the District of Maryland from 1988 to 1989. and was admitted to Maryland Bar in 1988. He is of Counsel at McDermott Will & Emery.
He served on the Judiciary Committee with Joseph F. Vallario, Junior., Curt Anderson and Jill P. Carter.
He chaired the Howard County Delegation from 2004 to 2005. He introduced a bill increasing penalties against video voyeurism.
Bid for Congress
Quinter had announced that he was laying the groundwork for a campaign for the nomination for Maryland"s Third Congressional District in 2006. A seat being vacated by 10 term Congressman Ben Cardin who was running for United States. Senate.
He was unseated by County Councilman Guy Guzzone, who had considered a race for County Executive, but chose to run for the House of Delegates, as that post would allow Mr.
Guzzone to spend more time with his family. The race was fairly close, but Mr. Guzzone prevailed as he was well known in Howard county having been county council president
Quinter had been a member of House of Delegates from January 8, 2003 to January 10, 2007.