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Cumberland, MD 21502 - 2826
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Member, Citizens Advisory Board for Joseph D. Brandenburg Center, 1987-91; Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, 1987-95, 1999-; Governor's Flood Mitigation Task Force for Western Maryland, 1999-; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 1999-; Youth Centers Executive Advisory Board, Department of Juvenile Justice, 2002-. Former member, Task Force for Economic and Community Growth, Allegany County.
Born in Cumberland, Maryland, August 18, 1953. Attended Bishop Walsh High School; Frostburg State College, B.S. (political science), 1975; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1978. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1980. Attorney. Member, Maryland State and Allegany County Bar Associations. Administrative hearing officer, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1986. President, Board of Directors, Cumberland Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1986-87. Former member, Advisory Board, New Dominion School. Western Maryland community relations representative to Maryland Environmental Service. Outstanding Maryland Public Official, Chemical Industry Council of Maryland, 1990. Legislative Law Enforcement Friend of the Year, Fraternal Order of Police, Maryland State Lodge, Inc., 1991. Legislator of the Year, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1991. Outstanding Young Marylander, Maryland Jaycees, 1992. Legislator of the Year, Maryland and District of Columbia Professional Firefighters Association, 1993. Defender of Freedom Award, Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc., 1993. Defender of Freedom Award, National Rifle Association of America, Inc., 2000. Award, Marylanders for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Award, 2002.
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