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[photo, Jean B. Cryor, State Delegate] JEAN B. CRYOR
Republican, District 15, Montgomery County


Member of House of Delegates since January 11, 1995. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1995- (tax & revenue subcommittee, 1997-2000; education subcommittee, 2001-03; finance resources subcommittee, 2003-; transportation subcommittee, 2003-04; vice-chair's subcommittee, 2003-; election law subcommittee, 2004-); Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1999-; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2003-; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2004-; Special Joint Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, 2005-. Member, conference committee on taxes, 1996 session; Joint Committee on Community College Funding, 1996; Joint Work Group on Telecommunications Taxes, 1996; Special Committee on Rail Mergers, 1997; Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003-04. Member, Steering Committee, House Republican Caucus, 1997-. Member, County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation. President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2004-05 (member, 1995-; legislative committee, 2001-; secretary, 2001-03; president-elect, 2003-04).

Member, Task Force on Education Funding Equity, Accountability and Partnerships, 1997-98; Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2002; Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-01; Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-03; Transportation Task Force, 2003; Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2003-; Task Force on Missing Vulnerable Adults, 2004-; Governor's Commission on Quality Education in Maryland, 2004- (subcommittee on school readiness & early childhood programs).

Born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, December 13, 1938. Attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; Loyola College, M.B.A., 1979. Writer. Formerly an editor and publisher of the Gazette Newspapers. Co-founder of TACKLE, a group established to fight the Baltimore stadium funding, 1996. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2000 (credentials committee). Board member, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes; Convent of the Sacred Heart; Potomac Theater Company. First Prize, Investigative Reporting, Maryland Society of Professional Journalists, 1993. Citizen of the Year, Almanac Newspapers. Businessperson of the Year, Potomac Chamber of Commerce. Hero of the Taxpayer, Maryland Taxpayers Association, 2000. Award for Building the Bridge to Educational Excellence in Maryland Public Schools, State Board of Education, 2002. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2003. Widow; three children; three grandchildren.

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