Member of House of Delegates, 1997-99, representing District 35A (Harford County). Member, Judiciary Committee, 1997-99 (criminal justice subcommittee).
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 13, 1956. Attended Parkville Senior High School; Randolph-Macon College, B.A., 1978; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1981. Attorney. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1981; District of Columbia Bar, 1984; Fourth, D.C. and Federal Circuits, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court, 1985. Member, Harford County and Maryland State Bar Associations. Currently serving as a Lt. Colonel, Maryland Army National Guard, Judge Advocate General's Corps (bronze star medal; meritorious service medal; army commendation medal (3rd award); army achievement medal (4th award); army reserve components achievement medal (3rd award); national defense service medal (2nd award); armed forces reserve medal; global war on terrorism service medal; Afghanistan campaign medal; army service ribbon; army reserve components overseas training ribbon (3rd award); Maryland state service medal (2nd award); humanitarian service medal; Maryland active duty medal). U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2002. Chair, Harford County Democratic Central Committee, 2003- (member, 1995-98, 2002-). Member, Executive Committee, Maryland Democratic Party, 2004-. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1996. Member, New Harford Democratic Club. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Maryland National Guard Association; U.S. National Guard Association; The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation and Historical Society. Director and coach, Jarrettsville Recreation Council Baseball and Football, 1994-2001. Vice-Chair, Jarrettsville-Norrisville Community Council, 1999-. Exceptional service award, Office of Attorney General of Maryland, 1991. Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2005. Member, Church Council, St. John's Lutheran Church, 2003-06. Married; two children.
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