Member of House of Delegates, representing District 1C, Allegany and Washington Counties, January 8, 2003 to December 1, 2014. Resigned December 1, 2014. Deputy Minority Whip, 2003-06. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 2003-06, 2009-14 (election law subcommittee, 2003-06; education subcommittee, 2009-12; election law subcommittee, 2011-12; vice-chair’s subcommittee, 2011-14; finance resources subcommittee, 2013-14); House Facilities Committee, 2005-06; Appropriations Committee, 2007-09 (transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2007-09; oversight committee on personnel, 2007-09); Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2011-14; Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight, 2013-14. Chair, Western Maryland Delegation, 2008-14 (vice-chair, 2004-08). Chair, Allegany County Delegation, 2007-08 (vice-chair, 2008-14). Chair, Washington County Delegation, 2007-11. Vice-Chair, Republican Policy Committee, Republican House Caucus, 2003-14. President, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2008-14 (member, 2003-14). Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2012-14.
Member, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, 2003-14; Task Force to Study a Post-Labor Day Start Date for Maryland Public Schools, 2013-14.
Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, October 8, 1951. Attended Clear Spring High School, Clear Spring, Maryland; Hagerstown Community College (business administration), 1969-71. Served in U.S. Army Reserves, 1970-76. General Manager, LeRoy E. Myers, Inc. (masonry contracting firm), 1971-84. President and owner, Myers Building Systems, Inc. (general contracting firm), Clear Spring, 1984-. Member, Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce; National Federation of Independent Businesses. Board of Directors, Cedar Ridge Ministries. Former member, Greater Hagerstown Committee; Board of Directors, Hagerstown Ice and Sports Complex; Board of Directors, Grace Academy. Corporate donor award, City of Hagerstown, 1999. Married; four children.
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