Member of House of Delegates, January 8, 2003 to January 12, 2011. Deputy Minority Whip, 2003-06. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 2003-06 (environment subcommittee, 2003-06; local government & bi-county agencies subcommittee, 2003-06; agriculture, agriculture preservation & open space subcommittee, 2003-06; wetlands & waterways funding work group, 2004; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2006; natural resources subcommittee, 2006; chair, natural resources work group, 2004); Agricultural Stewardship Commission, 2005-06; Ways and Means Committee, 2007-09 (finance resources subcommittee, 2007-09); Judiciary Committee, 2009-11 (civil law & procedure subcommittee, 2009-11). Chair, Harford County Delegation, 2009-11. Member, Maryland Fire, Rescue and EMS Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2003-; Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-.
Member, Environmental Noise Advisory Council, 2003-05; Task Force on the Membership and Operation of the Baltimore County Board of Education, 2011; Wetlands and Waterways Program Funding Work Group, 2011; Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, 2011-13; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2011-; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2011-; Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Work Group, 2013-.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 27, 1974. Essex Community College, A.A., 1995. University of Baltimore, B.S. (business administration), 1997. Serving in Maryland Air National Guard, 2008-. Lifelong farmer (beef cattle farmer, Castle Rock Farm, 1992-2008). Staff assistant, Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., 1997-98. Co-owner and president, The Mill of Hereford, Inc. (feed store), 1998-. Volunteer Firefighter, Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company, Station 47, 1990- (certified firefighter I, II, & III, emergency medical technician, rescue technician, hazardous materials operations, and instructor I). Western Firefighter, Interagency Wildfire Crew, Maryland Forest Service, 1992-96. Married; one child.
© Copyright Maryland State Archives