HOUSE OF DELEGATES

FORMER DELEGATES

[photo, Richard B. Weldon, Jr., State Delegate] RICHARD B. WELDON, JR.
Unaffiliated,* District 3B, Frederick & Washington Counties

Member of House of Delegates, January 8, 2003 to December 17, 2009. Resigned December 17, 2009. Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-09 (government operations subcommittee, 2003-09; health occupations subcommittee, 2003-04; public health subcommittee, 2003-04; pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2005-06; public health & long-term care subcommittee, 2007-09); Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2007-09. Member, House Work Group to Study Maryland Law regarding Access to Firearms and Sharing of Health Information, 2007; House Emergency Medical Services Work Group, 2009. Chair, Frederick County Delegation, 2007-09 (vice-chair, 2003-06). Parliamentarian, and Chair, Rules Committee, Republican House Caucus, 2003-08. Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2003-09; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2003-09; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-09.

Member, Board of County Commissioners, Frederick County, 2001-02. Board liaison, Tourism Council of Frederick County, 2001-02. Board of Trustees, Frederick Community College, 2001-02. Member, Forvm for Rural Maryland, 2003; Task Force to Study Efficiency in Procurement, 2003; State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality, 2004-06; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted-Living Facilities, 2007-09; Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies, 2009.

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, September 26, 1958. Attended William Penn High School, New Castle, Delaware. Served in U.S. Navy (submarine service), 1976-80. Civilian employee, Navy Department, 1982-94. Attended University of Maryland (part time, public administration), 1989-91. City Administrator, City of Brunswick, 1994-99, 2011-13. Chief Operations Officer, City of Frederick, 1999-2001. President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Frederick County, 2008-09. Executive Assistant to Mayor of Frederick, 2009-10. President and Chief Executive Officer, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, 2018- (formerly vice-president of chamber operations; executive director, leadership frederick). Board member, Brunswick Medical Center, 1994-; Frederick County Business Development Advisory Council, 2001-02. Member, Steering Committee for Potomac River American Heritage River Nomination, 1996-98. Member, U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc., TriState Base, 1999-. Member, Cancer Coalition of Frederick County, 2000-02. Board of Directors, Weinberg Center for the Performing Arts, 2001-02. Member, Republican Clubs of Frederick and Washington Counties; National Rifle Association. Valedictorian, Leadership Frederick County Class of 1998-99. Legislator of the Year, Maryland State Firemen's Association, 2004. State Legislator of the Year, GrandFamilies of America, 2008. Public Policy Champion of the Year, Maryland Works, Inc., 2008. Married; three children.

*(changed party affiliation from Republican to unaffiliated, Sept. 30, 2008)

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