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ROY P. DYSON, Democrat, District 29, Calvert & St. Mary's Counties.
P. O. Box 229
20247 Point Lookout Road, Unit 2
Great Mills, MD 20603 - 0229
(301) 994-2826
fax: (301) 994-2826
Former legislative assistant and research director for U.S. Representative William D. Ford of Michigan. Former special assistant, Subcommittee on Agricultural Labor, U.S. House of Representatives. Member, House of Delegates, 1975-81. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 1975-81. Presidential elector, Electoral College, from 1st Congressional District, 1976. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1981-91 (elected 1st president of 1981 Freshman Democrats Class); Armed Services Committee; Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 1995-; Task Force on Affiliation between Historic St. Mary's City Commission and St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996; State Water Quality Advisory Committee, 1997-; Solid Waste Management Task Force, 1998; Committee on Building Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System, 1998-99; Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, 1999; Task Force to Study the Preservation and Enhancement of Maryland's Heritage Resources, 1999- (enchancement & sustainability committee); Special Commission on State Parks, 1999-2000; Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2000-. Born in Great Mills, Maryland, November 15, 1948. Attended University of Baltimore; Montgomery Junior College; University of Maryland. Former assistant director of Operations, Democratic National Committee. Delegate to 1978 Democratic National Conference. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Moose Lodge; Fraternal Order of the Police; Maryland Farm Bureau. Outstanding Young Man of the Year, 1977.
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