Richard B. Weldon, Jr.

Infobox Officeholder
name = Richard B. Weldon, Jr.


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order = Delegate Maryland District 3B
term_start = January 8, 2003
term_end = "Present"
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predecessor = Sue Hecht
successor = "Incumbent"
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|9|26
birth_place = Wilmington, Delaware
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constituency = Frederick & Washington Counties
party = Independent
spouse = Amy
children = Morgan, Catherine, and Richard III
profession = President/CEO, United Way of Frederick County
religion =


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Richard Weldon (b. September 26, 1958) is the delegate representing Maryland District 3B, which covers Frederick and Washington County, Maryland. He defeated Lisa Baugher in 2002 for the new 3B district. He defeated Paul Gilligan in 2006 to retain his seat.

Education

Weldon briefly attended the University of Maryland.

Career

Weldon served in the United States Navy from 1976-1980 in the submarine service. We later worked as a civilian employee within the Navy Department from 1982-1994. From 1994-1999, he was a city administrator for the City of Brunswick. In 1999, he became the Chief Operations Officer for the city of Frederick. After a brief stint in 2001 as a member of the Board of County Commissioners for Frederick County, he worked for Tourism Council of Frederick County, then as a member of the Board of Trustees for Frederick Community College. [ cite news | title = Richard B. Weldon Jr. | publisher = The Tentacle| url = http://www.thetentacle.com/bio.cfm?MyAuthor=23| accessdate = 2007-03-15 ] [cite news | title = RICHARD B. WELDON, JR.| publisher = Maryland State Archives| url = http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13978.html| accessdate = 2007-03-15]

In September 2008, Delegate Weldon announced that we was changing his registration from Republican to unaffiliated and would not seek reelection when his term expired in 2010. [WBAL.com [http://wbal.com/apps/news/templates/news.aspx?articleid=13605&zoneid=3] ]

In the legislature

Delegate Weldon, in the House of Delegates since January 8, 2003, is a member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the government operations subcommittee.

Legislative notes

* voted for slots in 2005 (HB1361) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.htm]
* voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm]
* voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359) [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm]
* voted to expand access to healthcare (HB6)- Special Session 2007
* Sponsored Relative Caregiver Act

Election Results

*2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 3Bcite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_House_of_Delegates.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Sept, 03 2007] ::Voters to choose one::

*2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 3Bcite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Sept, 03 2007] ::Voters to choose one::

References

External links

* http://www.mdp.state.md.us/redistrict/2002ld_courtappeals_62102_MD_map_web.pdf