James W. Gilchrist

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name = James W. Gilchrist

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birth_date = birth date and age|1965|5|1
birth_place = Washington, DC
residence = Rockville, Maryland
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office = Maryland House of Delegates
term_start = 2007
term_end = Present
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constituency = 17th district
Montgomery County
party = Democrat
religion = Christian
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James W. Gilchrist (born August 1, 1965, Washington, D.C.), an American politician. He currently serves as one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 17, which includes Rockville and Gaithersburg in Montgomery County.

Personal

Gilchrist is the son of former Montgomery County Executive Charles W. Gilchrist.

He attended St. Albans School, Washington, D.C.. He graduated from Grinnell College with a degree in English in 1987.

Career

Politics

Gilchrist was elected in 2006, coming in third behind incumbents Kumar P. Barve and Luiz R. S. Simmons.

Legislative notes

* voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154) [ [http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/votes/house/0942.htm Vote Record 0942, March 31, 2006] ]
* voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2) [ [http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf .Pdf document, Maryland House of Delegates Special Session, November 11, 2007] ]
* voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6) [ [http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm Seq. No. 0690, March 26, 2007] ]

References

Links

* [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hsedist.html Maryland House of Delegates, Delegates by District]
* [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14617.html Maryland House of Delegates, James W. Gilchrist]