Phillip D. Bissett

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state_delegate = Maryland
district = 30^th
term_start = January 9, 1991
term_end = January 13, 1999
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predecessor = Donald E. Lamb
successor = Richard D'Amato
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birth_place = Bethesda, Maryland
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order2 = Director of MARC Train System
term_start2 = 2004
term_end2 = May 17, 2005
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Phillip D. Bissett (born September 11, 1956), was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 30 in Anne Arundel County and is a former Republican candidate for Anne Arundel County Executive.

Background

Phillip D. Bissett was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1990. He served until 1999 when he was defeated by Richard D'Amato in the three-way race in Anne Arundel County.

Education

Delegate Bissett attended Southern High School. After high school he attended Anne Arundel Community College.

Career

Delegate Bissett has been active in the Republican Party for many years. Prior to serving as State Delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates] , he was a member of the County Executive's Transition Team for Anne Arundel County in 1990. He has also served on the State Commission on the Capital City and the South County Environmental Commission.

While a member of the House of Delegates, Bissett served on several committees including: the Judiciary Committee from 1991 until 1999 and the Joint Committee on Federal Relations from 1994 until 1999. He was the Chair of the Anne Arundel County Delegation from 1995 until 1999 and a member of the Southern Legislative Conference. Finally, he was the Maryland Vice-Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council from 1997 until 1999.

Since leaving his elected position, he has served as Director of the Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) Train and Commuter Bus Service from 2004 until May 17, 2005, when he stepped down from his position in order to concentrate on his race for County Executive. He was a Delegate to the Republican Party National Convention, 1992 and 1996. He was co-chair of the Anne Arundel County Bush/Quayle Campaign in 1992. He is a member of the Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee and the Loch Haven Civic Association. He is a past member of the Young Republicans of Anne Arundel County.

Bissett was the Republican nominee for County Executive in 2002, losing a close race to Janet S. Owens despite being outspent 6-to-1. Bissett served as Director of Maryland's MARC Train System under Governor Bob Ehrlich until May 17, 2005, when Bissett stepped down from his position in order to concentrate on his race for County Executive.

Bissett has won several awards in his career including Legislator of the Year from the State's Attorneys' Association in 1994 and the Legislator of the Year from the Judiciary Committee of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce in 1997.

Election results

*2002 election for Anne Arundel County Executivecite web| url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/an/elect/general/an2002.html| title=Anne Arundel County Executive Results |publisher=Maryland Archives Retrieved on Nov. 7, 2007] ::Voters to choose one::

*1990 election for Maryland House of Delegates – District 30cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Nov. 7, 2007] ::Voters to choose three::

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.philbissett.com/ Phil Bissett for County Executive]
* [http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12187.html Bissett biography] , from the Maryland Archives
* [http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2005/01_16-44/GOV/ Bissett, Republican Party Look to 2006] , Annapolis Capital, 1/16/2005
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4131022/ Cooking Hot on the Campaign Trail] , NPR, 10/29/2004