Richard A. La Vay

Infobox Officeholder
name = Richard A. La Vay

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order = Delegate Maryland District 15
term_start = January 9, 1991
term_end = January 8, 2003
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successor = Kathleen M. Dumais & Brian J. Feldman
birth_date = birth date and age|1953|7|16
birth_place = Long Island, New York
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constituency = Montgomery County, MD
party = Republican
spouse =
profession = Homebuilder
religion =


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Richard A. La Vay (born July 16, 1953), was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 15, which covers western Montgomery County, MD.

Background

First elected in 1990, Delegate La Vay served for 12 years before he decided not to seek reelection in 2002. In the 2002 election, Kathleen M. Dumais and Brian J. Feldman won seats vacated by La Vay and Mark K. Shriver.

Education

Delegate La Vay graduated from Mount St. Mary's College, in Emmitsburg, MD. There he received his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Economics in 1975. He later attended the American University.

Career

La Vay started his career as principal and Chief Financial Officer for the La Vay Companies, a homebuilder, from 1978 until 1995. In addition to his work, he is active in several community organizations. He was a board member of Citizens for Fair Representation in 1992. He was also President of the Stepping Stones Homeless Shelter [http://www.steppingstonesshelter.org/] in Rockville, MD in 1994. He is a member of the Maryland Building Industry Association.

La Vay has received several awards over his career, including 1st Place in the Finest for Family Living by the Suburban Maryland Building Industry Association (SMBIA). He also received the Alexandria Civil Neighborhood Revitalization Award. La Vay is a regular contributor to the Washington Post Sunday Section with an article called "Close to Home". [Suburban Capital Markets, Inc. [http://www.suburbancapital.com/about_us/staff/richard_lavay.htm] ]

In the legislature

Over his 12 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, La Vay was a member of the Economic Matters Committee from 1991 through 1994, and again from 1997 through 2003. He was selected to be the Minority Whip from 1995 until 1996. Additionally, he was a member of the Appropriations Committee, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, and the Legislative Policy Committee, from 1995 until 1996. He was on the Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer in 1996. the Special Joint Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development from 1996 until 1997, the Joint Committee on Fair Practices from 1997 until 1998 and the Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems from 1999 until 2003. Finally, he served on the Special Committee on Gaming from 2001 until 2003 and was a member of the Bi-County Committee and the Montgomery County Delegation.

Legislative notes

Election results

*1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Nov. 20, 2007] ::Voters to choose three::

References and notes

External links

* http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12259.html
* http://www.suburbancapital.com/about_us/staff/richard_lavay.htm