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MICHAEL J. HOUGH
Member, Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council, 2015-16; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2016-; Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, 2016-.
Member of House of Delegates, representing District 3B, Frederick and Washington Counties, January 12, 2011 to January 14, 2015. Member, Judiciary Committee, 2011-15 (civil law & procedure subcommittee, 2011-15). Member, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, 2013. Assistant Minority Leader, 2013-15. Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2011-15; Maryland Community Caucus, 2012-15; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2012-15; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2012-15. Director, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force, and Public Safety and Elections Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council, 2007-11.
Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 4, 1979. Attended Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg, Maryland; Community College of the Air Force, A.A. (applied sciences), 2002; Towson University, B.S. (political science), 2007. Missile maintenance technician, U.S. Air Force, 1998-2002. Sales associate, Sears, 2002-04. Legislative aide to State Senator Alex X. Mooney, 2004-07. Member, Frederick County Republican Central Committee, 2006-10 (chair & vice-chair, 2008). Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2012. Member, American Legion Post no. 297, Baltimore; Knights of Columbus. Member, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Mary's Catholic Church, Brunswick, Maryland. Married; three children.
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