MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

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[photo, George L. Leventhal, County Council, Montgomery County, Maryland] GEORGE L. LEVENTHAL, Member, County Council (Democrat)


Member, County Council, Montgomery County, At Large, since December 2002 (president, 2006, & Dec. 1, 2014 to Dec. 1, 2015; vice-president, Dec. 3, 2013 to Dec. 1, 2014). Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, 2002-. Member, Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee, 2010-; Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control, 2014-. Member, Transportation and Environment Committee, 2002-08; Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, 2008-10.

Research assistant on tax staff, U.S. Senate Finance Committee, 1987-90. Legislative Director for U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland, 1993-95 (legislative assistant for appropriations, budget, tax & transportation issues, 1990-93). Chair, Human Services & Public Safety Policy Committee (formerly Human Services Policy Committee), 2007, 2011- (member, 2003-), Green Buildings Task Force, 2007, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Born November 19, 1962. University of California at Berkeley, B.A. (english), 1984; School of Continuing Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, M.A. (public administration), 1987; University of Maryland, College Park. Senior Federal Relations Officer, Association of American Universities, 1995-2002. Member, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 1994-2002 (chair, 1996-2001). Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2016. Public Sector Partner of the Year, Mobile Medical Care, Inc., 2004, 2009. Public Health Innovation Award, Montgomery County Medical Society, 2006. Climate Champion Award, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 2006, 2009. Sharon London Distinguished Service Award, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, 2008. Elected Public Official of the Year, CHI Centers, Inc., 2009. Noble Heart Award, Mercy Health Clinic, 2011. Spirit Award for Humanitarian Leader of the Year, National Center for Children and Families, 2012. Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 2012. Mental Health Champion Award, Family Services, Inc., 2015. Member, Shirat Hanefesh Synagogue, Chevy Chase, Maryland. Married; two children.

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