William Daniel Mayer
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William Daniel Mayer was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

 for District 28, which covers Charles County, MD.

Background

Delegate Mayer was appointed to District 28 in 2005 by former Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich to replace W. Louis Hennessy
W. Louis Hennessy
W. Louis Hennessy is an American jurist who serves as judge in the District Court for Charles County, Maryland. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 28.-Background:...

, who was appointed to District Court of Maryland, District 4, Charles County. Hennessy was appointed to the position in 2003 to replace Thomas E. Hutchins
Thomas E. Hutchins
Thomas E. Hutchins born in Baltimore, MD, was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 28, which covers a portion of Charles County, Maryland, prior to being selected to be the Secretary of Maryland State Police.-Education:...

, who was appointed to Secretary of Veteran Affairs.

Education

Delegate Mayer attended La Plata High School
La Plata High School
La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools and is located in La Plata, Maryland, United States. The current school was built in 1979. Before that, it was in the building which now holds Milton M. Somers Middle School....

. After high school he graduated from Charles Community College
College of Southern Maryland
The College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland, is a public, regional community college, serving Southern Maryland Charles County, St. Mary's County, and Calvert County.-History:...

, where he received his Associates of Arts Degree in 1962. Later her returned to college, this time the University of Maryland College Park where he received his Bachelor's Degree of Arts in Business in 1972.

Career

Mayer served in the United States Army Reserves from 1964 until 1970. After college, Mayer worked for the Nabisco Company as a sales representative until 1997. Mayer also began working as an associate broker for Baldus Real Estate http://www.baldus.com/ in 1972, where he continues to work.

Mayer is also active in many civic organizations. He was the Chair of the March of Dimes
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.-Organization:...

 Campaign for 2002, 2003, and 2004. He was president of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce http://www.charlescountychamber.org/ and has been active in the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....

 since 1965. Mr. Mayer is also active in the Charles County Farm Bureau http://somd.com/Detailed/1268.php, the American Legion
American Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...

 Post no. 82., Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels
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, Hospice Festival of Trees, and the Red Cross Summer Classic (Charles County). He is a past member of the College of Southern Maryland
College of Southern Maryland
The College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland, is a public, regional community college, serving Southern Maryland Charles County, St. Mary's County, and Calvert County.-History:...

 Foundation http://www.csmd.edu/alumni_foundation/foundation/.

In the legislature

During Delegate Mayer's brief period in the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

, he served on the Judiciary Committee and was a member of the Maryland Rural Caucus and the Maryland Veterans Caucus.

Election results

  • 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 28
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Sally Y. Jameson
Sally Y. Jameson
Sally Y. Jameson is an American politician who represents district 28 in the Maryland House of Delegates and chairman of the Southern Maryland Delegation.-Background:...

, Dem.
24,051   24.5%    Won
Murray Levy, Dem. 23,436   23.9%    Won
Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy may refer to:* Peter Murphy , British musician with the band Bauhaus* Peter Murphy , English Stuckist artist* Peter Murphy , Irish international footballer with Carlisle United...

, Dem.
21,190   21.6%    Won
William Daniel Mayer, Rep. 15,978   16.3%    Lost
James H. Crawford, Rep. 13,343   13.6%    Lost
Other Write-Ins 135   0.1%    Lost

External links

  • http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa14375.html
  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/elections/2006/maryland/candidates/William_Daniel_Mayer.html
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