LeRoy E. Myers Jr.
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| LeRoy E. Myers Jr. | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 1C | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – December 15,2014 |
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| Preceded by | Casper R. Taylor Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Mike McKay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1951 Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nicole Alt-Myers |
| Profession | Construction |
LeRoy E. Myers Jr. (born October 8, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Maryland.
Contents
Background
Myers was first elected into the Maryland House of Delegates in 2003 to represent District 1C, which covers Allegany and Washington counties. He defeated long-time delegate and Speaker of the House, Casper R. Taylor. Taylor had been a staunch proponent of bring slot machines into Maryland, but with his defeat by Myers, the passage of slots has remained in limbo, until the 2008 referendum. In 2006, he easily defeated Brian Grim.[citation needed]
Education
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Myers attended Hagerstown Community College.
Career
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Myers served in U.S. Army Reserves from 1970–76. He is the owner of a General Contracting Company in Western Maryland, MYERS BUILDING SYSTEMS. Myers formed Myers Building Systems in 1985 after working for over 15 years with his father's company, LeRoy Myers, Inc. such as Staples and FedEx.
Legislative notes
- Voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[1]
- Voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[2]
- Voted against the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)[3]
- Voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)[4]
In 2007, Myers made a proposal to "prohibit motorists from displaying anything resembling or depicting 'anatomically correct' or 'less than completely and opaquely covered' human or animal genitals, human buttocks or female breasts".[5] He was referring to the popular accessories for pickup trucks and other vehicles known as, truck nuts, calling the dangling testicles "vulgar and immoral," and stated that his proposal was made at the request of a constituent who was offended by the accessories.[5]
Election results
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 01C[6]
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- Voters to choose one:
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Name Votes Percent Outcome LeRoy E. Myers Jr., Rep. 6,398 57.2% Won Brian K. Grim, Dem. 4,769 42.7% Lost
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 01C[7]
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- Voters to choose one:
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Name Votes Percent Outcome LeRoy E. Myers Jr., Rep. 5,657 50.3% Won Casper R. Taylor, Dem. 5,581 49.6% Lost
References and notes
- ↑ http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm
- ↑ http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/votes/house/0690.htm
- ↑ http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/votes/house/0942.htm
- ↑ http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/votes/house/0152.htm
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.; retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved on Sept, 01 2007
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