JEAN B. CRYOR
Republican, District 15, Montgomery County
Lowe House Office Building, Room 226
84 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
(410) 841-3090, (301) 858-3090
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3090 (toll free)
e-mail: jean_cryor@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3164, (301) 858-3164
Member of House of Delegates since January 11, 1995. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1995- (tax & revenue subcommittee, 1997-2000; education subcommittee, 2001-03; finance resources subcommittee, 2003-; transportation subcommittee, 2003-; vice-chair's subcommittee, 2003-); Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1999-; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2003-. Member, conference committee on taxes, 1996 session; Joint Committee on Community College Funding, 1996; Joint Work Group on Telecommunications Taxes, 1996; Special Committee on Rail Mergers, 1997. Member, Steering Committee, House Republican Caucus, 1997-. Member, County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation. President-elect, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2003- (member, 1995-; legislative committee, 2001-; secretary, 2001-03).
Member, Task Force on Education Funding Equity, Accountability and Partnerships, 1997-98; Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2002; Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-01; Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-; Transportation Task Force, 2003-. Born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, December 13, 1938. University of Pennsylvania; Loyola College, M.B.A., 1979. Writer. Formerly an editor and publisher of the Gazette Newspapers. Co-founder of TACKLE, a group established to fight the Baltimore stadium funding, 1996. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2000. First prize, Investigative Reporting, Maryland Society of Professional Journalists, 1993. Citizen of the Year, Almanac Newspapers. Businessperson of the Year, Potomac Chamber of Commerce. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2003. Widow; three children.
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