Christopher J. Merdon

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Christopher J. Merdon was born in 1972 on Long Island, New York. In 2006, he was the Republican candidate for County Executive of Howard County, Maryland, but he was defeated in the general election by Democrat Kenneth Ulman.

[edit] Government Experience

  • Has served 8 years on the County Council
  • Has served as Chairman of the County Council
  • Has served as Chairman of the Board of Licensed Commissioners (Liquor Board)
  • Has represented Howard County on the Baltimore Metropolitan Council
  • Has inimate knowledge of the legislative process
  • Has both a BA and Masters in Public Administration and has been practicing those skills
  • A member of the National Association of Counties
  • Was a legislative aid to State Senator Christopher McCabe

[edit] Professional and Executive Experience

  • Senior Vice President with Affiliated Computer Services, a company with over $5 billion in assets
  • ACS provides outsourcing services for administration; finance and accounting; human resources; payment services; sales, marketing, and customer care; and supply chain management to private business and government agencies
  • Previously Vice President with Computer Sciences Corporation.

[edit] Track Record

  • Co-sponsored legislation to limit tax increases
  • Opposed tax policies that have led to 5 tax increases in 6 years.
  • Proposed budgets that would have kept spending at or above existing levels without raising taxes.
  • Successfully sponsored legislation to provide citizens with planning and zoning documents, and other county government documents on the Internet.
  • Maple Lawn Farms - voted against it twice
  • Downtown Columbia, Maryland, rezoning - voted against it
  • 2005 Comp-lite legislation - voted against it
  • Sponsored and passed legislation to create a Zoning Counsel.
  • Worked to reform procedures for the Zoning Board, Board of Appeals, and the Planning Board.
  • Passed legislation to reduce the number of new housing units built in Howard County.
  • Strongly advocated and received start-up funding for several schools in District 1 and throughout the county.
  • Voted consistently to increase teacher salaries, enabling Howard County to attract the best and brightest teachers.