LeRoy E. Myers, Jr.
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| LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. | |
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Delegate Maryland District 1C
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| In office January 8, 2003 – Present |
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| Preceded by | Casper R. Taylor, Jr. |
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| Born | October 8, 1951 Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. is a Maryland politician.
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[edit] Background
LeRoy Myers was first elected into the Maryland House of Delegates in 2003 to represent District 1C, which covers Allegany & Washington Counties. He defeated long-time delegate and former 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. In 2006, he defeated a political newcomer by a much greater margin of 58% to 42%. This victory came in a year that all republicans were elected by smaller margins than normal.
[edit] Education
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Myers attended Hagerstown Community College.
[edit] Career
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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. During those years Myers had the opportunity to grow a general contracting division and in 1985 purchased the assets from the family business and started Myers Building Systems. He currently is a member of the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce the Allegany County Chamber and the Hancock Chamber. He is also a member of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. His business has expanded since the start up in 1985 to more than 7 times the volume. Myers Building is responsible for more than 2500 structures in the Tri State area, but mainly has been mostly successful in building Car Dealerships. They have had the opportunity to assist in design in about every make of dealership from Mercedes, Toyota, Honda, VW, Kia, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Mitsubitshi and currently are under contract to build a new Acura. Other projects include private schools, industrial warehouses working for Fortune 500 firms such as Staples and FedX.
[edit] 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]
[edit] Political Activity
Has been extensively involved in activism against TruckNutz.
[edit] Election Results
- 2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 01C[1]
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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 State Senate – District 01C[2]
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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
[edit] References and notes
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 01 2007
- ^ House of Delegates Results. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved on Sept, 01 2007
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