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[photo, State Senator Donald F. Munson] DONALD F. MUNSON, Republican, District 2, Washington County.


Member of Senate since 1991. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 1992- (public safety, transportation, economic development & natural resources subcommittee, 1992-99; pensions subcommittee, 1992-; capital budget subcommittee, 1995-; public safety, transportation, & environment subcommittee, 2000-); Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1991-; Spending Affordability Committee, 1995-; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 1995-; Rules Committee, 1997-; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 1997-; Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems, 1999-; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1999-; Special Committee on Gaming, 2001-; Executive Nominations Committee, 2002-; Task Force to Study the State's Retiree Health Insurance Liabilities, 2002-. Member, Task Force on Telecommunications Taxes, 1994-95; Special Joint Task Force on Transportation, 1995; Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997.

Member, House of Delegates, 1975-91, representing District 2C (Washington County). Member, Economic Matters Committee, 1975-91 (unemployment insurance subcommittee); Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1983-91. Vice-Chair, Western Maryland Delegation, 1987-90.

Member, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland; Citizens Advisory Board, Western Maryland Center, 1978-90; Liability Insurance Task Force, 1985; Advisory Council on Landlord-Tenant Affairs, 1991-95; Governor's Utility Relocation Task Force, 1995; Sound Barrier Review Panel, 1995-96; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 1995-; Task Force on Personal Care, 1996-97; Forvm for Rural Maryland, 1996-99; Council on Management and Productivity, 1997-2000; Maryland Civil War Heritage Commission, 1999; Task Force on the South Mountain Battlefield Historic Tourism Initiative, 1999-2000; Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, December 21, 1937; early years in Hagerstown and Williamsport. Attended Washington County public schools; Capitol Page School (page, U.S. House of Representatives under Rep. DeWitt S. Hyde, 1953-55); The Johns Hopkins University, B.S. (mathematics), 1968. Served in U.S. Army Reserves. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1976, 1988, 1992. Washington County Republican Club; Washington County Historical Society; Washington County Association for Retarded Citizens; Antietam Exchange Club; North American Rod & Gun Club; Alsatia Club. Married; one child.

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