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[photo, John D. (Jack) Bailey, Maryland State Senator] JOHN D. (JACK) BAILEY
Republican, District 29, Calvert & St. Mary's Counties


Member of Senate since January 9, 2019. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 2023- (education, business & administration subcommittee, 2023-; pensions subcommittee, 2023-); Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, 2019-; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2023-; Joint Committee on Pensions, 2023-. Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-20 (education subcommittee, 2019-; alcohol subcommittee, 2020-); Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2021-22. Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2019-.

Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2019-; Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, 2019-; Southern Regional Education Board, 2019-; Work Group to Study Partial Expungement, 2021; Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, 2021-.

Supervisor, Covert Operations Unit, Natural Resources Police Force, Department of Natural Resources, 2007-17 (corporal, 1991-2004; sergeant, 2004-05; adjutant & legislative liaison, 2005-06; executive assistant to superintendent, 2005-07).

Born in Elkton, Maryland, August 27, 1965. Attended St. Mary's Ryken High School, Leonardtown, Maryland; Mount St. Mary's College; The Johns Hopkins University, B.S. (management), 2013, M.S. (management), 2014. Hunter safety instructor. President, Maryland Wildlife Crime Stoppers, Inc., 2017-. Coach and instructor, International Conservation Chiefs Academy, 2017-. Member, The Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association. Member, Lodge no. 8, Southern Region Fraternal Order of Police; Council no. 8159, Mechanicsville, Knights of Columbus; National Rifle Association. Past shop steward, State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance. Softball coach and baseball manager, Hughesville Little League. Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1989, 2001. Conservation Officer of the Year, State of Maryland, 1999, 2004. Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, Wild Turkey Federation, 2001, 2002. Officer of the Year, Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs Association, 2003. Commendation for Significant Contributions in Wildlife Conservation, Natural Resources Police Force, Department of Natural Resources, 2006, 2010. Annual Award for Excellence, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 2009. Certificate of Commendation, U.S. Department of Justice, 2009, 2015. Humane Law Enforcement Award, Humane Society of the United States, 2015. Married; two children.

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