LeRoy E. Myers Jr.

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LeRoy E. Myers Jr.
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Washington County Commissioner
In office
December 15, 2014 –December 4, 2018

Myers attended Hagerstown Community College for one semester. No other college experience.

Career

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.

Legislative notes

In 2007, Myers made a proposal to "prohibit motorists from displaying anything resembling or depicting 'anatomically correct' or 'less than completely and opaquely covered' human or animal genitals, human buttocks or female breasts". [8] He was referring to the popular accessories for pickup trucks and other vehicles known as truck nuts, calling the dangling testicles "vulgar and immoral," and stated that his proposal was made at the request of a constituent who was offended by the accessories. [8]

Election results

Voters to choose one:
NameVotesPercentOutcome
LeRoy E. Myers Jr., Rep.6,398  57.2%   Won
Brian K. Grim, Dem.4,769  42.7%   Lost
Voters to choose one:
NameVotesPercentOutcome
LeRoy E. Myers Jr., Rep.5,657  50.3%   Won
Casper R. Taylor, Dem.5,581  49.6%   Lost

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Nicole Alt-Myers running for Maryland House of Delegates". The Herald-Mail . Hagerstown, Maryland. August 23, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2022. Nicole Alt-Myers, wife of Washington County Commissioner LeRoy E. Myers Jr.
  2. 1 2 3 "2002 Gubernatorial General - Official Results". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  4. ↑ "BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-HB 359". mlis.state.md.us. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2007 Regular Session - Vote Record 0690". mlis.state.md.us. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2006 Regular Session - Vote Record 0942". mlis.state.md.us. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2005 Regular Session - Vote Record 0152". mlis.state.md.us. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Rein, Lisa (February 23, 2007). "Fake Private Parts Are No Joke, Myers Says". The Washington Post . Retrieved September 3, 2007.

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