Christopher Shank
Associate Professorial Lecturer - State Government and Politics (PMGT 265.15)
Delegate (R) District 2B Washington County, Maryland State House
Member of House of Delegates since January 13, 1999. Minority Whip, 2007 -. Member, Judiciary Committee, 2003- (civil law & procedure subcommittee, 2003-). Legislative Policy Committee, 2007-; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2007-. Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1999-2003 (transportation subcommittee, 1999-2003); Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1999-2003; Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems, 2003-05. Deputy Minority Whip, 2002-03. Assistant Minority Leader, 2003-06. Chair, Washington County Delegation, 2003-06. Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-; Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-.
Member, Task Force on the South Mountain Battlefield Historic Tourism Initiative, 1999-2000; Task Force to Study Driver Licensing Documentation, 2003-04; Task Force to Study Criminal Offender Monitoring by Global Positioning Systems, 2004-05; Western Maryland Children's Center Advisory Board, 2005-.
Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 30, 1972. The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. (history), 1994. Phi Beta Kappa. George Washington University, M.A. (political management), 1998 (valedictorian; Howard Paley Academic Excellence Award). Legislative assistant, Washington County Delegation, 1994-98. Procurement specialist, Meadows Agency of Insurance, 1998-. Member, Advisory Committee, Cold Weather Homeless Shelter of Washington County, 1997-. Vice-President, Washington County Chapter, American Cancer Society, 1998-. Lifetime member, Christ's Reformed Church.
