D. Bruce Poole, MSA SC 3520-12294

Archives of Maryland
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D. Bruce Poole
MSA SC 3520-12294

Biography:

Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 17, 1959. Attended North Hagerstown High School; Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1981; University of
Melbourne, international affairs, 1981; Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1985. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1985. Married.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 3A (D), Washington County, 1987-99. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1987-92; Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight Committee, 1988-90; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1991-92. Majority leader, 1991-93. Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1991-93; Spending Affordability Committee, 1991-93; Legislative Policy Committee, 1991-93; Management Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee, 1993; Education and Transportation Subcommittee. House co-chair, Joint Task Force on Maryland's Procurement Law, 1993-94. Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1994-97; Chair, Procurement Subcommittee; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1994-99; Ways and Means Committee, 1997-99; Education Subcommittee. House Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 1998-99.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Trial lawyer. First president, United Democratic Club of Washington County. Recipient, Rotary International Graduate Fellowship, 1981. Co-author, Best Brief in Nation, Jessup International Moot Court Competition, 1984. Secretary, Washington County Bar Association, 1986. Member, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, 1987-99; Governor's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission, 1989-95; Governor's Motor Carrier Task Force for Safety and Uniformity, 1989-97; Governor's Task Force on Self Esteem, 1990-91; Governor's Task Force on Family Law, 1991-92; Governor's Task Force on Procurement, 1995-96; Forvm for Rural Maryland, 1995-97; Governor's Special Commission to Study Health-Care Procurement Practices, 1998.

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