Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Christopher B. Shank
MSA SC 3520-2786

Biography:

Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 30, 1972.  Attended South Hagerstown High School; The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., history, Phi Beta Kappa, 1994; George Washington University, M.A., political management (valedictorian), 1998).  Married; three children.

General Assembly:
Maryland State Senate, Legislative District 2 (R), Washington County, 2011-2015. Resigned January 21, 2015. Minority Whip, 2014-15 Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2011-15; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2011-15; Executive Nominations Committee, 2015; Rules Committee, 2015; Legislative Policy Committee, 2015. Member, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2011-14; Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, 2013.

House of Delegates, Legislative District 2B (R), Washington County, 1999-2011. 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; Judiciary Committee, 2003-09 (civil law & procedure subcommittee, 2003-09). Deputy Minority Whip, 2002-03. Assistant Minority Leader, 2003-06. Minority Whip, 2007-11. Member, Legislative Policy Committee, 2007-11; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2007-11; Ways and Means Committee, 2009-11 (transportation subcommittee, 2009-11). Chair, Washington County Delegation, 2003-06. Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-; Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, January 21, 2015-present. Member, Cease Fire Council, 2015-; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 2015-; Governor's Commission for Effective Community Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015-; Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2015-; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2015-; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2015-; Council on Open Data, 2015; Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2015-; Sexual Offender Advisory Board, 2015-; State Board of Victim Services, 2015-. Member, Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning, 2012-15; Governor's Commission to Reform Maryland's Pretrial System, 2014; Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2014-15.

Member, Task Force on the South Mountain Battlefield Historic Tourism Initiative, 1999-2000; Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, 2000-08; 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-. Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Prison Violence in Maryland, 2008-11.

Legislative assistant, Washington County Delegation, 1994-98. Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, 2006-08. Alternate Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2008. Member, Advisory Board, Safe Place of Washington County. Board of Directors, Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Member, Sharpsburg Lions Club; Advisory Panel, Holcim Plant, Hagerstown. Member, First Christian Church of Hagerstown.

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