Robert R. Neall
MSA SC 3520-11605
Biography:
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, June 26, 1948. Attended Anne Arundel County public schools; U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School, 1967; U.S. Military Academy, 1968-69; Anne Arundel Community College, A.A., 1971; University of Maryland, B.A., 1972; University of Baltimore School of Law. Married; four children.
General Assembly:
Legislative assistant to Senate minority leader, 1972-74. House
of Delegates, Legislative District 33 (R), Anne Arundel County, 1975-87.
Member, Appropriations Committee, 1975-87. Minority whip, 1978-83.
Member, Legislative Policy Committee, 1979-87; Joint Budget and Audit Committee,
1979-87; Savings and Loan Oversight Committee, 1986. Minority leader, 1983-87.
Senate, Legislative District 33 (D), Anne Arundel County, 1996-2003.
Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 1996-2003; Capital Budget Subcommittee,
1997-2003; Chair, Education, Business & Administration Subcommittee,
2000-2003. Member, Member, Task Force to Study County Property-Tax
Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997; Special Joint Committee on Pensions,
1997-99; Special Committee on Gaming, 2001-02; Spending Affordability Committee,
2001-03; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002;
Legislative Policy Committee, 2002-03; Task Force to Study the State's
Retiree Health Insurance Liabilities, 2002-03.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Navy, 1967-68. General manager, Davidsonville
Supply Company, 1969-82. Commercial Loan Officer, Annapolis Banking and
Trust Company, 1982-86. Vice-President for External Affairs, The Johns
Hopkins Health System, 1987-90. Owner, Robert R. Neall and Associates,
management consulting firm, 1994-98. Director of Finance, The Johns Hopkins
Hospital and Health System, 1997-.Member, Maryland Transportation Authority,
1987-90. Chair, Governor's Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1989-90.
County Executive, Anne Arundel County, 1990-94. Board of Trustees, Chesapeake
Bay Trust, 1991-93. Chair, Baltimore Metropolitan Council, 1992-93. Member,
Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of
the Electric Utility Industry, 1997-98; Task Force to Study the Governance,
Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland, 1998-99;
Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs,
1998-2001 (availability committee); Commission on Transportation Investment,
1999; Strategic Committee on the State Plan for Higher Education, 1999-2001;
Task Force on Regulatory Reform, 1999-2001; Transit Policy Panel, 2000;
Judith P. Hoyer Blue Ribbon Commission on the Financing of Early Child
Care and Education, 2000-01; Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and
Excellence, 2000-02; Commission on Mayland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-. Delegate,
Republican Party National Convention, 1984, 1992. Board of Trustees, Maryland
Historical Society, 1991-93. Board of Directors, Maryland Association of
Counties, 1990-94. Christian Citizen of the Year Award, United Christian
Citizens, 1975. Charles Carroll Award, Maryland Republican Party, 1984.
Maryland's Best State Legislator Award, Baltimore Magazine, 1986. Distinguished
Alumni Award, University of Maryland, 1987. Governor's Service to Youth
Award, 1991. Aris T. Allen Lifetime Achievement Award, Anne Arundel County
Republican Party, 1994. Legislative Achievement Award, Maryland Association
of Retarded Citizens, 1998. Appreciation Award, Maryland Municipal League,
1998. First Citizen Award, Maryland Senate, 2001.
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