John G. Gary (1943-2025)
MSA SC 3520-11630
Biography:
Born in Baltimore; Maryland, December 23, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. Son of John G. Gary, Sr., and Elizabeth Irene Gary. One brother: William (d. 1983). Attended Glen Burnie Sr. High School; Anne Arundel Community College; University of Maryland, 1961-62. Married Ruthanne Neighoff (1943-2016), 1962; three children: Donna, Cynthia, and Gregory. Died on July 12, 2025.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, District 33 (Anne Arundel County), 1983-94; Republican. Assistant minority
whip. Member, Appropriations Committee 1987-94; Human Resources and
Public Safety Subcommittee; Special Oversight Committee on Personnel, 1987-94;
Subcommittee to Reorganize Higher Education, 1988; Subcommittee to Reorganize
Juvenile Services, 1988. Member, Joint Committee on Federal Relations;
Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds; Joint Expenditure Study
Group on Education and Human Resources; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open
Space and Agricultural Land Preservation. Member, Constitutional
and Administrative Law Committee, 1983-86.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Delegate, Electoral College, 1976. Delegate, Republican Party
National Conventions, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992. Member, Presidential
Commission to the Advisory Council on Educational Statistics, 1989-91;
Anne Arundel County Board of Licensing Commissioners, 1979-82; Anne Arundel
County Subcommittee for Capital Projects; Task Force to Examine the School
Construction Program, 1985. County executive, Anne Arundel County,
1994-98. Maryland Department of Transportation, 2015-2022.
Man of the Year; Young Republicans of Anne Arundel County, 1977. Legislator of the Year, American Family Association, 1989. Presidential Citation, Maryland Recreation and Parks Association, 1989. Inductee, Glen Burnie High School Wall of Fame, 2022.
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