Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

David R. Brinkley
MSA SC 3520-12193

Biography:

Born in Frederick, Maryland, September 24, 1959.  Attended Gettysburg College; University of Maryland College Park, B.A., 1981; American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, C.L.U. (chartered life underwriter), Ch.F.C. (chartered financial consultant), 1985.  Two children.

General Assembly:
Member of Senate, District 4, Carroll & Frederick Counties, January 8, 2003 to January 14, 2015. Republican. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, 2003-13 (education, business & administration subcommittee, 2003-06, 2011-13; health & human services subcommittee, 2007; pensions subcommittee, 2007, 2011-13; health, education & human resources subcommittee, 2008-10); Finance Committee, 2013-15; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2003-08, 2014-15; Joint Audit Committee, 2004-15; Agricultural Stewardship Commission, 2005-06; Senate Special Commission on Electric Utility Deregulation Implementation, 2005-06; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2007; Spending Affordability Committee, 2007-08. Minority Leader, 2007-08, 2013-14. Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2007-10; Rules Committee, 2007-15; Executive Nominations Committee, 2007-15; Legislative Policy Committee, 2007-15; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2007-15; Spending Affordability Committee, 2008-15. Minority Whip, 2010-11. Member, Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2011-13; Tax Credit Evaluation Committee, 2013-15; Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 2014; Joint Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, 2014-15; Maryland Economic Development and Business Climate Commission, 2014-15. Senate Chair, Frederick County Delegation, 2007-15; Carroll County Delegation, 2013. Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2003-15; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2003-15; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-15. Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (agriculture, environment & energy committee, 2007-08; agriculture & energy committee, 2008-15; environment committee, 2008-15; financial services committee); Southern Legislative Conference (agriculture & rural development committee, 2008-15; fiscal affairs & government operations committee, 2008-15).

Member of House of Delegates, January 11, 1995 to January 8, 2003. Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1995-2003 (financial institutions subcommittee, 1995-2003; state government & procurement subcommittee, 1999-2003; chair, procurement subcommittee, 1998). Deputy Minority Whip, 1997-98. Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1999-2003.

Private Career and other Public Service:
Secretary of Budget and Management, February 13, 2015 to January 11, 2023. Acting Secretary of Budget and Management, January 21 to February 13, 2015. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2015-23; Children's Cabinet, 2015-23; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2015-23; Maryland Subcabinet for Public-Private Partnerships, 2013-15. Vice-Chair, Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2015-23 (chair, veterans recruitment for state employment subcommittee, 2015-23). Member, Governor's Subcabinet on Infrastructure, 2022-23. Member, Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2015; Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2015; Maryland School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council, 2015; Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, 2015 (operations & management advisory committee). Board of Directors, Maryland Health Insurance Plan, 2015-16. Member, Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Council, 2015-17; Procurement Advisory Council, 2015-19; Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2015-21; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2015-23; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2015-23; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2015-23; Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 2015-23; Coast Smart Council, 2015-23; Commission on Correctional Standards, 2015-23; Commission on State Debt, 2015-23; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2015-23; Maryland Green Building Council, 2015-23; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2015-23; Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2015-23; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2015-23; Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2015-23; Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs, 2015-23; Interdepartmental Committee for Minority Affairs, 2015-17; Council on Open Data, 2015-23. Board of Trustees, State Retirement and Pension System, 2015-23 (corporate governance committee, 2013-20; administrative committee, 2015-23; audit committee, 2015-21; investment committee, 2015-23; objective criteria committee, 2018-23; corporate governance & securities litigation committee, 2020-23; chair, securities litigation committee, 2015-16). Member, Board of Revenue Estimates, 2015-23. Member, Commission to Modernize State Procurement, 2016; Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, 2016-19; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2016-23; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2017-23; Task Force on the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority, 2018-19, 2020-23; Blueprint for Maryland's Future Funding Formula Work Group, 2019; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2019-23; Task Force to Study Cooperative Purchasing for Health Insurance, 2019-23; Procurement Improvement Council, 2019-23; State Transparency and Accountability Reform Commission, 2020-21; Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2020-23; Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2021-23; Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, 2021-23; Maryland Semiquincentennial Commission, 2021-23; Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2021-23; MD THINK Committee, 2021-23.

Member, Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2014-15. Member, Task Force to Study Bank Charter Modernization, 1997-98; Task Force to Study the Modernization of Credit Union Law, 1999-2001; Task Force to Study the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program, 2003; Transportation Task Force, 2003; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2003-; Task Force on the Exemption of Law Enforcement Officers' Pensions from Taxation, 2004-05; Transit Funding Study Steering Committee, 2006-07; Maryland Dairy Industry Oversight and Advisory Council, 2006-date unknown. Chair, Task Force to Study Statewide Gypsy Moth Infestation, 2008-09. Member, Task Force on Sustainable Growth and Wastewater Disposal, 2011; Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group, 2011-12.

Estate and financial planner. Charter member, Estate Planning Council of Frederick County, Maryland (past president). Member, Western Maryland Chapter, Society of Financial Service Professionals. Member, American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters and Chartered Financial Consultants. EMT & firefighter, 1981-86, advanced life support unit (emt driver), 1983-86, New Market District Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company. Member, Frederick Memorial Hospital Development Council (planned gifts committee, 1989-2000; special prospects committee, 2000-; order of the good samaritan, 2000-). Vice-Chair, Frederick County Republican Central Committee, 1990-94. Board of Associates, Community Foundation of Frederick County, Maryland, 1991-94. Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League, 2008, 2009 (certificate of appreciation, 2007, 2010, 2011). First Citizen Award, Maryland Senate, 2015. Influential Marylander, Daily Record, 2020.

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