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Dennis C. McCoy

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Dennis C. McCoy
Delegate 44th District
In office
1975–1986
Succeeded byKen Montague
ConstituencyBaltimore City Member of the House of Delegates
Personal details
BornBaltimore, Maryland
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCarolyn McCoy
ChildrenKimberly and Dennis, Jr.
ResidenceSeverna Park, Maryland

Dennis C. McCoy is a former American politician who served in the Maryland House of Delegates and was the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation.

Background

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McCoy attended Baltimore parochial schools and received a BS at University of Maryland in 1965. Three years later he graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a J.D. In 1973 he earned an MBA from Loyola College. McCoy Was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1968.

In the legislature

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Delegates McCoy, Kirk, Anderson and Cummings during a floor session in the Maryland House in February 1984.

McCoy was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1974 and represented Legislative District 44 (D), Baltimore City until 1986. He was a member of the Ways and Means Committee, the Special Joint Committee on Transportation and chaired the Joint Committee on Clerks of Court.[1] McCoy was also chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation from 1979 to 1986.

Past general election results

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  • 1982 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 44th District
Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
Curt Anderson, Democratic 17,692   30.4%    Won
Anne S. Perkins, Democratic 16,765   29.5%    Won
Dennis C. McCoy, Democratic 16,687   29.0%    Won
A. Hairston, Republican 2,528   4.4%    Lost
Benjamin Jones, Republican 2,390   3.9%    Lost
Armstead Jones, Republican 2,281   3.3%    Lost

Notes

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  1. ^ "Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series)". Maryland State Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-01-16.