William Frick
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C. William 'Bill' Frick is an American politician from Maryland
and a member of the Democratic Party
. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates
from District 16, which includes of Bethesda
, Friendship Heights, and Somerset
. Frick was appointed to his seat following the resignation of former delegate Marilyn Goldwater.
and attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
. He later attended Northwestern University
in Chicago, earning a B.A. in political science & history, and in 2000 graduated from Harvard Law School
with his Juris Doctor degree. He became a member of the bar in both Maryland and Washington, D.C.
, and was hired by the firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld, which he continues to work for. Prior to his appointment to the House of Delegates, Frick served in volunteer positions in the local Democratic Party, including as Vice President of the District 16 Democratic Club and a member of the Montgomery County Young Democrats, and also served as chair of the county's Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He is married and has two children.
representing District 16 following the retirement of former Delegate Marilyn Goldwater. Although the Governor officially appointed him, in accord with state law the Governor was simply approving the decision of the local party organization that the previous delegate had belonged to, in this case the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. Frick was a dark horse candidate in the appointment process, competing with Don Mooers, a party activist and former candidate for congress, and Reggie Oldak, who had run in the district in 2006. Despite this competition and his being relatively unknown, Frick was chosen by the central committee on the first ballot. A local political blog writing of the appointment later asked, "Who the Frick is Bill?" Frick was officially sworn in as a member of the House of Delegates on October 2, 2007. He was appointed to the Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax law.
In the 2010 Primary on September 14, Delegate Frick overwhelming won one of the three democratic nominations to the Maryland House. Beating out the third place nominee by over 4,000 votes and coming in a very close second place (a mere 12 votes shy of first), Delegate Frick won 9,227 votes, an impressive victory for his first appearance on the ballot. The campaign was a wild 13 way primary for 3 nominations, the race was seen as one of the most competitive house races in the state. He is currently running on the District 16 slate with his teammates Senator Brian Frosh, Delegate Susan Lee, and Delegate nominee Ariana Kelly.
Just prior to the start of 2011 General Assembly Session, Frick was named Chairman of the powerful Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee, as well as Chairman of the Montgomery County Delegation County Affairs Committee.
In the 2010 General Election on November 2, Delegate Frick secured his 2nd term in the Maryland House. He came in first with close to 30,000 votes, among the highest out of any member of the House of Delegates in the State.
Frick has been referred to jokingly by a local political blog as the, "Stud of the Statehouse."
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
from District 16, which includes of Bethesda
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, Friendship Heights, and Somerset
Somerset, Maryland
Somerset is an incorporated town within Chevy Chase in Montgomery County, Maryland, near its border with Washington, D.C.. The population was 1,124 at the 2000 census...
. Frick was appointed to his seat following the resignation of former delegate Marilyn Goldwater.
Background
Frick was born in Silver Spring, MarylandSilver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
and attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is a Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, public school named for two of the towns it serves along with Kensington and Silver Spring, Maryland. It is located at 4301 East-West Highway, in Bethesda, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County...
. He later attended Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in Chicago, earning a B.A. in political science & history, and in 2000 graduated from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
with his Juris Doctor degree. He became a member of the bar in both Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and was hired by the firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld, which he continues to work for. Prior to his appointment to the House of Delegates, Frick served in volunteer positions in the local Democratic Party, including as Vice President of the District 16 Democratic Club and a member of the Montgomery County Young Democrats, and also served as chair of the county's Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He is married and has two children.
Political career
In 2007, Frick was appointed to the Maryland House of DelegatesMaryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
representing District 16 following the retirement of former Delegate Marilyn Goldwater. Although the Governor officially appointed him, in accord with state law the Governor was simply approving the decision of the local party organization that the previous delegate had belonged to, in this case the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. Frick was a dark horse candidate in the appointment process, competing with Don Mooers, a party activist and former candidate for congress, and Reggie Oldak, who had run in the district in 2006. Despite this competition and his being relatively unknown, Frick was chosen by the central committee on the first ballot. A local political blog writing of the appointment later asked, "Who the Frick is Bill?" Frick was officially sworn in as a member of the House of Delegates on October 2, 2007. He was appointed to the Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax law.
In the 2010 Primary on September 14, Delegate Frick overwhelming won one of the three democratic nominations to the Maryland House. Beating out the third place nominee by over 4,000 votes and coming in a very close second place (a mere 12 votes shy of first), Delegate Frick won 9,227 votes, an impressive victory for his first appearance on the ballot. The campaign was a wild 13 way primary for 3 nominations, the race was seen as one of the most competitive house races in the state. He is currently running on the District 16 slate with his teammates Senator Brian Frosh, Delegate Susan Lee, and Delegate nominee Ariana Kelly.
Just prior to the start of 2011 General Assembly Session, Frick was named Chairman of the powerful Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee, as well as Chairman of the Montgomery County Delegation County Affairs Committee.
In the 2010 General Election on November 2, Delegate Frick secured his 2nd term in the Maryland House. He came in first with close to 30,000 votes, among the highest out of any member of the House of Delegates in the State.
Frick has been referred to jokingly by a local political blog as the, "Stud of the Statehouse."