Dennis C. McCoy is a former American politician who served in 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...

 and was the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation

Baltimore City Delegation

The Baltimore City Delegation refers to the 18 delegates who are elected from districts in Baltimore to serve in the Maryland House of Delegates in the United States. There are currently 6 legislative districts in Baltimore City with each having 3 delegates. The chairman of the delegation is...

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Background

McCoy was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 26, 1942. He attended Baltimore parochial schools and received a BS

BS

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 at University of Maryland

University of Maryland

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 in 1965. Three years later he graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law

University of Baltimore School of Law

University of Baltimore School of Law, or UB Law, is one of the three colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. UB Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Maryland, the other law school being the University of Maryland School...

 with a J.D.

Juris Doctor

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  In 1973 he earned an MBA from Loyola College. McCoy Was dmitted to the Maryland Bar in 1968.

In the Legislature

McCoy was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1974 and respresented 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. McCoy was also chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation

Baltimore City Delegation

The Baltimore City Delegation refers to the 18 delegates who are elected from districts in Baltimore to serve in the Maryland House of Delegates in the United States. There are currently 6 legislative districts in Baltimore City with each having 3 delegates. The chairman of the delegation is...

from 1979 to 1986.