John Delaney (Maryland politician)

John Delaney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Roscoe Bartlett
Personal details
Born	John Kevin Delaney April 16, 1963 Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	April
Children	4
Residence	Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	Columbia University Georgetown University Law School
Occupation	Businessman
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Website	Representative John Delaney

John Kevin Delaney (born April 16, 1963) is an American politician and businessman who has been the United States Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district since 2013.^[2][3] The district, the state's second-largest, includes the entire western portion of the state, but the bulk of its vote is cast in the outer suburbs of Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Delaney grew up in New Jersey, where his father worked as an electrician. Scholarships helped him attend college thanks to his father’s labor union (IBEW Local 164) as well as the American Legion, VFW, and the Lions Club. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Georgetown University Law Center.^[4][5] In February 2015, Delaney received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.^[6]

Business career

Delaney has co-founded two companies, both of which are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. He has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

In 1993, he co-founded Health Care Financial Partners, to make available loans to smaller health care service providers ignored by larger banks.^[7] HCFP became public in 1996, and became an NYSE company in 1998.^[8]

In 2000, Delaney co-founded CapitalSource, a commercial lender headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland; the company provided capital to roughly 5,000 small and mid-size businesses before his departure.^[9] CapitalSource continued to be publicly traded on the NYSE after Delaney's election, making him the only former CEO of a publicly traded company serving in the 113th United States Congress,.^[10] In 2014, the lender was absorbed by PacWest Bancorp.^[11]

He was a member of the Board of Directors of several organizations: St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School (Chairman), Georgetown University, National Symphony Orchestra, and the International Center for Research on Women.^[10]

U.S. House of Representatives

2012 election

After redistricting, Delaney decided to run for the newly redrawn 6th District against 10-term Republican incumbent Roscoe Bartlett. The district had long been a Republican stronghold, but it had been significantly reconfigured. The Maryland General Assembly shifted heavily Republican Carroll County and a mostly Republican section of Frederick County to the heavily Democratic 8th district. It also shifted Republican-tilting sections of Harford and Baltimore counties to the already heavily Republican 1st district. Taking their place was a heavily Democratic section of Montgomery County, which ended just two blocks from Delaney's home in Potomac. On paper, this dramatically altered the district's demographics, turning it from a heavily Republican district into a Democratic-leaning district. While John McCain carried the 6th with 57 percent of the vote in 2008, Barack Obama would have carried the new 6th with 56 percent.

During the primary, Delaney was endorsed by President Bill Clinton, U.S. Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Comptroller Peter Franchot, the Washington Post, and the Gazette.^[12][13][14] On April 3, 2012, Delaney won the five-candidate Democratic primary field with 54% of the vote. The next closest opponent, State Senator Robert J. Garagiola, received 29% of the vote, 25 points behind Delaney.^[15][16]

In the November 6, 2012 general election, Delaney defeated Bartlett by 59%-38%, a 21-point margin. Delaney won mostly on the strength of a nearly 56,000-vote margin in Montgomery County, which accounted for almost all of the overall margin of 58,900 votes.^[3][17]

Committee assignments

• Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Joint Economic Committee

Legislation sponsored

Key legislation Delaney has sponsored:

• Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act (H.R. 5165; 114th Congress) - a bill that would relax the criteria for eligible veterans to qualify for FMLA to seek medical treatment for their service-connected disabilities.^[18]
• Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 2011; 113th Congress) - a bill that would extend through the end of 2015 the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education and change its membership.^[19]
• Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 (H.R. 2084; 113th Congress) - a bill that would establish the American Infrastructure Fund (AIF).^[20]
• Medical Foods Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 3665; 113th Congress) - a bill that would extend coverage of medical foods, vitamins, and amino acids to those with metabolic disorders.^[21]

Personal life

Delaney is married to his wife April, and has four daughters. He and his family live in Montgomery County, Maryland and attend Little Flower Catholic Church in Bethesda, Maryland. His wife is the Washington, D.C. Director for Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating families on social media. Two of his daughters attend Northwestern University.

References

1. "John Delaney - Maryland - Campaign 2012, Bio, News, Photos". Washington Times. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
2. Douglas, Danielle (2012-03-23). "John Delaney’s business record key to his congressional campaign — and his opponent’s criticism". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
3. "John Delaney, Md.’s newest congressman, says deficit and infrastructure lead his agenda". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
4. FNP Interactive - http://www.fnpInteractive.com (2012-02-21). "Businessman focuses on job creation - The Frederick News-Post Online". Fredericknewspost.com. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
5. John K. Delaney J.D. (2010-01-01). "John Delaney: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
6. Washington College (20 February 2015). "Convocation to Honor Irish Peacemaker Bertie Ahern and Maryland Congressman John Delaney". Chestertown: Washington College.
7. Jun 1, 1998 12:00 PM, Andy Shaughnessy (1998-06-01). "David takes aim at the Goliaths of health care". Nreionline.com. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
8. volatility
9. https://delaney.house.gov/news/press-releases/delaney-hosts-entrepreneurship-workshop-in-rockville
10. http://delaney.house.gov/about/full-biography
11. "PacWest Bancorp Announces the Completion of Its Merger with CapitalSource Inc.". PacWest Bancorp (Reuters). 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
12. Ben Pershing (2012-04-04). "Delaney, Md. Democrats work to show unified front after newcomer’s primary win". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
13. Editorial Board (2012-03-10). "John Delaney for Md.’s 6th District". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
14. "Delaney, Bartlett for Congress in 6th District". Gazette.Net. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
15. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=748169
16. "Maryland State Board of Elections". Elections.state.md.us. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
17. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=705236
18. "H.R. 5165 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
19. "H.R. 2011 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
20. "H.R. 2084 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
21. "H.R. 3665 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

External links

• Congressman John Delaney official U.S. House website
• John Delaney for Congress
• John Delaney at DMOZ
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN