LeRoy E. Myers, Jr.

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LeRoy E. Myers, Jr.
Delegate Maryland District 1C
In office January 8, 2003 – Present
Preceded by	Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Personal details
Born	October 8, 1951 (1951-10-08) Hagerstown, Maryland
Political party	Republican

LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. is a Maryland politician.

Background

LeRoy Myers was first elected into the Maryland House of Delegates in 2003 to represent District 1C, which covers Allegany & Washington Counties. He defeated long-time delegate and Speaker of the House, Casper R. Taylor. Taylor had been a staunch proponent of bring slot machines into Maryland, but with his defeat by Myers, the passage of slots has remained in limbo, until the 2008 referendum. In 2006, he easily defeated a political newcomer, Brian Grim.

Education

Myers attended Hagerstown Community College.

Career

Myers served in U.S. Army Reserves from 1970–76. He is the owner of a General Contracting Company in Western Maryland, MYERS BUILDING SYSTEMS. Myers formed Myers Building Systems in 1985 after working for over 15 years with his father's company, LeRoy Myers, Inc. During those years Myers had the opportunity to grow a general contracting division and in 1985 purchased the assets from the family business and started Myers Building Systems. He currently is a member of the Hagerstown-Washington County, Allegany County, and Hancock Chambers of commerce. He is also a member of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. His business has expanded since the start up in 1985 to more than seven times the volume. Myers Building is responsible for more than 2500 structures in the Tri State area, but mainly has been successful in building car dealerships. Myers Building Systems has had the opportunity to assist in the design of about every type of automobile dealership, including Mercedes, Toyota, Honda, VW, Kia, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and the firm is currently under contract to build a new Acura dealership. Other projects include private schools and industrial warehouses, working for Fortune 500 firms such as Staples and FedEx.

Legislative notes

• voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[1]
• voted against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[2]
• voted against the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)[3]
• voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)[4]

In 2007, Myers made a proposal to "prohibit motorists from displaying anything resembling or depicting 'anatomically correct' or 'less than completely and opaquely covered' human or animal genitals, human buttocks or female breasts". He was referring to the popular accessories for pickup trucks and other vehicles known as, Truck nuts, calling the dangling testicles "vulgar and immoral," and stated that his proposal was made at the request of a constituent who was offended by the accessories.

Election results

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 01C

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., Rep.	6,398	57.2%	Won
Brian K. Grim, Dem.	4,769	42.7%	Lost

• 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 01C

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., Rep.	5,657	50.3%	Won
Casper R. Taylor, Dem.	5,581	49.6%	Lost

External links

• http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13975.html
• http://www.voteleroymyers.com/
• Truck nuts