Quick Facts
Biography
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
McCoy was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 26, 1942. He 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
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. McCoy was also chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation from 1979 to 1986.
Past general election results
- 1982 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – 43rd 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