Roy Dyson

Roy Dyson

Royden Patrick "Roy" Dyson (born November 15, 1948 in Great Mills , Saint Mary's County , Maryland ) is an American politician . Between 1981 and 1991 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Roy Dyson first attended private schools. He then graduated from Great Mills High School until 1966 . He then studied between 1968 and 1970 at the University of Maryland and the University of Baltimore, among others . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1973 and 1974 he was employed as a Legislative Assistant in the administration of the US House of Representatives. Between 1975 and 1980, Dyson served in the Maryland House of Representatives . In 1978 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Issues Conference . In 1976 he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives.

In the 1980 congressional elections , Dyson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Robert Bauman on January 3, 1981 , whom he had defeated in the election. After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1991 . In 1990 he was defeated by Republican Wayne Gilchrest , whom he had narrowly defeated in 1988.

Since 1995 Dyson was a member of the Maryland Senate . He lives in Great Mills.

Web links

• Roy Dyson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Roy Dyson in the nndb (English)