Christopher B. Shank (born June 30, 1972) is an American politician who has served in a variety of roles within Maryland state government, including Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Legislative Officer to Governor

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. He has previously served in the

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representing the 2nd district in Washington County, including a stint as Senate minority

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Education

Shank graduated from

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, and later attended

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where he received his B.A. (history) in 1994. He graduated a

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. He later attained his M.A. (political management) from the Graduate School of Political Management at the

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in 1998. He was the valedictorian and received the Howard Paley Academic Excellence Award.

Career

After college, Shank was a legislative assistant to the Washington County Delegation. He served in this role from 1994 to 1998. Along with being a delegate he is also an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Cold Weather Homeless Shelter of Washington County, serving since 1997. He was formerly on the board of directors for the Washington County Chapter of the

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. Shank is a

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the

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(ALEC), serving as Maryland state leader. In 2008, Shank was given a teaching post in George Washington University's Summer Scholars Program. Shank taught a course on election politics. During the 10-day program he lectured on his experience in campaigning as well as worked with students to simulate a mock campaign. In January 2010, Shank announced his intention to challenge long-serving state senator Donald Munson based on charges that Munson was "too liberal." On September 14, 2010, Shank defeated Munson in the Republican primary election, winning the party's nomination. Shank received 57.05% of the vote compared to Munson's 42.05%. On January 13, 2015, Shank was appointed as director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and resigned his state senate seat eight days later. In 2016, Shank was promoted to the Deputy Chief of Staff of Maryland.

Legislative notes

* 2005 - voted for slots (HB136

Election results

*2006 race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 2B ::Voters to choose one: : *2002 race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 2B ::Voters to choose one: : *1998 race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 2B Retrieved on September 1, 2007. ::Voters to choose one: :

References

External links

Official biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shank, Christopher B. 1972 births Republican Party Maryland state senators Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Politicians from Hagerstown, Maryland People from Washington County, Maryland Johns Hopkins University alumni Living people The Graduate School of Political Management alumni 21st-century members of the Maryland General Assembly