Name Bruce Poole | Party Democratic Party | |
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D. Bruce Poole is the former Chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party. He was formerly a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 2B, which covers Washington County, MD. He was defeated in 1998 by Republican Christopher Shank.
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- i heard mother praying for me sung by bruce poole
- Meet Trial Attorney Bruce Poole of the Poole Law Group
- Education
- Career
- Election results
- References
Poole was first elected to office in 1986 when he defeated Republican Ronald J. Stansbury for the seat in District 3A. In 1990, he captured 95% of the vote to maintain his seat. In 1994, Poole narrowly won reelection by defeating Republican Richard D. Wiles by 66 votes.
Meet Trial Attorney Bruce Poole of the Poole Law Group
Education
Poole was born and raised in Washington County. He attended North Hagerstown High School. In 1981 he received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He briefly attended the University of Melbourne before getting his J.D. from Washington and Lee in 1985.
Career
Poole was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1985 and served as a trial lawyer for several years. He was the Secretary of the Washington County Bar Association in 1986 and served as the first president of the United Democratic Club of Washington County.
In 1981, Poole was the recipient of the Rotary International Graduate Fellowship. He was the co-author of the Best Brief in Nation, Jessup International Moot Court Competition in 1984.
Poole is a partner in the Hagerstown, Maryland personal injury, family law and business law firm The Poole Law Group.
Following the 2014 elections in Maryland where the Democrats lost the governor's mansion, Poole was elected Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, succeeding Yvette Lewis.
On March 1st, 2017, after serving two years as Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, Poole was succeeded by former news anchor and congressional candidate Kathleen Matthews.