William Frick

Background

Frick was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. He later attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, earning a B.A. in political science & history, and in 2000 graduated from Harvard Law School with his Juris Doctor degree. He is a member of the bars of both Maryland and Washington, D.C., and was hired by the firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, which he continues to work for. Prior to his appointment to the House of Delegates, Frick served in volunteer positions in the local Democratic Party, including as Vice President of the District 16 Democratic Club and a member of the Montgomery County Young Democrats, and also served as chair of Montgomery County's Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He is married and has two children.

Political career

In 2007, Frick was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 16 following the retirement of former Delegate Marilyn Goldwater. Although the Governor officially appointed him, in accord with state law the Governor was simply approving the decision of the local party organization that the previous delegate had belonged to, in this case the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. Frick was a dark horse candidate in the appointment process, competing with Don Mooers, a party activist and former candidate for congress, and Reggie Oldak, who had run in the district in 2006. Despite this competition and his being relatively unknown, Frick was chosen by the central committee on the first ballot. A local political blog writing of the appointment later asked, "Who the Frick is Bill?" Frick was sworn in as a member of the House of Delegates on October 2, 2007. He was appointed to the Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax law.

In the 2010 primary on September 14, Delegate Frick overwhelmingly won one of the three democratic nominations to the Maryland House. Beating out the third place nominee by over 4,000 votes and coming in a very close second place (a mere 12 votes shy of first), Delegate Frick won 9,227 votes, an impressive victory for his first appearance on the ballot. The campaign was a wild 13 way primary for 3 nominations; the race was seen as one of the most competitive house races in the state. He is currently running on the District 16 slate with his teammates Senator Brian Frosh, Delegate Susan Lee, and Delegate nominee Ariana Kelly.

Just prior to the start of 2011 General Assembly Session, Frick was named Chairman of the powerful Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee, as well as Chairman of the Montgomery County Delegation County Affairs Committee.

In the 2010 General Election on November 2, Delegate Frick secured his 2nd term in the Maryland House. He came in first with close to 30,000 votes, among the highest out of any member of the House of Delegates in the state.

Frick has been referred to jokingly by a local political blog as the "Stud of the Statehouse."

Legal career

Bill Frick joined the Maryland Bar and the District of Columbia Bar in 2001. He is a Counsel at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, specializing in civil, criminal, and administrative litigation.