John F. Wood Jr.

John F. Wood Jr. (born January 13, 1936) is a Democratic American politician who represented District 28B from 1987 to 1994 and District 29A from 1995 to 2015 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

John F. Wood Jr.
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 29A district
In office
1995 – January 14, 2015
Preceded byGeorge W. Owings III
Succeeded byMatthew Morgan
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the District 28B district
In office
January 14, 1987 – 1994
Preceded byJohn Knight Parlett
Succeeded bydistrict dissolved
Personal details
Born (1936-01-13) January 13, 1936
Leonardtown, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Barbara
Children9
Residence(s)Mechanicsville, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation
  • Politician
  • insurance broker

Early life

John F. Wood Jr. was born on January 13, 1936, in Leonardtown, Maryland. He attended Charlotte Hall Military Academy and served in the Maryland National Guard as a sergeant from 1952 to 1960.[1]

Career

Wood was the owner and operator of Wood's Food Rite from 1962 to 1993. Wood has worked as a partner for Cross and Wood Insurance Brokers since 1993.[1]

In the legislature

Wood served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for 28 years (1987 to 2015). He served as a Democrat. He represented District 28B from 1987 to 1994.[2][3] He then represented District 29A from 1995 to 2015.[4][5][6][7][8] In his time he served on the House Appropriations and Legislative Policy Committees and its public safety, administration, and personnel oversight subcommittees.[1]

Woods acted as the Chair of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee from 1999–2003 and the chair of the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2003-0.[1]

Legislative notes
  • Voted against the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[9]

Personal life

Wood is married with nine children.[1]

References
  1. "John F. Wood, Jr". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 14, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. "1986 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. "1990 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. "1994 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. "1998 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. "2002 Gubernatorial Election". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 29A". Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. "2010 General Election Results". Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. MD.us


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