Don H. Dwyer Jr.

Don H. Dwyer Jr.
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 31st district
In office
January 8, 2003 – January 14, 2015
Succeeded byMeagan C. Simonaire & Nicholaus R. Kipke
ConstituencyAnnapolis, Maryland
Personal details
Born (1958-02-11) February 11, 1958 (age 66)
Annapolis, Maryland[1]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCheryl
Children3
ResidenceGlen Burnie, Maryland
OccupationPolitician

Don H. Dwyer Jr. (born February 11, 1958) is an American former politician and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He served the 31st District of Anne Arundel County from January 8, 2003, to January 14, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Dwyer is known for his conservative positions on certain issues, including outspoken opposition to same-sex marriage in Maryland.[2][3] He was reelected by 25 votes in the November 2006 election and reelected again in 2010. He was defeated in the June, 2014 Republican primary, thought to be largely due to his legal troubles.[4] Since 2017, Dwyer has lived in Clearwater, Florida.[5] As of April 2021, Dwyer chairs the Board of Supervisors for the Clearwater Cay Community Development District.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Don H. Dwyer, Jr., Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. September 29, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Bykowicz, Julie (February 25, 2011). "House same-sex marriage hearing underway". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 7, 2012. Del. Don Dwyer Jr., an Anne Arundel County Republican who has called himself "the face of the opposition" began his testimony with a prayer.
  3. ^ Santoscoy, Carlos (February 27, 2011). "Maryland's Don Dwyer Claims Gay Marriage Supporters Have Perjured Themselves". On Top Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Sauers, Elisha; Bottalico, Brandi; Read, Zoe (June 25, 2014). "Dwyer loses House seat in 31B; Simonaire advances". Maryland Gazette. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Danielson, Richard (June 28, 2019). "The nuclear option: Clearwater condo owners push back against bond debt". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Don Dwyer on LinkedIn
  7. ^ "Contact". Clearwater Cay Community Development District. Retrieved April 13, 2021.