JOHN K. DELANEY (Democrat), U.S.
Representative, 6th Congressional District
(Allegany, Garrett & Washington counties, & parts of Frederick & Montgomery counties), Maryland.
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2019. Minority Senior Deputy Whip, 2013-19. Member, Financial Services Committee, 2013-19 (financial institutions & consumer credit subcommittee, 2013-19; oversight & investigations subcommittee, 2013-19); House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, 2013-19. Member, Joint Economic Committee, 2014-19. Member, Social Investment Task Force, 2016-19. Member, House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, 2017-19. Founder and Co-Chair, Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus, 2015-19. Founding member, House Climate Solutions Caucus, 2016-19.
Born in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, April 16, 1963. Attended Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell, New Jersey; Columbia University, B.A., 1985; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1988. Former practicing attorney, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Troubridge. Co-founder, Chair, and Chief Executive Officer, Health Care Financial Partners, Inc., 1993-99. Co-founder, CapitalSource, 2000-12 (chair emeritus). Board of Directors, One California Bank. Founder, Blueprint Maryland, 2011-. Board of Directors, Georgetown University; National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Board of Trustees, Potomac School. Past chair, Board of Trustees, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School. Past member, Board of Directors, International Center for Research on Women. Mentor, Visible Men. Author, The Right Answer: How We Can Unify Our Divided Nation (2018). Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst & Young, 2005. Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, Catholic Church, 2006. Honorary doctorate of laws, Washington College, 2015. Named one of 50 World's Greatest Leaders, Fortune magazine, 2017. Member, Little Flower Catholic Church, Bethesda, Maryland. Married; four daughters.
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