Full Name:
Michael 'Mike' A. McDermott
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Laura; 2 Children: Nathaniel, Amanda
Birth Date:
11/22/1961
Birth Place:
Hawthorne, CA
Home City:
Pocomoke City, MD
Religion:
Protestant
Graduated, North Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, 1982
AA, Criminal Justice, Wake Technical College, 1981
Chair, Worcester County Delegation, 2011-present
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 38B, 2011-2014
Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 38, 2014
Mayor, Pocomoke City, 2005-2011
Member, Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2011-present
Commander, Criminal Investigation Division, Worcester County Sheriff's Office, 1988-present
Instructor, Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy, 1988-present
Chief of Police, Snow Hill, Maryland, 2001-2005
Poultry Farm Manager, Family Farm-Williards, MD, 1986-1988
Police Patrol Sergeant, Apex, North Carolina, 1986-1987
Chief of Police, Holly Springs, North Carolina, 1986-1987
Police Patrol Sergeant, Town of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, 1981-1986
Served, United States Army Reserve, 1980-1986
Chief of Police, Town of Holly Springs, NC, 1984-1985
Police Sergeant, Town of Fuquay-Varina, NC, 1981-1984
Member, Pocomoke City Lions Club International, 2005-present
Member, Advisory Board, Worcester County Child Advocacy Center
Former Member, American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
Member, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Adult Sunday School Teacher, Glad Tidings Church, Pocomoke City
Member, Maryland Municipal League
Member, National Rifle Association
Member, Pocomoke City Chamber of Commerce
Former Vice-President, Pocomoke City Lions Club International
Member, Shamir Hudson Child Fatality Review Board
Member, Worcester County Republican Club
President, Lower Eastern Shore Mayors Association, 2007-2008
Assistant Baseball Coach, Pocomoke High School, 2004-2005
President, Advisory Board, Bureau of Investigation, Worcester County, 2003-2004
Chair, Scholarship Advisory Committee, Lower Eastern Shore Mayors Association, 2002-2003
Coach, Pocomoke City Little League, 1995-2000
Awards:
2013 Legislator of the Year-Maryland State's Attorney's Association;
2012 Winner of "Integrity Award" issued by POPULAR-Maryland;
2011/2012/2013 Blue Ribbon Business Award-Maryland Business for Responsive Govt.
2013-Consumer Champion of Maryland