Full Name:
James 'Jim' W. Gilchrist
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
05/01/1965
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Rockville, MD
MBA, George Washington University, 1993
BA, English, Grinnell College, 1987
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 17, 2006-2023
Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2023
Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 17, 2002
Member, Commission on Civic Literacy, 2007-present
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Land Use and Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Local Government and Bi-County Agencies, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Open Space, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2012
Member, Education Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011
Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2007-2011
Member, Task Force to Explore the Incorporation of the Principles of Universal Design for Learning into the Education Systems in Maryland, 2010-2011
Member, Transportation Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2009-2011
Member, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011
Member, Finance Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2008
Legislative Analyst, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, Montgomery County, 2003-2006
Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of Legislative Services, 1998-2002
Community Development Officer, Community Development Block Grant Program, Department of Housing and Community Development, 1994-1998
Research Historian, History Associates Incorporated, 1987-1991
Montgomery County Delegation, Chair, Land Use, Transportation and Public Safety Committee, 2015-present
Board of Directors, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Incorporated, 2015-present
Member, Board of Directors, Potomac Area Council, Hostelling International United States of America, 2009-present
Member, County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2007-present
Treasurer, Alliance of Rockville Citizens, 2005-2007
Vice-President, Americana Centre Condominiums, 2004-2007
Chair, Alliance of Rockville Neighborhood Associations, 2003-2005