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Dennis F. Rasmussen | |
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| 8thBaltimore County Executive | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Donald P. Hutchinson |
| Succeeded by | Roger B. Hayden |
| Member of theMaryland Senate from the6th district | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Member of theMaryland Senate from the7th district | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates from the7th district | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-06-14)June 14, 1947 (age 78) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Dennis F. Rasmussen (born June 14, 1947) is an American politician from the state ofMaryland. A member of theDemocratic Party, he has served asBaltimore County Executive, a Delegate within theMaryland House of Delegates and a Senator within theMaryland Senate. He ran unsuccessfully in the2006 Maryland U.S. Senate election.[1]
Rasmussen graduated fromKenwood High School inEssex, Maryland. He attendedEssex Community College but obtained a bachelor's degree in economics fromLoyola College inBaltimore, Maryland, in 1970.[2]
Rasmussen was established and later served as President of The Rasmussen Group, a political lobbying group.
His career includes political office experience, entrepreneurial experience in lobbying, association management, banking, and marketing services, and directorships on various boards of major corporate entities and community nonprofits. He developed and operated several businesses in the fields of information development, alternative energy and real estate. As a lobbyist, Rasmussen has worked at local, state and federal government levels.
Additionally, Rasmussen is a Principal in consulting firms such as Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC, Chesapeake Ventures, LLC, and Rasmussen/Swanzey Strategic Partners, LLC.[3]
Before his advocacy career, Rasmussen was chairman of the Maryland Senate Finance Committee and a state senator from 1978 to 1986. Rasmussen held various key positions, ranging from Majority Whip, Chairman of the Joint Budget and Audit Committee to Chairman of the Finance Committee.[4]
Rasmussen served a single term as Baltimore County Executive between 1986 and 1990. Two decades later, he ran unsuccessfully for the junior Maryland seat in the 2006 U.S. Senate election.[5]
Rasmussen serves on numerous boards, including the Chairman of the Board of Visitors atTowson University, where he is also an adjunct professor teaching public policy courses. Rasmussen also serves as a current member of: Board of Trustees at the Franklin Square Hospital Center; Board of Trustees for the Franklin Square Hospital Center Foundation;Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Port Discovery Children's Museum, and Current Board Member of the Arc of Baltimore.[6]
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| Preceded by | Baltimore County Executive 1986–1990 | Succeeded by |