Member of the Maryland Senate from the 29th district
In office January 11, 1995 – January 14, 2015
Preceded by
Bernie Fowler
Succeeded by
Stephen M. Waugh
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by
Robert Bauman
Succeeded by
Wayne Gilchrest
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1975–1980
Personal details
Born
(1948-11-15) November 15, 1948 (age 75) Great Mills, Maryland, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Royden Patrick Dyson (born November 15, 1948), is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland.
Born in Great Mills, Maryland, Dyson attended private schools and graduated from Great Mills High School in 1966. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Baltimore in 1968, 1969, and 1970. He also served as a legislative assistant in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974.
Dyson was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, serving from 1975 to 1980, and was a delegate in 1978 to the Democratic National Issues Conference. Dyson ran for Congress in the Eastern Shore-based 1st District in 1976, losing to two-term Republican Robert Bauman. However, he defeated Bauman in 1980 after Bauman suffered a sex scandal in the weeks prior to election day. Dyson was reelected three more times without much difficulty.
In the 1988 election, Dyson was dogged by allegations of improper contributions from defense contractors.[1] His Republican opponent was Wayne Gilchrest, a high school teacher who had never run for office before. Dyson barely held onto his seat, winning by only 460 votes. In 1990, Gilchrest defeated Dyson 57% to 43% despite again being badly outspent by Dyson, who received substantial PAC contributions in all of his later campaigns.
In 1995, Dyson was elected to the Maryland Senate, representing District 29 (St. Mary's County and southern Calvert County). As of 2014, he resided in Great Mills.
^"Defense Probe Checks Dyson". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. 1988-06-19. Retrieved 2019-03-20 – via Google News Archive.
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voters for his indiscretions. Bauman was defeated by Democrat RoyDyson on November 4, 1980. Dyson was not considered a serious contender for the seat before...
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has long been a part of Maryland's 1st Congressional district. Democrat RoyDyson represented the 1st district from 1981 until 1990, when he was defeated...
Clyde C. Holloway (R) ▌1. Joseph E. Brennan (D) ▌2. Olympia Snowe (R) ▌1. RoyDyson (D) ▌2. Helen Delich Bentley (R) ▌3. Ben Cardin (D) ▌4. Tom McMillen (D)...
District Dukakis Bush Representative 1st 36.4% 63.2% RoyDyson 2nd 37.4% 62.1% Helen Delich Bentley 3rd 54.1% 45.2% Ben Cardin 4th 41.9% 57.3% Tom McMillen...
Party First elected Result Candidates Maryland 1 RoyDyson Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y RoyDyson (Democratic) 50.4% ▌Wayne Gilchrest (Republican)...
Party First elected Result Candidates Maryland 1 RoyDyson Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y RoyDyson (Democratic) 66.8% ▌Harlan C. Williams (Republican)...
First elected Results Candidates Maryland 1 RoyDyson Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y RoyDyson (Democratic) 58.4% ▌Harlan C. Williams (Republican)...
Clyde C. Holloway (R) ▌1. Joseph E. Brennan (D) ▌2. Olympia Snowe (R) ▌1. RoyDyson (D) ▌2. Helen Delich Bentley (R) ▌3. Ben Cardin (D) ▌4. Tom McMillen (D)...
graduation from college, Schundler worked for Democratic Congressman RoyDyson of Maryland. He later worked for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign...
Richard F. Colburn lost renomination to Adelaide Eckardt. District 29: RoyDyson lost to Stephen Waugh. Elections in Maryland 2014 United States elections...
William Long (D) ▌1. John R. McKernan Jr. (R) ▌2. Olympia Snowe (R) ▌1. RoyDyson (D) ▌2. Clarence Long (D) ▌3. Barbara Mikulski (D) ▌4. Marjorie Holt (R)...
Gillis William Long (D) ▌1. David F. Emery (R) ▌2. Olympia Snowe (R) ▌1. RoyDyson (D) ▌2. Clarence Long (D) ▌3. Barbara Mikulski (D) ▌4. Marjorie Holt (R)...
March 30, 1985 ▌1. John R. McKernan Jr. (R) ▌2. Olympia Snowe (R) ▌1. RoyDyson (D) ▌2. Helen Delich Bentley (R) ▌3. Barbara Mikulski (D) ▌4. Marjorie...
Court of Maryland. March 4, 1795 – March 28, 1796 Democratic-Republican RoyDyson January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 Democratic 1st [data missing] Benjamin...
were held by Democrats. Georgia 8: Billy Lee Evans lost to challenger J. Roy Rowland. Illinois 5: John G. Fary lost to challenger Bill Lipinski. Indiana 11:...
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