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Delegate Jason Buckel re-elected as Minority Leader

January 11th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

A day ahead of the opening of the 2023 session of the Maryland General Assembly, the House Republican Caucus voted to re-elect Delegate Jason Buckel to serve as Minority Leader. Buckel represents District 1B which covers a large section of Allegany County.  First elected to serve as Minority Leader in 2021, Delegate Buckel previously served as Chief Deputy Minority Whip from 2017 until his election as Leader. Always a challenge, he says, is getting the overwhelming majority  Democrat House to recognize that one size does not fit all when it comes to legislation…