Jason C. Buckel
Jason Buckel | |
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| Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| Assumed office April 13, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nic Kipke |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 1B district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason Cord Buckel November 3, 1971 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cailey Locklair |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | George Mason University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (JD) |
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Jason Cord Buckel (born November 3, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the minority leader in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented District 1B since 2015.
Born and raised in Allegany County, Maryland, Buckel graduated from George Mason University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He first became involved with politics in 2006, later serving as a coordinator for state senator Alex Mooney's exploratory committee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th congressional district. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014, defeating four-term Democratic incumbent Kevin Kelly in the general election. In April 2021, Buckel was elected as the minority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates.