District 7

The Honorable Jerry Walker - Vice Chairman

About Jerry

JERRY WALKER, Councilman, Seventh District, is serving his second term on the Council and is currently the Vice-Chairman. Previously on the Council, he served as Vice Chairman in 2012 and as Chairman in 2013 and 2015.  He was born on the 4th of July and raised in New York City.  He graduated summa cum laude from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, concentrating in Economics.  He graduated from the University of Maryland, School of Public Policy's Academy for Excellence in Local Government. Since then he has taken additional graduate level courses in Leadership and Public Finance from the same program.  In December of 2016, he graduated from American University with a Master's Degree in Public Administration and Policy. Mr. Walker is a Vice President at DCA Imaging Systems, a local office technology company headquartered in Lanham, Maryland.  He has worked for this family owned business for over 20 years and participated in its growth from 5 employees to over 50.  

In 2006, he won his first election to the Central Committee of his political party (Legislative District 33) and served in leadership roles including Chairman.  He was an alternate Delegate representing his Congressional District at both the 2008 and 2012 Presidential Conventions.  Mr. Walker's civic and community memberships have included the Greater Crofton, West County, Severna Park, and South County Chambers of Commerce. He is a member of the Maryland Farm Bureau, and formerly the Davidsonville Area Civic Association (DACA) where he served as the representative to the Greater Crofton Council.  Mr. Walker serves on the board of the Maryland Association of Counties as the organization's President and in that role, has been active in legislative lobbying on behalf of county governments at the Maryland General Assembly.  In his spare time, he enjoys working out, reading, and working on home improvement projects.