Neil Parrott
Neil Conrad Parrott (born July 30, 1970) is an American politician who represents District 2A as a Republican in the Maryland House of Delegates. Parrott ran for the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in 2020 in Maryland's 6th congressional district but lost to incumbent Democrat David Trone. Shortly after his loss he filed to run for the same district in 2022. Background. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, Parrott graduated from Old Mill High School in 1988. He went on to the University of Maryland, College Park where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree  in civil engineering in 1994. He later attended graduate school and in 2006 graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University with an Master of Business Administration. Parrott began his career at the Maryland State Highway Administration where he was a traffic engineer. He went on from there to become the Deputy Director of Engineering in the Frederick, Maryland Department of Public Works. In the legislature. Parrott was sworn in as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in January 2011, representing District 2B. He was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Due to the State's legislative redistricting passed  in 2012, but not taking effect until after the 2014 general elections, District 2B and District 2A were combined to create one district. This created a two-at-large member district, District 2A. After winning re-election in his new district in 2014, Parrott continued to serve on the House Judiciary Committee. Ballot initiatives. In 2012, Parrott founded an organization, MDPetitions.com, to coordinate petitioning laws he opposes to be placed on ballot initiatives. That year, his organization was successful in putting three laws on the ballot for repeal – same-sex marriage, in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, and a proposed  Congressional redistricting map – but all three were upheld by Maryland voters. Two later petition attempts by the organization – a 2013 bill abolishing the death penalty in Maryland, and a 2014 bill regarding certain protections for transgender Marylanders, nicknamed "the Bathroom Bill" by its detractors – fell short of the threshold to get on the ballot. 2020 presidential election. Following the 2020 United States presidential election, Parrott travelled to Pennsylvania to observe ballots being counted. After his colleague Daniel L. Cox attended the January 6 rally that was followed by the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Parrott said criticism of Cox was  very unfortunate.