{{Short description|American politician}} {{about||the Maryland judge|William Frick (judge)|Oklahoma store owner|William Frick House}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Bill Frick |image = C. William Frick.jpg |office = Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates |term_start = January 20, 2017 |term_end = January 9, 2019 |predecessor = Anne Kaiser |successor = Kathleen Dumais |state_delegate1 = Maryland |district1 = 16th |term_start1 = October 2, 2007 |term_end1 = January 9, 2019 |predecessor1 = Marilyn R. Goldwater |successor1 = Sara N. Love |birth_name = Charles William Frick |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|30}} |birth_place = Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = Northwestern University {{small|(BA)}}<br>Harvard University {{small|(JD)}} }} '''Charles William 'Bill' Frick''' (born December 30, 1974) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2007 to 2018, he was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 16, which includes parts of Bethesda, Friendship Heights, and Somerset.
==Background== Frick was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web | title = Bio | url = http://www.billfrick.com/ | accessdate = 2010-02-27}}</ref> He later attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, earning a B.A. in political science & history, and in 2000 graduated from Harvard Law School with his Juris Doctor degree. Prior to his appointment to the House of Delegates, Frick served in volunteer positions in the local Democratic Party, including as Vice President of the District 16 Democratic Club and a member of the Montgomery County Young Democrats, and also served as chair of Montgomery County's Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He is married and has two children.<ref name="mmo">{{Cite web | title = C. William Frick | work = Maryland Manual Online | publisher = Maryland State Archives | url = http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa14748.html | accessdate = 2010-02-27}}</ref>
==Political career== In 2007, Frick was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 16 following the retirement of former Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater.<ref name="bio"/> Frick was a dark horse candidate in the appointment process, competing with Don Mooers, a party activist and former candidate for congress, and Reggie Oldak, who had run in the district in 2006. Despite this competition and his being relatively unknown, Frick was chosen by the central committee on the first ballot. A local political blog writing of the appointment later asked, "Who the Frick is Bill?"<ref name="mpwwho">{{Cite web | last = Gillogly | first = Kevin | title = Who the Frick is Bill??? | work = Maryland Politics Watch | date = 12 September 2007 | url = https://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2007/09/who-frick-is-bill.html | accessdate = 2010-02-27}}</ref>
After finishing out Del. Goldwater's term, Frick ran for election for the first time in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruoff |first1=Alex |title=Frick to defend Dist. 16 delegate seat |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/07142010/bethnew220827_32550.php |work=The Gazette |date=July 14, 2010}}</ref> In a wild 13-way primary for three nominations, Frick won the second-most votes, joining a Democratic slate with Susan Lee and Ariana Kelly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarah |first1=Gantz |title=Lierman concedes Dist. 16 delegate nomination to Kelly |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/09222010/bethnew205448_32551.php |work=The Gazette |date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> The Democrats won all three seats easily in the general election that November.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruoff |first1=Alex |title=Bethesda legislators stay close to home on issues |url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/11032010/montnew183129_32574.php |date=November 3, 2010 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040548/http://www.gazette.net/stories/11032010/montnew183129_32574.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2014, Frick began a campaign for Attorney General of Maryland, but withdrew from the race and sought re-election as a Delegate.<ref name="wapo2014">{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |title=Frick bows out of Maryland attorney general's race, decides to seek re-election instead |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/frick-bows-out-of-maryland-attorney-generals-race-decides-to-seek-re-election-instead/2014/02/25/8d727976-9e96-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> He was elected in November by a comfortable margin.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marshall |first1=Ryan |title=Democrats triumph in District 16 legislative races |url=http://www.gazette.net/gazettecms/story.php?id=9623 |work=The Gazette |date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>
In the House of Delegates, Frick was a subcommittee chairman on the Ways and Means Committee and served as the chamber’s parliamentarian.<ref name="mmo"/><ref name="wapo2014"/> In January 2017, he was appointed majority leader.<ref name="wapo2018">{{cite news |last1=Barrios |first1=Jennifer |title=Bill Frick: State lawmaker has government experience, outside perspective |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/bill-frick-state-lawmaker-has-government-experience-outside-perspective/2018/06/14/c426e28c-556b-11e8-9c91-7dab596e8252_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |date=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
Frick explored a Congressional campaign for 2018 but later announced that he would run for County Executive in Montgomery County.<ref name="wapo2014"/> He finished sixth in a crowded Democratic primary in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Montgomery County, Maryland - Primary Election Returns 2018 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2018p.html |website=Maryland State Archives |date=December 21, 2018}}</ref>
==Legal career== Bill Frick joined the Maryland Bar and the District of Columbia Bar in 2001. He was Counsel at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, specializing in civil, criminal, and administrative litigation.<ref name="legalcareer">{{Cite web | title = C. William Frick | work = Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |url = http://www.akingump.com/bfrick/ | accessdate = 2012-10-25}}</ref> In January 2019, he joined the law firm of Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca LLP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Charlie |title=Former State Delegate Joins D.C. Law Firm |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/former-state-delegate-joins-d-c-law-firm/ |work=Bethesda Magazine |date=January 18, 2019}}</ref> In December 2021 he set up his own lobbying firm, “The Frick Firm.” <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz|first1=Josh |title=Frick to Hang Shingle as Lobbyist; Kress Hammen Brings Lininger on Board|url= https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/07/frick-to-hang-shingle-as-lobbyist-kress-hammen-brings-lininger-on-board/ |work=Maryland Matters |date= December 7, 2021}}</ref>
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