16 Facts About William Folden

William G Folden was born on April 5,1972 and is an American politician who is currently a Republican member of the Maryland Senate, representing District 4 since 2023.

William Folden was previously a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 3B from 2015 to 2019.

William Folden served in the United States Army in the military police corps and as a infantry sniper.

From 1994 to 2011, William Folden served as the deputy sheriff of Frederick County, and has served as a police officer for the city of Frederick since 2011, even working as an officer while in the Maryland legislature.

In 2006, William Folden announced his candidacy for Frederick County Sheriff.

William Folden was defeated by deputy sheriff Chuck Jenkins in the Republican primary, coming in third with 21.16 percent of the vote.

In June 2021, William Folden filed for the House of Delegates race in District 4.

William Folden was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14,2015.

William Folden served in this position until January 9,2019, after being defeated by Democratic challenger Ken Kerr in the 2018 Maryland House of Delegates election.

William Folden was the only active police officer in the state legislature.

William Folden was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 11,2023.

William Folden is a member of the Judicial Proceedings Committee.

In January 2018, William Folden said he supported a bill that would prohibit people convicted of domestic abuse from having access to firearms.

In July 2015, following the Baltimore protests earlier that year, William Folden sent a letter to the co-chairs of the Public Safety and Policing Work Group requesting that Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake testify about the city's tactical response.

In October 2018, William Folden called for an independent review of complaints against Frederick Community College president Elizabeth Burmaster, which claimed that she had been verbally and physically abusive toward faculty and administrators at the college.

William Folden reintroduced the bill during the 2018 legislative session, where it failed to move out of committee.