Senator Robert Cassilly, Keynote Speaker at 36th Annual MPCA Conference

2019 Annual Conference

2019 MPCA Conference

Senator Robert Cassilly

The Maryland Planning Commissioners Association is excited to welcome the Honorable Senator Robert Cassilly (District 34, Harford County) as the keynote speaker for the 36th annual conference, which starts in two days at the Holiday Inn Express in Aberdeen! Register here.  

Senator Cassilly was born in Havre de Grace and is a lifelong resident of Harford County and has served his community, the county, region, state and our country with honor and distinction. He graduated from Bel Air High School and is a Johns Hopkins University ROTC distinguished military graduate. He earned a J.D. from the University of Baltimore Law School, with honors. He has practiced law in Harford County and throughout Maryland.

Senator Cassilly began his community career on the local level as a Commissioner and Mayor of Bel Air, Maryland. He served on the Harford County Republican Central Committee and the Harford County Council, District C. Senator Cassilly was also a small business owner in the City of Bel Air for ten years. 

Senator Cassilly continued his public service, militarily, by deploying in 2006 to Iraq as a U.S. Army Major assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and led efforts to establish a provincial level government in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service.

Senator Cassilly lives in the Bel Air Historic District with his high school sweetheart, Debbie, where they are members of the St. Ignatius Catholic Church.  They have five adult children. Senator Cassilly is currently engaged in the practice of law and has received numerous awards for providing free legal services to the disadvantaged.

Senator Cassilly will make his keynote address at the conference on November 7. Don't miss out!

To learn more about the conference, contact Joe Griffiths at joseph.griffiths@maryland.gov