Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 34, 2014

Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 34, 2010

Candidate, Maryland Senate, District 34, 2002

Senator, Maryland State Senate, 1975-1983

Member, Harford County Council, 1972-1974

Chair, Joint Committee on Corrections and Penal System, present

Member, Harford County Economic Development Committee

Former Chair, Havre de Grace Economic Development Commission, 1983-1990

Owner, Art Helton Properties, 1968-present

Owner, Sheep Farm, present

Advisory Board Member, Cecil Bank, 2006-2007

Corporate Advisory Board Member, Western Auto Supply Company, 1998-2001

Owner/Manager, Western Auto Supply Store, 1971-2001

Owner/Operator, Western Auto Supply Store, 1985-1997

Owner, Advance Design Association, 1986-1990

Owner/Manager, Family Fashion Outlet, 1983-1987

Board Member, Vision Care Services, 1977-1981

Co-Owner/Manager, Western Auto Supply Store, 1961-1975

Founder/Co-Owner, Helton’s Harford Acceptance Corporation, 1967-1973

Member, Friends of Aberdeen, 2006-present

Stewardship Chair, Webster Congregation Church, 2006-present

Member, Aberdeen Lions Club, 2002-present

Former Member/Local Leader, 4-H Clubs

Member, Aberdeen Moose

Member, Abingdon-Edgewood Elks Lodge

Former Boy Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Member, Deer Creek Watershed Association

Member, Harford Land Trust

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Lifelong Member, National Rifle Association

Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Harford County Branch, 1996-2007

Chair, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Harford County Branch, 1999-2002

Favorite Movie:

Lincoln, Slumdog Millionaire, John Wayne Movies

Favorite Quote:

"A billion here, a billion there: and pretty soon, you're talking about real money." Senator Everett Dirksen;

"Government expands to meet revenue and then some" Lowell Weicker

Favorite TV Shows:

News, Military Channel, History Channel, Discovery Channel, MPT

Favorite Type of Music:

Country Western, Classical, Soul