. ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁John ▁Arn ick ▁was ▁first ▁involved ▁in ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Mag istr ate ▁at ▁Lar ge ▁for ▁Baltimore ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Arn ick ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Cas per ▁R . ▁Taylor , ▁Jr ., ▁Found er ' s ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Arn ick ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Cont ract ▁App e als . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁that ▁position ▁by ▁former ▁Maryland ▁Governor ▁Robert ▁Ehr lich , ▁but ▁died ▁soon ▁after ward . ▁ ▁His ▁political ▁career ▁st umbled ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁times . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁state ▁sen ate ▁position , ▁but ▁lost . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁his ▁House ▁seat ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁cycle ▁and ▁won . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁former ▁Maryland ▁Governor ▁William ▁Donald ▁Sch ae fer ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 0 - Year ▁District