President
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Western District - District Four
Theodore J. Elder, President, was elected to the Worcester County Board of Commissioners in 2014 and is currently serving his third term. On December 3, 2024, the Worcester County Commissioners elected Commissioner Elder to serve as president of the board. He served as vice president of the board from 2017 through 2018 and again from 2019 through 2022. He currently represents the board as a voting member of the Tri-County Council (TCC) for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and as a member of the Health Planning Advisory Council.
“I look forward to serving Worcester County in my new position as president,” Commissioner President Elder said. “I hope to build on the success of my predecessors and continue to make Worcester County the premier place to live, work, and do business.”
Commissioner Elder served as a Worcester County bus contractor for 30 years, retiring in 2019, and he served as president of the Bus Contractor’s Association from 1994-2014 for 20 consecutive terms. He filled in as a teacher for one term at Worcester Technical High School. He has been a successful county business owner/operator since 1982. Prior to owning his own business, he managed a local service station. Commissioner Elder resides in Whaleyville. He and his late wife, Joyce, have three children, six grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and another on the way.