Nomination of W. Dennis Thomas To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

The President announced today his intention to nominate W. Dennis Thomas as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury.

Since 1976 Mr. Thomas has served as administrative assistant to Senator William V. Roth, Jr. (R-Del.). His responsibilities included work on the Finance Committee, Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee.

From 1974 to 1976, Mr. Thomas was administrative assistant to Senator J. Glenn Beall, Jr. (R-Md.). During that time he worked with the Budget Committee, Human Resources Committee, Commerce Committee, and the Small Business Committee. From 1971 to 1974, Mr. Thomas was executive assistant to Senator Beall, and from 1969 to 1970, he served as special assistant to then Congressman Beall.

Mr. Thomas was a member of the administrative staff of the Carroll County, Md., Board of Education from 1967 to 1968.

He graduated from Frostburg State College in Frostburg, Md., in 1965. He received his masters degree from the University of Maryland in 1967. Mr. Thomas is married and has one son. He lives with his family in Bethesda, Md. Mr. Thomas is 37 years old.