November 28, 1983
The President today announced his intention to appoint W. Dennis Thomas to be Deputy
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (House). He will succeed M. B. Oglesby, who
will become Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs on December 15, 1983.
Mr. Thomas was confirmed on March 11, 1981, as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for
Legislative Affairs. Previously he served as administrative assistant to Senator William Roth with
responsibilities including work on the Finance Committee, Governmental Affairs Committee, and
the Joint Economic Committee. He was on the staff of Senator J. Glenn Beall, Jr., serving as
administrative assistant in 1974 - 1976 and executive assistant in 1971 - 1974. In 1969 - 1970 he
was special assistant to then Congressman Beall.
Mr. Thomas graduated from Frostburg State College (B.A., 1965) and the University of
Maryland (M.A., 1967). He is married, has one son, and resides in Westminster, Md. He was born
December 8, 1943.