Richard C. Slutzky is the Council Member for District E which includes: Aberdeen, Churchville, and Fountain Green. He was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and has served as Vice-President for six terms. Councilman Slutzky filed to run for re-election in 2010 to the Harford County Council District E.

Councilman Slutzky was born in St Louis, Missouri, attended elementary school in California, and secondary school in Plainedge, New York. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Syracuse University. Councilman Slutzky served as a Private First Class in the US Marine Corps Reserves.

As a member of the Harford County Council, Councilman Slutzky serves as Liaison to the Board of Education, Chairman of the Adequate Public Facilities Board and serves as a member of the Bipartisan Commission on School Construction.

Councilman Slutzky spent several years teaching and coaching at the university level before beginning his thirty-one year career as a teacher and coach at Aberdeen High School. His contributions to the sport of wrestling resulted in his induction into both the Maryland and National Wrestling Halls of Fame and appointment to the State Board of Directors of the Maryland Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. His hobbies include athletics, gardening and the study of Native American history and culture.

Councilman Slutzky is married to Linda and they have three sons who reside with their families in Harford County. Councilman Slutzky has four grandchildren who attend Harford County Public Schools.