He served alongside Democrat Kathy Klausmeier and Republican Alfred W. Redmer Jr.

After serving in the Marine Corps, Ports attended and graduated from Essex Community College, with his Associates of Arts Degree in 1989.

He is also licensed as a registered representative by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as an insurance agent.

Finally, he is an honorary co-chair and co-founder of the Perry Hall High School Alumni Association.

Delegate Ports has received awards from People Against Child Abuse, the Maryland School for the Blind, the Baltimore County Police Department, and the Tall Cedars of Lebanon.

Additionally, he received the General James P. S. Devereux Award from the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1997.

The bill would have allowed the county to use eminent domain to seize waterfront property in Essex and redevelop it.