[10] Maher served for five years on the National Advisory Board for the Center for Government Accounting Research and Education.

[11] Maher was first elected in 1997 to fill a mid-term vacancy in the House arising from the death of Representative Al Pettit.

[15] Maher authored the Audit Integrity Act,[16] which criminalized material deceptions committed in connection with a CPA's attestation report intended for public use.

[16] The law makes it a crime for anyone, such as a company executive or director, to provide false or misleading information to deceive the public.

[17] He also wrote Pennsylvania's Prudent Investor Standards, enacted in summer 2008, that elevated safety and soundness as prime objectives for state treasury investments.

[20] On June 13, 2017, Maher was pulled over just outside of Harrisburg by police and charged with driving the wrong way, making an illegal u-turn, and a DUI.

"[14] Maher received the "Seven Seals Award", for Meritorious Leadership and Initiative in Support of the Men and Women who Serve America in the National Guard and Reserve from the Deputy Secretary of Defense in 2003.