J.B. Jennings
2011 - Present
2027
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J.B. Jennings (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 12, 2011. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Jennings (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Jennings served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 to 2011.
Biography
Jennings' professional experience includes working as the co-owner and president of The Mill of Hereford, a volunteer firefighter with the Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company and a dairy farmer with Cedar Side Farm.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Jennings was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget & Taxation Committee
- Rules Committee
- Cybersecurity, Information Technology, & Biotechnology Committee
- Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Federal Relations (decommissioned)
- Legislative Information Technology and Open Government Committee
- Legislative Policy Committee (decommissioned)
2021-2022
Jennings was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Information Technology and Open Government Committee
- Federal Relations Committee
- Finance Committee
- Cybersecurity, Information Technology, & Biotechnology Committee
- Federal Relations Committee
- Legislative Information Technology and Open Government Committee
2019-2020
Jennings was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jennings served on the following committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Executive Nominations |
| • Finance |
| • Rules |
| • Legislative Information Technology and Open Government |
| • Legislative Policy |
| • Spending Affordability |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jennings served on these committees:
| Maryland committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education, Health & Environmental Affairs |
Note: Jennings also served on the Special Committee on Pensions, the Special Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems, the Subcommittee on Environment and the Subcommittee on Health Occupations.
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jennings served on these committees:
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| • Education, Health & Environmental Affairs |
Note: Jennings also served on the Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems.
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland State Senate District 7
Incumbent J.B. Jennings won election in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | J.B. Jennings (R) | 96.0 | 37,513 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.0 | 1,555 | ||
| Total votes: 39,068 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 7
Incumbent J.B. Jennings advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 7 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.B. Jennings | 100.0 | 11,141 |
| Total votes: 11,141 | |||
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2018
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Maryland State Senate District 7
Incumbent J.B. Jennings defeated Donna Hines in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.B. Jennings (R) | 66.9 | 40,070 |
 | Donna Hines (D) | 33.0 | 19,780 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 69 | ||
| Total votes: 59,919 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 7
Donna Hines advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 7 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Hines | 100.0 | 6,193 |
| Total votes: 6,193 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 7
Incumbent J.B. Jennings advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 7 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J.B. Jennings | 100.0 | 9,757 |
| Total votes: 9,757 | |||
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2014
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Kim Letke was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent J.B. Jennings was unopposed in the Republican primary. Jennings defeated Letke in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  J.B. Jennings Incumbent |
74.7% | 36,913 | |
| Democratic | Kim Letke | 25.3% | 12,502 | |
| Total Votes | 49,415 | |||
2010
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010
Jennings defeated Democratic candidate Rebecca Nelson by a margin of 28,890 to 14,848 in the November 2 general election.[4]
In the September 14 primary election, Jennings defeated Alfred Redmer by a margin of 5,547 to 3,547.[5]
| Maryland State Senate, District 7 (2010) General Election | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| J.B. Jennings (R)
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28,890 | 66% | ||
| Rebecca Nelson (D) | 14,848 | 34% | ||
| Maryland State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| J.B. Jennings
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5,431 | 61% | ||
| Alfred Redmer | 3,456 | 38.9% | ||
2006
On November 7, 2006, J.B. Jennings ran for District 7 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the third of three seats, behind Patrick McDonough and Richard Impallaria but beating Linda Hart, Jack Sturgill, Rebecca Nelson, and Kim Fell.[6]
J.B. Jennings raised $46,126 for his campaign.[7]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 7 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Patrick McDonough (R) | 21,189 | 18.6% | ||
| Richard Impallaria (R) | 21,333 | 18.7% | ||
| J.B. Jennings (R) | 23,184 | 20.3% | ||
| Linda Hart (D) | 17,122 | 15.0% | ||
| Jack Sturgill (D) | 15,390 | 13.5% | ||
| Rebecca Nelson (D) | 13,481 | 11.8% | ||
| Kim Fell (G) | 2,307 | 2.0% | ||
| Write-Ins | 83 | 0.1% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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2018
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In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 11 through April 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 13 through April 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 13.
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2014
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In 2014, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 8 to April 7.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Jennings was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Maryland. All 38 delegates from Maryland were bound to Donald Trump.[8] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
District-level delegates from Maryland to the Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on April 26, 2016. At-large delegates were elected at the Republican state convention in May 2016. Delegates from Maryland were bound through the first two rounds of voting unless released by their candidate or their candidate failed to receive 35 percent or more of the vote in the first round of voting.
Maryland primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Maryland, 2016
| Maryland Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,770 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.3% | 5,946 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.3% | 1,239 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 19% | 87,093 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,012 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 837 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 23.2% | 106,614 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,533 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.7% | 3,201 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 478 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
54.1% | 248,343 | 38 | |
| Totals | 459,066 | 38 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Maryland Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Maryland had 38 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). Maryland's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a given district received all of that district's delegates.[9][10]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Maryland's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[9][10]
Personal
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Jennings is married. He has been a member of the Environmental Noise Advisory Council; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus; Maryland Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Caucus; Maryland Rural Caucus and Taxpayers Protection Caucus.[11]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senate," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Official Results," accessed February 24, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Jennings, J B," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Election Board, "2016 Election Results," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "JB Jennings' Biography," accessed March 24, 2014
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Maryland State Senate District 7 2011-Present |
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Maryland House of Delegates 2002-2010 |
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