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James DeGrange, Sr.

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James DeGrange, Sr.
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Prior offices
Maryland State Lottery Commission

Maryland State Senate District 32
Successor: Pamela Beidle

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Years of service

1968 - 1974

Personal
Profession
Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Contact

James E. DeGrange, Sr. is a former Democratic member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 32. He was first elected to the chamber in 1998, and he served until January 2019.

Biography

When he served in the state Senate, Degrange's professional experience included working as an entrepreneur, serving as president of DeGrange Enterprises Inc., and serving as vice president of DeGrange Lumber Co. Inc. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, DeGrange served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
Budget & Taxation
Executive Nominations
Rules, Vice-Chair
Gaming Oversight
Legislative Information Technology and Open Government, Chair
Legislative Policy
Protocol
Spending Affordability

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DeGrange served on these committees:

Note: DeGrange also served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Capital Budget and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment.

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, DeGrange served on these committees:

Note: DeGrange also served on the Joint Legislative Work Group to Study State, County and Municipal Fiscal Relationships.

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

James DeGrange, Sr. did not file to run for re-election.

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. Incumbent James "Ed" DeGrange, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Larry Barber was unopposed in the Republican primary. DeGrange defeated Barber in the general election.[2][3][4]

Maryland State Senate District 32, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJames "Ed" DeGrange, Sr. Incumbent 59% 19,102
     Republican Larry Barber 41% 13,270
Total Votes 32,372

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

DeGrange ran for re-election to the 32nd District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. DeGrange defeated Larry Barber (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]

Maryland State Senate, District 32 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png James DeGrange, Sr. (D) 24,831 60.5%
Larry Barber (R) 16,223 39.5%

2006

On November 7, 2006, DeGrange ran for District 32 of the Maryland State Senate, beating Jon Vandenheuvel.[6]

DeGrange raised $189,503 for his campaign.[7]

Maryland Senate, District 32
Candidates Votes Percent
James DeGrange, Sr. (D) 21,672 60.8%
Jon Vandenheuvel (R) 13,939 39.1%
Write-Ins 30 0.1%

Campaign finance summary


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James DeGrange, Sr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Maryland State Senate, District 32Won $235,960 N/A**
2010Maryland State Senate, District 32Won $396,907 N/A**
2006Maryland State Senate, District 32Won $347,104 N/A**
2002Maryland State Senate, District 32Won $233,036 N/A**
1998Maryland State Senate, District 32Won $195,980 N/A**
Grand total$1,408,987 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013

Personal

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At the time of this service in the state Senate, DeGrange was married and had three children and six grandchildren.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Maryland Senate District 32
1999-2019
Succeeded by
Pamela Beidle (D)


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