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Marise James
Image of Marise James
U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

St. Joseph High School

Bachelor's

George Washington University, 1979

Law

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 1986

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Years of service

2004 - 2018

Personal
Birthplace
Christiansted, VI
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Marise James (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate, representing St. Croix. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

James (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate to represent St. Croix. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Marise James was born in Christiansted, St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. James graduated from St. Joseph High School. She served as the staff judge advocate for the Virgin Islands National Guard from 2004 to 2018. James earned a B.A. in zoology from George Washington University and a J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Her career experience includes working as an attorney. Before earning her law degree, James was a teacher.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kurt Vialet
Kurt Vialet (D)
 
11.6
 
5,035
Image of Clifford Joseph
Clifford Joseph (D)
 
9.0
 
3,917
Novelle Francis Jr. (D)
 
8.2
 
3,541
Kenneth Gittens (D)
 
8.1
 
3,492
Image of Franklin Johnson
Franklin Johnson (Independent)
 
7.9
 
3,404
Image of Hubert Lorenzo Frederick
Hubert Lorenzo Frederick (D)
 
7.6
 
3,297
Image of Marise James
Marise James (D)
 
7.4
 
3,207
Image of Diane Capehart
Diane Capehart (D)
 
6.9
 
2,967
Image of Samuel Carrion
Samuel Carrion (Independent)
 
6.6
 
2,866
Oakland Benta (Independent)
 
5.2
 
2,251
Jelani Ritter (Independent)
 
4.4
 
1,895
Lisa Charles (Independent)
 
3.7
 
1,589
Julian Veira (Independent)
 
2.4
 
1,060
Tammy Smith (Independent)
 
2.2
 
971
Norman Jn Baptiste (Independent)
 
1.8
 
777
Diane Prosper (Independent)
 
1.4
 
603
Troy Williams (Independent)
 
1.1
 
486
James Wakefield (Independent)
 
1.0
 
423
Krystal Hardy (R)
 
0.7
 
292
Eric Gautreau II (Independent)
 
0.4
 
190
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
1,049

Total votes: 43,312
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on August 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kurt Vialet
Kurt Vialet
 
13.5
 
1,302
Image of Clifford Joseph
Clifford Joseph
 
11.1
 
1,064
Novelle Francis Jr.
 
10.2
 
977
Kenneth Gittens
 
10.2
 
976
Image of Hubert Lorenzo Frederick
Hubert Lorenzo Frederick
 
9.0
 
867
Image of Diane Capehart
Diane Capehart
 
9.0
 
862
Image of Marise James
Marise James
 
8.3
 
796
Nereida Rivera O'Reilly
 
7.4
 
716
Image of Russell Pate
Russell Pate
 
7.0
 
673
Image of Genevieve Whitaker
Genevieve Whitaker
 
5.9
 
564
Michael Springer Jr.
 
5.7
 
551
Justin Curtis Smith
 
2.0
 
197
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
66

Total votes: 9,611
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Krystal Hardy advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for James in this election.

2022

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature elections, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kenneth Gittens (D)
 
10.2
 
5,529
Novelle Francis Jr. (D)
 
9.7
 
5,262
Image of Franklin Johnson
Franklin Johnson (Independent)
 
8.8
 
4,796
Image of Samuel Carrion
Samuel Carrion (Independent)
 
8.5
 
4,599
Image of Marise James
Marise James (D)
 
8.2
 
4,472
Javan James (D)
 
7.9
 
4,278
Image of Diane Capehart
Diane Capehart (D)
 
6.8
 
3,686
Ophelia Williams-Jackson (D)
 
6.4
 
3,510
Image of Genevieve Whitaker
Genevieve Whitaker (D)
 
6.3
 
3,402
Michael Springer (Independent)
 
4.5
 
2,467
Devin Carrington (Independent)
 
4.4
 
2,384
Patricia James (Independent)
 
4.2
 
2,274
Norman Jn Baptiste (Independent)
 
3.4
 
1,869
Leonardo Carrion (Independent)
 
2.6
 
1,394
Tyrone Molyneaux (Independent Citizen Movement)
 
2.0
 
1,069
Shalima Edwards (Independent)
 
1.9
 
1,032
Julian Veira (Independent)
 
1.5
 
836
James Wakefield (Independent)
 
1.4
 
757
Marilyn Hodge (Independent)
 
1.2
 
670
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
135

Total votes: 54,421
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Virgin Islands Senate St. Croix District on August 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kenneth Gittens
 
14.2
 
1,771
Novelle Francis Jr.
 
13.9
 
1,732
Image of Marise James
Marise James
 
13.6
 
1,693
Image of Diane Capehart
Diane Capehart
 
11.9
 
1,477
Ophelia Williams-Jackson
 
10.4
 
1,296
Javan James
 
10.0
 
1,241
Image of Genevieve Whitaker
Genevieve Whitaker
 
9.9
 
1,229
Image of Hubert Lorenzo Frederick
Hubert Lorenzo Frederick
 
9.8
 
1,220
Troy Williams
 
6.0
 
751
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
34

Total votes: 12,444
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Footnotes


Current members of the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate
Leadership
Senators
Democratic Party (12)
Independent (3)