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Jim Rosapepe
Democratic Party
Candidate, Maryland State Senate District 21
Maryland State Senate District 21
Tenure
2007 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
19
Prior offices:
U.S. Ambassador to Romania
Years in office: 1998 - 2001
Maryland House of Delegates
Years in office: 1987 - 1997
Compensation
Base salary
$55,526/year
Per diem
$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 23, 2026
Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Jim Rosapepe (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 21. He assumed office on January 10, 2007. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Rosapepe (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 21. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Rosapepe was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Rosapepe was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Rosapepe was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Rosapepe was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

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

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
• Audit
• Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology, Chair
• Management of Public Funds, Chair

2011-2012

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

Note: Rosapepe also served on the Special Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems, the Subcommittee on Education and the Subcommittee on Ethics and Election Law.

2009-2010

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

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

2026

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 21

Incumbent Jim Rosapepe (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 21 on June 23, 2026.

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Jim Rosapepe

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 21

Lee Havis (R) is running in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 21 on June 23, 2026.

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Lee Havis

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2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 21

Incumbent Jim Rosapepe defeated Lee Havis in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Rosapepe
Jim Rosapepe (D)
 
79.0
 
23,666
Image of Lee Havis
Lee Havis (R)
 
20.8
 
6,242
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
46

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,954
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 21

Incumbent Jim Rosapepe advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 21 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Rosapepe
Jim Rosapepe
 
100.0
 
10,195

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,195
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 21

Lee Havis advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 21 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lee Havis
Lee Havis
 
100.0
 
1,787

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,787
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 21

Incumbent Jim Rosapepe defeated Lee Havis in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Rosapepe
Jim Rosapepe (D)
 
77.5
 
32,262
Image of Lee Havis
Lee Havis (R) Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
9,311
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
59

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41,632
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 21

Incumbent Jim Rosapepe advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 21 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Rosapepe
Jim Rosapepe
 
100.0
 
10,603

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 10,603
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 21

Lee Havis advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 21 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lee Havis
Lee Havis Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,578

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,578
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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. Incumbent Jim Rosapepe was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[1][2][3]

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

Rosapepe won re-election in the November 2 general election with no opposition.[4]

In the September 14 primary election, Rosapepe ran unopposed.[5]

Maryland State Senate, District 21 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Rosapepe (D) 23,331 100%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Rosapepe ran for District 21 of the Maryland State Senate, beating John Giannetti.[6]

Rosapepe raised $520,416 for his campaign.[7]

Maryland Senate, District 21
Candidates Votes Percent
Jim Rosapepe (D) 18,067 67.5%
John Giannetti (R) 8,663 32.4%
Write-Ins 30 0.1%

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Jim Rosapepe campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 21Won general$306,118 $306,262
2018Maryland State Senate District 21Won general$214,545 N/A**
2014Maryland State Senate, District 21Won $358,652 N/A**
2010Maryland State Senate, District 21Won $158,339 N/A**
2006Maryland State Senate, District 21Won $521,359 N/A**
Grand total$1,559,013 $306,262
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Maryland

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    2. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senate," accessed December 5, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Official Results," accessed February 24, 2014
    5. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed February 24, 2014
    6. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator," accessed February 24, 2014
    7. ↑ Follow the Money, "Rosapepe's 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 24, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		Maryland State Senate District 21
    2007-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		U.S. Ambassador to Romania
    1998-2001    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Maryland House of Delegates
    1987-1997    		 Succeeded by
    -


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