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J.B. Jennings
Republican Party
Candidate, Maryland State Senate District 7
Maryland State Senate District 7
Tenure
2011 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
15
Prior offices:
Maryland House of Delegates
Years in office: 2002 - 2010
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
Education
Associates
Essex Community College, 1995
Bachelor's
University of Baltimore, 1997
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Air National Guard
Personal
Profession
Pilot
Contact
Official website
Official Instagram
Personal Facebook
Personal Instagram

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) is running for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 7. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

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

2025-2026

Jennings was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Jennings was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Jennings was assigned to the following committees:

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
• 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:

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:

Note: Jennings also served on the Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems.

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 7

Bill Geibler (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 7 on June 23, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 7

Incumbent J.B. Jennings (R) is running in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 7 on June 23, 2026.

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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
✔
Image of J.B. Jennings
J.B. Jennings (R)
 
96.0
 
37,513
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.0
 
1,555

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

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
✔
Image of J.B. Jennings
J.B. Jennings
 
100.0
 
11,141

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

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
✔
Image of J.B. Jennings
J.B. Jennings (R)
 
66.9
 
40,070
Image of Donna Hines
Donna Hines (D)
 
33.0
 
19,780
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
69

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

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
✔
Image of Donna Hines
Donna Hines
 
100.0
 
6,193

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

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
✔
Image of J.B. Jennings
J.B. Jennings
 
100.0
 
9,757

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

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]

Maryland State Senate District 7, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJ.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
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png J.B. Jennings (R) 28,890 66%
Rebecca Nelson (D) 14,848 34%
Maryland State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png J.B. Jennings 5,431 61%
Alfred Redmer 3,456 38.9%

2006

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 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
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

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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J.B. Jennings campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 7Won general$414,856 $220,501
2018Maryland State Senate District 7Won general$430,597 N/A**
2014Maryland State Senate, District 7Won $86,181 N/A**
2010Maryland State Senate, District 7Won $98,217 N/A**
2006Maryland House of Delegates, District 7Won $71,191 N/A**
2002Maryland House of Delegates, District 7Won $14,575 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Maryland, 2016 and Republican delegates from Maryland, 2016

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
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
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 54.1% 248,343 38
Totals 459,066 38
Source: The New York Times and Maryland Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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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]

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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 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results," accessed March 24, 2014
    6. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
    7. ↑ Follow the Money, "Jennings, J B," accessed March 24, 2014
    8. ↑ Maryland State Election Board, "2016 Election Results," accessed May 23, 2016
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
    11. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "JB Jennings' Biography," accessed March 24, 2014

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