Earl Jaques Jr.

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Earl Jaques Jr.

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|state_house = Delaware

|district = 27th

|term_start = November 4, 2008

|term_end = November 4, 2020

|predecessor = Vincent Lofink

|successor = Eric Morrison

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|5}}

|birth_place = Menominee, Michigan, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|spouse =

|children =

|residence = Newark, Delaware

|alma_mater = Columbia Southern University

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|website = {{URL|jaquesfordelaware.com}}

|branch = Delaware Air National Guard

|serviceyears=

|rank = Colonel (retired)

}}

Earl G. Jaques Jr. (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2008 to 2020, representing District 27.{{cite web |url= http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/52087754ec8b9261852569c10055df42/ae7620e710b22100852569d800535e07 |title= Representative Earl G. Jaques Jr. |publisher= Delaware General Assembly |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 6, 2013}} Jaques earned a B.S. in business administration from Columbia Southern University.{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69024 |title= Representative Earl Jaques Jr.'s Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 6, 2013}}

Jaques is a member of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party, and was known for his largely anti-gay voting record while in the Delaware House of Representatives. In October 2019, Jaques apologized for mocking his opponent for the Democratic nomination, Eric Morrison, for being gay. Morrison subsequently defeated Jaques by a 22-point margin in the primary election.{{cite web |url= https://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/index.shtml?electionId=PR2020 |title= 2020 State Primary Election Report |date= September 15, 2020 |publisher= Delaware Department of Elections |accessdate= December 10, 2021}}

Electoral history

In 2006, Jaques lost the general election to incumbent Republican Representative Vincent Lofink,{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 7, 2006 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 6, 2013 |archive-date= May 28, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190528184435/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml |url-status= dead }} who had held the seat since 1990.
In 2008, Jaques challenged Lofink in a rematch and won the three-way general election by 46 votes with 4,708 votes total (48.7%) against Lofink—who had also qualified and received votes as the Working Families Party nominee—and Independent nominee James Spencer.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 4, 2008 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= January 2, 2019 |archive-date= April 3, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190403094831/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml |url-status= dead }}
In 2010, Jaques won the Democratic primary with 781 votes (64.3%),{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_Primary/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results |date= September 17, 2010 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 6, 2013}} and went on to win the general election with 4,654 votes (64.9%) against Republican nominee Jay Galloway.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 2, 2010 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= January 2, 2019 |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175242/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead }}
In 2012, Jaques won the general election unopposed.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2012 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= January 2, 2019 |archive-date= November 3, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114518/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead }}
In 2014, Jaques won the general election unopposed.{{cite web |url= https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 7, 2014 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= January 2, 2019 |archive-date= January 31, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230131212001/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead }}
In 2016, Jaques won the general election unopposed.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 8, 2016 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= January 2, 2019 |archive-date= May 28, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190528142341/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead }}
In 2018, Jaques won the general election with 7,123 votes (85.3%) against Republican nominee William Hinds.{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2018 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= January 2, 2019 |archive-date= December 22, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181222125356/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead }}
In 2020, Jaques was defeated in the Democratic primary by challenger Eric Morrison by a 61% to 39% of the votes.{{cite web |url= https://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/index.shtml?electionId=PR2020 |title= State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results |date= September 15, 2020 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |accessdate= September 16, 2020}}

References

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{{cite news

| url = https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/23/earl-jaques-apologizes-criticizing-primary-opponents-drag-show/4077419002/

| title = Rep. Jaques apologizes for 'insensitive' comments about opponent's drag show fundraiser

| work = The News Journal

| author = Sarah Gamard

| date = 2019-10-23

| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191024165329/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/23/earl-jaques-apologizes-criticizing-primary-opponents-drag-show/4077419002/

| archivedate = 2019-10-24

| accessdate = 2020-10-22

| url-status = live

| quote = In a statement on Wednesday, Jaques, 72, said his comments were {{'}}insensitive, hurtful, and simply wrong.{{'}}

}}

External links

[http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/52087754ec8b9261852569c10055df42/ae7620e710b22100852569d800535e07 Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly
[https://jaquesfordelaware.com/ Campaign site]
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Category:1947 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Menominee, Michigan

Category:Columbia Southern University alumni

Category:Democratic Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives

Category:People from Newark, Delaware

Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit

Category:21st-century members of the Delaware General Assembly