James E. Rzepkowski
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = James E. Rzepkowski
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| order = Delegate Maryland District 32
| term_start = January 11, 1995
| term_end = April 30, 2003
| deputy =
| predecessor = Tyras S. Athey, Patrick C. Scannello, & Victor A. Sulin
| successor = Terry R. Gilleland, Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|3|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Annapolis, MD
| death_date =
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| constituency =
| party = Republican
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| footnotes =
| order2 = Associate Deputy Secretary for Business and Economic Development for Business Development-Rural Region, Department of Business and Economic Development
| term_start2 = May 2004
| term_end2 = June 2004
| president =
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| term_start3 = June 2004
| term_end3 = February 2007
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| order4 = Assistant Secretary of Business and Economic Development for Workforce Development & Adult Learning
| term_start4 = 2015
| governor4 = Larry Hogan
}}
James E. Rzepkowski (born March 8, 1971, in Annapolis, Maryland) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
Education
Rzepkowski graduated from Old Mill High School in Millersville, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. He attended the University of Maryland College Park, where he received his B.A. in government and politics in 1993 and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He was also charter president of the Eta Epsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
Rzepkowski worked as an insurance agent manager for State Farm.
Political career
In 1992, Rzepkowski began his political career when he worked for the Republican State Central Committee.[http://www.gop.com/States/StateDetails.aspx?state=MD]
He first won election in 1994, defeating Democratic incumbent Victor A. Sulin to represent District 32 in the Maryland House of Delegates.{{Cite web |title=1994 Gubernatorial Election |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=elections.maryland.gov}} He was reelected in 1998 and 2002.[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html Maryland State Board of Elections][http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html Maryland State Board of Elections] He served as the Chief Deputy Minority Whip in the 2003 legislative session.
Rzepkowski resigned his seat on April 30, 2003, to take a job with the state's Department of Business and Economic Development. Governor Bob Ehrlich appointed Terry R. Gilleland, Jr. as his replacement.{{cite web|url=http://archive1.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hseapp.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001023200130/http://archive1.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hseapp.html |archivedate=2000-10-23 }}
Election results
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_house_of_delegate.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
::Voters to choose three:
:
| class="wikitable" |
| Name
!Votes !Percent !Outcome |
|---|
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. |18,299 | 19.84% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. |16,842 | 18.26% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Mary Ann Love, Dem. |16,646 | 18.05% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|Robert G. Pepersack, Sr, Rep. |14,628 | 15.86% | Lost |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Victor A. Sulin, Dem. |13,694 | 14.85% | Lost |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|David P. Starr, Rep. |12,020 | 13.04% | Lost |
| Other Write-Ins
|82 | 0.09% | Lost |
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
::Voters to choose three:
:
| class="wikitable" |
| Name
!Votes !Percent !Outcome |
|---|
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Mary Ann Love, Dem. |15,823 | 19% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Theodore Sophocleus, Dem. |15,382 | 18% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. |14,959 | 18% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|Michael W. Burns, Rep. |13,247 | 16% | Lost |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Victor Sulin, Dem. |12,658 | 15% | Lost |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Betty Ann O'Neill, Dem. |11,752 | 14% | Lost |
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 32{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Nov. 13, 2007
::Voters to choose three:
:
| class="wikitable" |
| Name
!Votes !Percent !Outcome |
|---|
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|James E. Rzepkowski, Rep. |15,147 | 20% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|Michael W. Burns, Rep. |12,883 | 17% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Mary Ann Love, Dem. |12,414 | 16% | Won |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
|Gerald P. Starr, Rep. |12,166 | 16% | Lost |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Victor A. Sulin, Dem. |11,872 | 16% | Lost |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|Thomas H. Dixon III, Dem. |11,002 | 15% | Lost |
External links
- http://archive1.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12303.html{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
References and notes
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