Nancy Jacobs

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Nancy Jacobs

| image = 11jacobs.jpg

| caption =

| state_senate = Maryland

| district = 34th

| term_start = January 13, 1999

| term_end = January 14, 2015

| deputy =

| predecessor = David R. Craig

| successor = Robert G. Cassilly

| state_delegate2 = Maryland

|district2= 34th

| term_start2 = January 11, 1995

| term_end2 = January 13, 1999

| predecessor2 = David R. Craig

| successor2 = Charles R. Boutin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|10|27|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| constituency =

| party = Republican

| spouse = Bruce W. Jacobs

| profession =

| signature =

}}

Nancy Jacobs (born October 27, 1951, in West Virginia) is a former Maryland State Senator representing District 34.

Early life, education, and early career

Jacobs attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, West Virginia. After high school, she attended West Virginia University, where she graduated in 1973 with her B.S. in journalism and speech.

After college, she began her career at WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia. She became the owner and operator of West Shore Indoor Tennis Club, Edgewood, Maryland, where she worked until 1984. Then in 1985, Jacobs became the communications coordinator for the Maryland Concerned Women for America .{{Cite web|url=http://www.cwfa.org/articles/7667/CWA/life/index.htm|title=Maryland Considers Making Morning-After Pill Available Without Prescription|last=|first=|date=|website=Concerned Women for America|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405020826/http://www.cwfa.org/articles/7667/CWA/life/index.htm|archive-date=2005-04-05|access-date=}}{{Failed verification|date=March 2020}} She was also a realtor from 1987 until 1991.

Maryland House of Delegates

=Elections=

In 1994, incumbent Republican State Delegate David R. Craig decided to retire in order to run for a seat in the Maryland Senate. Jacobs ran and ranked first place with 23% of the vote. The other two candidates who won the district were incumbent Democrats Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack (23%) and Mary Louise Preis (22%).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36916|title = Our Campaigns - MD State House 34 Race - Nov 08, 1994}} In 1998, she decided to retire after one term to run for a seat in the State Senate.

=Tenure=

She was Minority Deputy Whip from 1997 until 1999.

=Committee assignments=

House Judiciary Committee

Maryland Senate

=Elections=

Jacobs was first elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1999 to represent District 34, which covers portions of Harford and Cecil County, Maryland. In 1998, she won the seat vacated by fellow Republican David R. Craig, who was the state senator for District 34 for only four years. Jacobs won a close election against Democratic challenger and former fellow Delegate Mary Louise Preis, whom she only defeated by 139 votes out of over 37,000 votes cast.[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gasse.html Maryland State Board of Elections]

In 2002, the election was a different story. This time she won with over 60% of the vote, defeating Democrat Arthur Henry Helton, Jr.[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html Maryland State Board of Elections] The election in 2006 was a little closer. That year she defeated Democrat William B. Kilby with 57% of the vote.[http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_State_Senator.html Maryland State Board of Elections] In 2013 Jacobs declared to her supporters that she would not run for re-election in 2014.

=Tenure=

During the 2007 session of the Maryland General Assembly, Senator Jacobs sponsored Maryland's version of Jessica's Law. Her bill was passed by a 139–0 vote in the House and 43–3 in the Senate and has been signed into law by the governor.{{Cite web|url=http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/sb0413.htm|title=BILL INFO-2007 Regular Session-SB 413|website=mlis.state.md.us|access-date=2020-03-04}}

She was elected Senate Minority Whip in 2009 and was the first woman in Maryland history to become the Senate Minority Leader in 2011. She retired from the Senate in 2015

=Committee assignments=

Judicial Proceedings Committee
Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Joint Oversight Committee on the Department of Juvenile Services

2012 congressional election

{{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2012#District 2}}

After redistricting, Jacobs decided to run in the newly redrawn Maryland's 2nd congressional district and challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger. She won the Republican primary in April with 62% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=751460|title=Our Campaigns - MD District 02 - R Primary Race - Apr 03, 2012}} Ruppersberger defeated her 66%-31%.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=705233|title=Our Campaigns - MD - District 02 Race - Nov 06, 2012}}

Electoral history

2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 34{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_State_Senator.html| title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Oct. 13, 2007

class="wikitable"
Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Nancy Jacobs, Rep. \|21,601 \| 57.3% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William B. Kilby, Dem. \|16,108 \| 42.7% \| Lost
Other Write-Ins \|18 \| 0.0% \| Lost

class="wikitable"

Name

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

|Nancy Jacobs, Rep.

|21,601

| 57.3%

| Won

|William B. Kilby, Dem.

|16,108

| 42.7%

| Lost

Other Write-Ins

|18

| 0.0%

| Lost

2002 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 34{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html| title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Oct. 13, 2007

class="wikitable"
Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Nancy Jacobs, Rep. \|20,474 \| 60.4% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Arthur Henry Helton, Jr., Dem. \|13,399 \| 39.5% \| Lost
Other Write-Ins \|45 \| 0.1% \| Lost

class="wikitable"

Name

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

|Nancy Jacobs, Rep.

|20,474

| 60.4%

| Won

|Arthur Henry Helton, Jr., Dem.

|13,399

| 39.5%

| Lost

Other Write-Ins

|45

| 0.1%

| Lost

1998 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 34{{cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gasse.html| title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections}} Retrieved on Oct. 13, 2007

class="wikitable"
Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Nancy Jacobs, Rep. \|18,996 \| 50% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Mary Louise Preis, Dem. \|18,857 \| 50% \| Lost
Other Write-Ins \|45 \| 0.1% \| Lost

class="wikitable"

Name

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

|Nancy Jacobs, Rep.

|18,996

| 50%

| Won

|Mary Louise Preis, Dem.

|18,857

| 50%

| Lost

Other Write-Ins

|45

| 0.1%

| Lost

1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 34{{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 Oct. 13, 2007

Voters choose three:

class="wikitable"
Name !Votes !Percent !Outcome
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Nancy Jacobs, Rep. \|18,091 \| 20% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, Dem. \|17,762 \| 20% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Mary Louise Preis, Dem. \|17,380 \| 19% \| Won
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|B. Daniel Riley, Dem. \|13,891 \| 15% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Scott Williams, Rep. \|12,362 \| 14% \| Lost
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Kenneth A. Thompson, Rep. \|10,576 \| 12% \| Lost

class="wikitable"

Name

!Votes

!Percent

!Outcome

|Nancy Jacobs, Rep.

|18,091

| 20%

| Won

|Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, Dem.

|17,762

| 20%