James N. Robey

James N. Robey


Member of the Maryland Senate from the 13th district
In office January 10, 2007 – January 14, 2015
Preceded by	Sandra Schrader
Majority leader of the Maryland Senate
In office September 1, 2013 – January 14, 2015
Preceded by	Robert J. Garagiola
6th County Executive of Howard County, Maryland
In office 1998–2002
Preceded by	Charles I. Ecker
Succeeded by	Kenneth Ulman
Personal details
Born	Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Elkridge, Maryland^[1]
Alma mater	University of Maryland University College, Hood College

James N. Robey (born January 18, 1941) was a member of the Maryland Senate.^[2] He was the Maryland State Senate Majority Leader from 2013-2015 until he retired January 14, 2015. http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa13849.html

Background

Robey was born in Baltimore, and raised in the small Howard County mill town of Daniels, once located on the banks of the Patapsco River.^[3] His son Wayne Robey became the Clerk of the Circuit Court when Margaret D. Rappaport retired in 2012.^[4]^[5]

Education

He attended Howard High School^[2] His principal was Howard County's first Execuitive Omar J. Jones. He graduated with the class of 1959. Robey holds a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland University College where he was recognized as the 2002 Distinguished Alumnus. He also holds a master's degree in Administrative Management from Hood College and is a graduate of both the FBI's National Academy and its Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar.^[2]

Career

Robey joined the Howard County Police Department in 1966 reaching major by 1981. He was appointed by Charles I. Ecker to Chief of Police replacing Frederick W. Chaney in 1991. He retired in 1998 to run for County Executive.^[6]^[7] He was elected as County Executive of Howard County, Maryland in 1998 and 2002.^[8]

In 2006, Robey campaigned as a Democrat against Republican incumbent Sandra Schrader for her seat in the Maryland State Senate representing District 13. Robey won with 56% of the vote.

On October 29, 2007, the James N. Robey Public Safety Training Facility was dedicated. This will be a facility for both the Howard County Police Department and Howard County Fire and Rescue to use for training purposes.

Robey has been labeled one of the most-liberal State Senators in the Maryland Assembly. An independent website, www.votesmart.org, displays that Robey received a score of 97 out of 100 (the highest rating of any state senator) from a liberal organization known as Progressive Maryland.

On September 1, 2013, Robey was chosen to replace State Senator Robert J. Garagiola as State Senate Majority Leader.

Senator Robey retired from the Maryland State Senate on January 14, 2015.

Election History

Year	Office	Election		Subject	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1998	Howard County Executive	General		James N. Robey	Democratic	43,322	55%		Dennis Schrader	Republican	35,081	44%
2006	Maryland Senate District 13	General		James N. Robey	Democratic	24,354	56.1%		Sandra Schrader	Republican	19,021	43.8%

↑ Howard County General Assembly Members (washingtonpost.com) Retrieved 2014-10-28.
1 2 3 "JAMES N. ROBEY". Maryland Senate. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
↑ The Howard County Historical Society. Howard County. p. 6.
↑ Len Lazarick (3 June 2014). "Competitive Primary Races for Some Offices: But Low Turnout Expected". The Business Monthly.
↑ "Howard County Circuit Court Clerk retires for health reasons". The Baltimore Sun. 8 November 2002.
↑ "Ecker Appoints County Police Chief". The Baltimore Sun. 26 February 1991.
↑ "Howard Co. chief of police to retire: Livesay is running for County Council". The Baltimore Sun. 20 May 2006.
↑ "Your Commissioners – Holden and Robey". Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-13.

County Executives of Howard County

Omar J. Jones Edward L. Cochran J. Hugh Nichols Elizabeth Bobo Charles I. Ecker James N. Robey Kenneth Ulman Allan H. Kittleman

Members of the Maryland State Senate

436th Maryland General Assembly (2016) President of the Senate: Mike Miller (D) President pro Tempore: Nathaniel J. McFadden (D) Majority Leader: Catherine E. Pugh (D) Minority Leader: J. B. Jennings (R)

George C. Edwards (R) Andrew A. Serafini (R) Ronald N. Young (D) Michael J. Hough (R) Justin Ready (R) Johnny Ray Salling (R) J. B. Jennings (R) Katherine Klausmeier (D) Gail H. Bates (R) Delores G. Kelley (D) Robert Zirkin (D) Edward J. Kasemeyer (D) Guy Guzzone (D) Craig Zucker (D) Brian Feldman (D) Susan C. Lee (D) Cheryl Kagan (D) Richard Madaleno (D) Roger Manno (D) Jamie Raskin (D) James Rosapepe (D) Paul G. Pinsky (D) Douglas Peters (D) Joanne C. Benson (D) Ulysses Currie (D) Anthony Muse (D) Mike Miller (D) Thomas M. Middleton (D) Stephen M. Waugh (R) John Astle (D) Bryan Simonaire (R) James DeGrange (D) Edward R. Reilly (R) Robert G. Cassilly (R) Wayne Norman (R) Stephen Hershey (R) Adelaide C. Eckardt (R) James Mathias (D) Nancy J. King (D) Catherine E. Pugh (D) Lisa A. Gladden (D) James Brochin (D) Joan Conway (D) Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D) Nathaniel McFadden (D) Bill Ferguson (D) Victor R. Ramirez (D)

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United States Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)

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