James N. Robey

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American politician (born 1941)

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Field	Value
image	File:1senatorrobey.jpg
alt	James Robey headshot
name	James N. Robey
state_senate	Maryland
district	13th
term_start	January 10, 2007
term_end	January 14, 2015
preceded	Sandra Schrader
office2	Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate
term_start2	September 1, 2013
term_end2	January 14, 2015
preceded2	Robert Garagiola
succeeded2	Catherine Pugh
office3	7th County Executive of Howard County
term_start3	December 1998
term_end3	December 4, 2006
predecessor3	Charles Ecker
successor3	Ken Ulman
birth_place	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
residence	Elkridge, Maryland
party	Democratic
alma_mater	University of Maryland, University College (BA),
Hood College (MA)
successor1	Guy Guzzone
birth_date
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James N. Robey Jr. (born January 18, 1941), an American Democratic politician, was a Maryland State Senator from January 10, 2007, to January 14, 2015. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2013 until he retired in January 2015.

Background

Born January 18, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland, Robey was raised in Daniels, Maryland, a small mill town in Howard County that was once located on the banks of the Patapsco River.

Robey graduated from Howard High School in Ellicott City, Maryland, in 1959. His high school principal, Omar J. Jones, was Howard County's first county executive. Robey earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) in 1979. He also has master's degree in administrative management from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and has completed several training programs at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

His son, Wayne Robey, became the clerk of the Howard County Circuit Court when Margaret Rappaport retired in 2012.

Career

Robey joined the Howard County Police Department in 1966 and was promoted to major by 1981. He retired from the police force in 1998 to run for office and was elected as Howard County Executive in 1998 and 2002.

In 2006, Robey campaigned as a Democrat to represent the 13th district in the Maryland State Senate and won with 56% of the vote against Republican incumbent Sandra Schrader. In September 2013, he was chosen to replace State Senator Robert Garagiola as Senate Majority Leader. Robey retired from the Maryland State Senate on January 14, 2015.

Recognition

Robey was recognized by his alma mater, University of Maryland University College (UMUC), as the 2002 "Distinguished Alumnus". In 2007, the James N. Robey Public Safety Training Facility, a training facility used by the Howard County police and fire departments, was dedicated in his honor.

According to Vote Smart, an independent, nonprofit research organization, in 2011, Robey received a performance evaluation rating of 92% from Progressive Maryland, a nonprofit, liberal advocacy group that rates legislators based on their positions on social, liberal, and family-related issues. In 2008, he received a score of 97%.

Election history

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Year	Office	Election	Votes	Opponent	Votes	Opponent	%
1998	Howard County Executive	General	James N. Robey	Democratic	43,322	55%	Dennis Schrader
2006	Maryland Senate District 13	General	James N. Robey	Democratic	24,354	56.1%	Sandra Schrader
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References

(November 2006). "Howard County General Assembly Members". The Washington Post.
(November 10, 2015). "James N. Robey, Maryland State Senator". Maryland State Archives.
Pickard, Nancy Quinn. (May 2012). "Mending a Fractured Landscape: Balancing Culture and Nature in the Vanishing Mill Town of Daniels, Maryland". University of Maryland Libraries.
The Howard County Historical Society. (May 2017). "Howard County".
Lazarick, Len. (June 3, 2014). "Competitive Primary Races for Some Offices: But Low Turnout Expected". The Business Monthly.
Lavoie, Luke. (November 8, 2002). "Howard County Circuit Court Clerk Retires for Health Reasons". The Baltimore Sun.
(February 26, 1991). "Ecker Appoints Howard County Police Chief: Robey Moves Up to Head Police Force". Tribune Digital.
Carson, Larry. (May 20, 2006). "Howard Co. Chief of Police to Retire: Livesay is Running for County Council". The Baltimore Sun.
"Rating Group: Progressive Maryland − 2011 Positions on Progressive Policy".
"Rating Group: Progressive Maryland − 2008 Positions on Progressive Policy".

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