John N. Bambacus | |
---|---|
Mayor of Frostburg, Maryland | |
In office 1994–2002 | |
Succeeded by | James Cotton |
Member of the Maryland Senate from the 1st district | |
In office 1983 –January 9,1991 | |
Preceded by | Edward J. Mason [1] |
Succeeded by | John J. Hafer [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington,D.C.,U.S. | May 28,1945
Political party | Republican |
John N. Bambacus (born May 28,1945) is an American politician,and represented District 1 in the Maryland Senate,which covers Garrett,Allegany,and Washington Counties.
Bambacus attended Montgomery Junior College,then Frostburg State College where he got his B.S. in 1970. In 1972,he received his M.S. degree from West Virginia University. Finally,he was a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland from 1972 until 1975.
Before college,Bambacus served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War from 1964 until 1967,achieving the rank of Sergeant.
After serving in the military and getting his degree,he began his career as a political science professor at Frostburg State College (now Frostburg State University). In 1979,he became a Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Charles Mathias,Jr.,serving him from 1979 until 1982,when he ran for state senator and won.
After a brief hiatus from politics,Bambacus was elected mayor of Frostburg,MD in 1994 and served 4 terms. In 2002 Bambacus was a candidate for Clerk of Court of Allegany County where he was overwhelmingly defeated in the Republican primary by Dawne Lindsey (76.3 to 20.5). He still plays a role behind the scenes and voices his opinion on current issues.
Name | Votes | Percent | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
John N. Bambacus,Rep. | 16,370 | 100% | Won |
Unopposed | |||
Allegany County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census,the population was 68,106. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany may come from a local Lenape word,welhik hane or oolikhanna, which means 'best flowing river of the hills' or 'beautiful stream'. A number of counties and a river in the Appalachian region of the U.S. are named Allegany,Allegheny,or Alleghany. Allegany County is part of the Cumberland,MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a part of the Western Maryland "panhandle".
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County,Maryland,United States,and is at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland,MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located 8 miles (13 km) west of Cumberland,the town is one of the first cities on the "National Road",US 40,and the western terminus of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Frostburg was originally called Mount Pleasant until 1820,when the government developed a postal service,and the town was renamed Frostburg. Since 1973,the city has been served by what is now Interstate 68.
Francis Preston Blair Lee III was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Secretary of State of Maryland from 1969 to 1971. He was Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 1971 to 1979 and served as the Acting Governor of Maryland from 1977 to 1979,during Marvin Mandel's self-imposed suspension of gubernatorial powers and duties.
Daniel Baugh Brewster Jr. was an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States Senate,representing the State of Maryland from 1963 until 1969. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1950 to 1958,and a representative from the 2nd congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963.
Joseph Davies Tydings was an American lawyer and politician. He was most notable for his service as a Democratic member of the United States Senate representing Maryland from 1965 to 1971.
James Glenn Beall was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a U.S. Representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1953–1965) from Maryland.
John Newton Ford,is a former Democratic member of the Tennessee State Senate and a member of Tennessee's most prominent African-American political family. He is the older brother of former U.S. Representative Harold Ford,Sr. and the uncle of former Tennessee U.S. Representative and 2006 United States Senate candidate Harold Ford,Jr.
Roger P. Manno is an American politician. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006 to represent the 19th Legislative District,and in 2010 was elected to the Maryland State Senate.
Wendell Roy Beitzel is an American Republican politician from Maryland. He has served in the Maryland House of Delegates,representing District 1A which covers Garrett and Allegany counties,since 2006.
George Clayton Edwards is a member of the Maryland Senate.
Donald Fry is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland State Senate.
Richard F. Colburn,a Republican,is a former State Senator for District 37 in Maryland.
Robert J. Garagiola is an American lawyer and former politician from the state of Maryland. A Democrat,he had represented District 15 in north-western Montgomery County in the Maryland State Senate.
Kevin Kelly is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates,representing District 1B in Allegany County for six terms,from 1987 until 1995,and again from 1999 until 2015. Kelly was a member of the Judiciary Committee and its Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee.
Frostburg State University (FSU) is a public university in Frostburg,Maryland. The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state's Appalachian highlands. Founded in 1898 by Maryland State Senator,John Leake,Frostburg was selected because the site offered the best suitable location without a cost to the state. Today,the institution is a largely residential university.
Donald P. Hutchinson is a former Maryland politician who held several positions,including Maryland State Delegate,Maryland State Senator,and he was the 6th elected Baltimore County Executive. A Baltimore native,Don and his wife Peggy,have three adult children and three grandchildren.
Daniel J. Dalton is an American Democratic Party politician who served as New Jersey Senate Majority Leader and as Secretary of State of New Jersey.
William Joseph Wivell is a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Since 2015,he has represented District 2A,which covers parts of Washington County.
Edward Joseph Mason was a Republican State Senator from Maryland's 1st district,which then covered Garrett County and part of Allegany County. Initially elected in November 1970,he served from January 1971 to January 1983. He was the Senate Minority Leader from January 1975 until he left office.
William B. Byrnes was an American politician. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates,representing Allegany County from 1971 to 1974 and District 1B from 1975 to 1986.