Nancy Jacobs

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

Background

Nancy 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 4 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.^[1]

In 2002, the election was a different story. This time she won with over 60% of the vote, defeating Democrat Arthur Henry Helton, Jr.^[2] The election in 2006 was a little closer. That year she defeated Democrat William B. Kilby with 57% of the vote.^[3]

Prior to being a member of the Maryland State Senate, Jacobs was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. She was elected to the House of Delegates in 1994, where she in effect won the seat vacated by, ironically, David Craig, whose seat she won in the Senate several years later. Also winning that year in District 34 were Democrats Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack and Mary Louise Preis, who, as mentioned earlier, challenged Jacobs for the Senate Seat in 1998.

Education

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.

Career

After college, she began her career at WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia -- a career that would become quite diverse. For, several years later, 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 Maryland, Concerned Women for America [1], working there until 1990. Concurrently, she also worked as a realtor from 1987 until 1991. Her work has also included service as a teacher and work as a political columnist and radio talk-show host.

Outside of her career, Jacobs is a member of the Chesapeake Professional Women's Network. [2] She is also the chair of the Legislative Committee of Countywide Action Team to Fight Underage Drug Use for Harford County, a member of the Second District Republican Club, the Harford County Republican Women's Club, and the Maryland Federation of Republican Women. [3] Finally, she is a spokesperson for the Coalition for Parental Rights and Family Integrity, a group whose mission focuses on restricting access to basic health information and services which contradict their religious tenants.[4] Senator Jacobs has an established history of proudly interjecting her Christian faith into the lives of her constituents. [5]

In the Maryland State Senate, Jacobs is member of the Judicial Proceedings committee, the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, and the Joint Oversight Committee on the Department of Juvenile Services. She is currently the Senate's Minority Whip.

While Jacobs was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, she was Minority Deputy Whip from 1997 until 1999 and served on the Judiciary Committee.

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.[6]

Election results

• 2006 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 34^[4]

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^[5]

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^[6]

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^[7]

Voters choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Nancy Jacobs, Rep.	18,091	20%	Won
Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, Dem.	17,762	20%	Won
Mary Louise Preis, Dem.	17,380	19%	Won
B. Daniel Riley, Dem.	13,891	15%	Lost
Scott Williams, Rep.	12,362	14%	Lost
Kenneth A. Thompson, Rep.	10,576	12%	Lost

References and notes

External links

• http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa12249.html
• http://www.nancyjacobs.com/site/