J. Thomas Barranger

J. Thomas Barranger
2nd Executive of Harford County
In office
1978–1982
Preceded by Charles B. Anderson, Jr.
Succeeded by Habern W. Freeman
Personal details
Born (1947-11-07) November 7, 1947
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died March 25, 2011
Political party Democratic

J. Thomas Barranger was an American Democratic politician from Maryland who served as the 2nd Harford County Executive.

Early life

Barranger grew-up in Northwest Baltimore and attended Shrine of the Little Flower School.

Education

Barranger graduated from the University of Baltimore with a degree in criminal justice. Before being elected to County Executive, Barranger was a Harford County public defender.[1]

Political career

Harford County Maryland was granted home rule government in 1972. When he was elected in 1978, Barranger defeated incumbent Democrat Charles B. Anderson, Jr. in the primary when he was only 31 years old. Barranger was defeated in the 1982 Democratic primary by future County Executive Habern W. Freeman.[1] As a county executive, Barranger served on the Regional Planning Council and the Personnel Advisory Board, Harford County from 1978 until 1982.

Personal

Barranger was active in the community and was a lacrosse coach with the Fallston Recreation Council and then later at Harford Community College.[2] After being County Executive, Barranger moved to Montgomery County where he lived for the next 25 years. He then worked for Lockheed Martin. Barranger died on March 25, 2011 in Bethesda.[3]

Election results

Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
J. Thomas Barranger, Dem. 18,533   60.56%    Won
William B. Davidson, Jr., Rep. 12,069   39.44%    Lost
Voters to choose one:
Name Votes Percent Outcome
J. Thomas Barranger, Dem. 7,685   43.48%    Won
Charles B. Anderson, Jr., Dem. 5,539   31.34%    Lost
William Cooper, Jr., Dem. 4,453   25.19%    Lost

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Harford County executive J. Thomas Barranger dies". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved on January 12, 2014
  2. ↑ "LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved on January 12, 2014
  3. ↑ "Maryland Archives". Maryland Archives. Retrieved on January 12, 2014
  4. 1 2 "Our Campaigns Harford County, MD Executive". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2014
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