James E. Malone Jr. (born July 8, 1957) is an American politician from

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and a member of the

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. He served in the

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, representing Maryland's District 12A in

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and

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Counties from 1995 to 2014. Malone went on to serve as Director,

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Department of Parks and Recreation from 2014 to 2016.

Personal life

Malone was born in

on July 8, 1957. He graduated with an A.A. degree from

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in 1986 and spent 28 years working as a firefighter for the Baltimore County Fire Department, retiring in 2007. In the House of Delegates, Malone has worked extensively on issues related to transportation. He has 2 kids, a daughter named Danica, and a son, James III.

Legislative notes

* voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,00

* voted for Jessica's Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 200

* voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 200

* voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland's drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 200

* voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland's budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State's aging fleet, 200

Election results

*2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 12A ::Voters to choose two: : *2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 12A ::Voters to choose two: : *2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 12A ::Voters to choose two: : *1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 12A ::Voters to choose two: : *1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 12A ::Voters to choose two: :

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malone, James E. Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Living people 1957 births People from Arbutus, Maryland 21st-century American politicians