John G. Gary (born December 23, 1943) is an American politician and a
Republican who served as
County Executive of
Anne Arundel County,
Maryland, from 1994-1998.
Prior to serving as County Executive, Gary was a member of the
Maryland House of Delegates from 1983-1994.
Gary was defeated for re-election in 1998 by
Janet Owens
The 2006 Maryland Comptroller election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer ran for a third term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Peter Franchot, a State Delegate from Mo ...
.
After his term ended, Gary has worked as a consultant. Gary was appointed to the Maryland Port Commission and currently is assisting former Congressman
Helen Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley (November 28, 1923 – August 6, 2016) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995. Before entering politics, she had been a leadi ...
on a search committee for Maryland's new Port Director.
Education
Delegate Gary graduated from
Glen Burnie High School. He attended
Anne Arundel Community College
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is a public community college in Arnold, Maryland. The college was founded in 1961 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The community college offers letters of recognition, 4 ...
and the
University of Maryland.
Career
Delegate Gary earned several awards during his career including Man of the Year from the Young Republicans of
Anne Arundel County in 1977 and Legislator of the Year by the American Family Association in 1989. He served as Assistant Minority Whip and was a member of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee from 1983 until 1986 and the Appropriations Committee from 1987 until 1994.
Election results
*1998 Race for Anne Arundel County Executive
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*1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A
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*1986 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A
[ Retrieved on Oct. 27, 2007]
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References
External links
Gary Biography from the Maryland Archives
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Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
1943 births
Living people
Anne Arundel County Executives
20th-century American legislators
20th-century Maryland politicians