John G. Gary is an American

United States

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 politician and a Republican who served as County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Maryland

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, from 1994-1998.

Prior to serving as County Executive, Gary was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

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 from 1983-1994.

Gary was defeated for re-election in 1998 by Janet Owens

Janet S. Owens

Janet S. Owens is an American politician and Democrat who served as County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for two terms, from 1998 until 2007. She is a resident of Millersville, Maryland. She was the first female county executive of Anne Arundel County...

.

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 on a search committee for Maryland's new Port Director.

Education

Delegate Gary graduated from Glen Burnie High School

Glen Burnie High School

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. He attended Anne Arundel Community College

Anne Arundel Community College

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 and the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

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.

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

  Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
  Janet S. Owens Janet S. Owens Janet S. Owens is an American politician and Democrat who served as County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for two terms, from 1998 until 2007. She is a resident of Millersville, Maryland. She was the first female county executive of Anne Arundel County... , Dem.	87,676	57.8%	Won
  John G. Gary, Rep.	63,879	42.1%	Lost
  Other Write-Ins	226	0.1%	Lost

• 1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A

  Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
  Elizabeth S. Smith, Rep.	15,861	20%	Won
  John G. Gary, Rep.	15,607	20%	Won
  Marsha G. Perry, Dem.	15,123	19%	Won
  Bill Burlison, Rep.	10,128	17%	Lost
  Edwin E. Edel, Dem.	15,123	13%	Lost
  Sabine N. Bosma, Dem.	7,733	10%	Lost

• 1986 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 33A

  Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
  Elizabeth S. Smith, Rep.	13,091	20%	Won
  John G. Gary, Rep.	12,315	19%	Won
  Marsha G. Perry, Dem.	10,476	16%	Won
  John Witty, Rep.	10,272	16%	Lost
  Bill Burlison, Dem.	9,092	14%	Lost
  Douglas W. Diehl, Dem.	8,985	14%	Lost

External links

• Gary Biography from the Maryland Archives