- James M. Harkins
Infobox Officeholder
name = James M. Harkins
caption =
order = Harford County Executive
term_start = December, 1998
term_end = June, 2005
deputy =
predecessor =Eileen M. Rehrmann
successor =David R. Craig
birth_date = Birth date and age|1953|12|29|mf=y
birth_place =Havre de Grace, Maryland
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =
party = Republican
spouse =
profession =
religion =Methodist
footnotes =
order2 = Delegate District 35A
term_start2 = 1991
term_end2 = 1998
president =
predecessor2 = Joseph Lutz & William A. Clark
successor2 =Barry Glassman &Joanne S. Parrott
order3 =
term_start3 =
term_end3 =
predecessor3 =
successor3 =James Harkins is the current Director of Maryland Environmental Services. He is a former Harford County Executive and Delegate for District 35A.
Education
Harkins attended Bel Air High School. He received his A.A. from
Harford Community College .Career
Harkins joined the Harford County Sheriff's Office and was eventually promoted to sergeant. He was awarded Police Officer of the Year - Harford County by the
Baltimore Sun in 1981 and Deputy of the Year, Harford County Sheriff's Department, 1981.He chaired the Republican Central Committee, Harford County, 1987-90. In 1996, he was elected as Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1996, 2000, 2004.
In 1998, Harkins was elected as
Harford County Executive . He served in this office until June 30, 2005 when GovernorRobert Ehrlich appointed him to be Director of Maryland Environmental Services.Election Results
*1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 35Acite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1994/results_1994/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Oct. 24, 2007] ::Voters to choose two::
*1990 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 35Acite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1990/results_1990/gahod.html| title=House of Delegates Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Oct. 24, 2007] ::Voters to choose two::
References and notes
External links
*http://aomol.net/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ha/former/html/msa12236.html
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