John N. Bambacus

Infobox Officeholder
name = John N. Bambacus

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order = Mayor of Frostburg, Maryland
term_start = 1991
term_end = 2002
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successor = James Cotton
birth_date = birth date and age|1945|5|28
birth_place = Washington, D.C., United States
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party = Republican
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footnotes =
order2 = State Senate District 1
term_start2 = 1983
term_end2 = January 9, 1991
president =
predecessor2 =
successor2 = John J. Hafer
order3 =
term_start3 =
term_end3 =
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Background

John N. Bambacus represented District 1 in the Maryland Senate, which covers Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties.

Education

Bambacus attended Montgomery Junior College, then Frostburg State College where he got his B.S. in 1970. In 1972, he received his M.S. degree from West Virginia University. Finally, he was a PhD candidiate at the University of Maryland from 1972 until 1975.

Career

Before college, Bambacus served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam War from 1964 until 1967, achieving the rank of Sergeant.

After serving in the military and getting his degree, he began his career as a political science professor at Frostburg State College (now Frostburg State University). In 1979, he became a Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Charles Mathias, Jr., serving him from 1979 until 1982, when he ran for state senator and won.

After a brief hiatus from politics, Bambacus was elected mayor of Frostburg, MD in 1994 and served 4 terms. In 2002 Bambacus was a canididate for Clerk of Court of Allegany County where he was overwhelmingly defeated in the Republican primary by Dawne Lindsey (76.3 to 20.5). He still plays a role behind the scenes and voices his opinion on current issues.

Election Results

*1986 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 1cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1986/results_1986/gasse.html| title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on Nov. 1, 2007] :

References

External links

* [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc5100/sc5123/000002/html/bambacus.html/ Maryland Archives]