J.B. Jennings
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| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 7th district |
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| Minority Leader | |
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Assumed office January 12, 2011 |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 7th district |
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In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2011 |
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March 27, 1974 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle (m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Dairy farmer |
J. B. Jennings (born March 27, 1974) is an American politician. He was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002 to represent District 7, which covers both Baltimore County and Harford Counties along with fellow Republicans Rick Impallaria and Pat McDonough. In 2006, he won again along with Impallaria and McDonough.
In 2010, Jennings won District 7's State Senate seat, and he was re-elected in 2014.
J.B. married Michelle Slusher Jennings in 2004.
Jennings attended Essex Community College, where he received his A.A. in 1995. He then transferred to the University of Baltimore, where he graduated in 1997 with his B.S. in Business Administration.
Jennings was a beef farmer from 1992 until becoming a dairy farmer/owner in 2008. He also served as a staff assistant for Robert Ehrlich while he was a Congressman. In 1998, Jennings became co-owner and president of a feed store in Hereford, Maryland, later selling his controlling interest in the property. Since 1990, he has served as a member of the Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company, Station 47 in Jacksonville, Maryland, which is northeast of Baltimore. Jennings has served with the Maryland Air National Guard since 2008.
Since being elected to the House of Delegates, Jennings has been very active in environmental and agricultural issues. He served on Environmental Matters Committee (2003–06), the Agriculture Preservation & Open Space subcommittee (2003–06), the Wetlands & Waterways Funding Work Group in 2004; and the Natural Resources subcommittee in 2006. He was the chair of the Natural Resources work group in 2004, was a member of the Agricultural Stewardship Commission from 2005–06, and has been a member of the Maryland Fire, Rescue and EMS Caucus since 2003. He has also been on the Maryland Rural Caucus and the Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus since 2003.
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