James Edward DeGrange Sr. (born September 24, 1949) is an American politician from

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and a member of the Democratic Party. He completed his third term in the

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, representing Maryland's district 32 in

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, at the end of 2018.

Background

DeGrange was born in

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, but grew up in Anne Arundel County. He graduated from

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in 1968 and attended

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. He served in the

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from 1968 to 1974. He is the Vice-President of the DeGrange Lumber Company.

Political career

DeGrange's political career began with his service on the

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Commission, on which he served from 1991 to 1999. In 1994, he was elected to serve on the Anne Arundel County Council. After one term on the council, he ran for and won the district 32 seat in the State Senate. DeGrange sat on the Budget and Taxation Committee and served as Vice-Chair of the Executive Nominations Committee. DeGrange currently lives in Baywood, Delaware. He is Catholic.

References

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