Stephen Hershey Jr.

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Stephen Hershey Jr.
Image of Stephen Hershey Jr.

Republican Party

Maryland State Senate District 36
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

11

Prior offices
Maryland House of Delegates District 36

Compensation

Base salary

$54,437/year

Per diem

$115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

September 18, 2013

Education

Bachelor's

Catholic University of America, 1987

Graduate

George Washington University, 2002

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Vice-President, Jones Lang LaSalle
Contact

Official website

Official Twitter

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn 

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Stephen Hershey Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 36. He assumed office on October 1, 2013. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Hershey (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 36. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Hershey served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 36 from 2011 to 2013, when he resigned to join the Senate.

Biography

Hershey earned his B.C.E. in Civil Engineering from the Catholic University of America in 1987 and his MBA from George Washington University in 2002. His professional experience includes working as the Vice President of Jones Lang LaSalle.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Hershey was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Hershey was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Hershey was assigned to the following committees:

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2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hershey served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Executive Nominations
• Finance
• Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology
• Legislative Ethics
• Unemployment Insurance Oversight

2013-2014

After being sworn into the Maryland State Senate, Hershey served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hershey served on these committees:

Note: Hershey also served on the Subcommittee on Banking, Economic Development, Science and Technology and the Subcommittee on Unemployment Insurance.

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 36

Incumbent Stephen Hershey Jr. won election in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 36 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stephen Hershey Jr.
Stephen Hershey Jr. (R)
 
96.3
 
36,806
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
1,424

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,230
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 36

Incumbent Stephen Hershey Jr. defeated Rick Bowers and Heather Sinclair in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 36 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stephen Hershey Jr.
Stephen Hershey Jr.
 
65.5
 
8,119
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Rick Bowers
 
22.9
 
2,838
Image of Heather Sinclair
Heather Sinclair
 
11.6
 
1,439

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,396
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 36

Incumbent Stephen Hershey Jr. defeated Heather Sinclair in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 36 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stephen Hershey Jr.
Stephen Hershey Jr. (R)
 
65.1
 
33,028
Image of Heather Sinclair
Heather Sinclair (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.9
 
17,691
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
32

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 50,751
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 36

Heather Sinclair advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 36 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Heather Sinclair
Heather Sinclair Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,704

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,704
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 36

Incumbent Stephen Hershey Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 36 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stephen Hershey Jr.
Stephen Hershey Jr.
 
100.0
 
9,236

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,236
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2014

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Ben Tilghman was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Stephen Hershey, Jr. defeated Richard Sossi in the Republican primary. Hershey defeated Tilghman in the general election.[1][2][3]

Maryland State Senate District 36, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Hershey, Jr. Incumbent 67.2% 27,876
     Democratic Ben Tilghman 32.8% 13,612
Total Votes 41,488


Maryland State Senate, District 36 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Hershey, Jr. Incumbent 56% 6,007
Richard Sossi 44% 4,720
Total Votes 10,727

2010

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Hershey defeated incumbent Richard Sossi in the September 14 Republican primary. He was unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]

Maryland House of Delegates, District 36 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Stephen Hershey, Jr. (R) 32,364
Green check mark transparent.png Jay Jacobs (R) 26,979
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Smigiel, Sr. (R) 26,925
William Manlove (D) 17,453
Arthur Hock (D) 16,472

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Stephen Hershey Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 36Won general$181,988 $141,790
2014Maryland State Senate, District 36Won $101,879 N/A**
2010Maryland House of Delegates, District 36Won $22,341 N/A**
Grand total$306,208 $141,790
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Maryland

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Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Stephen Hershey Jr. endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election.[5]

Personal

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Hershey is married.

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Maryland State Senate District 36

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    2. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senate," accessed December 5, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    4. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
    5. ↑ Rick Perry for President, "40 Maryland GOP Legislators and Leaders Endorse Rick Perry for President," September 27, 2011. (Archived)

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    -     		Maryland State Senate District 36
    2013-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Maryland House of Delegates District 36
    2011-2013    		 Succeeded by
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