Earl Jaques Jr.

Earl G. Jaques Jr. (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 13, 2009 representing District 27.[1] Jaques earned a B.S. in business administration from Columbia Southern University.[2]

Earl Jaques Jr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 27th district
Assumed office
January 13, 2009
Preceded byVincent Lofink
Succeeded byEric Morrison (elect)
Personal details
Born (1947-10-05) October 5, 1947
Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNewark, Delaware
Alma materColumbia Southern University
Websitejaquesfordelaware.com
Military service
Branch/serviceDelaware Air National Guard
RankColonel (retired)

In October 2019 Jaques mocked Eric Morrison, a rival for the Democratic nomination for his seat.[3] He was chastized for insensitivity to people who identified as LGBTQ by senior members of the party Peter Schwartzkopf, Valerie Longhurst and Larry Mitchell, the House Speaker, House Majority Leader and House Majority Whip, and by Madinah Wilson-Anton, one of his former legislative aides. Jaques apologized on October 23, 2019.

Electoral history
  • In 2006, Jaques lost the general election to incumbent Republican Representative Vincent Lofink,[4] who had held the seat since 2001.
  • In 2008, Jaques challenged Lofink in a rematch and won the three-way general election by 46 votes with 4,708 votes total (48.7%) against Lofink—who had also qualified and received votes as the Working Families Party nominee—and Independent nominee James Spencer.[5]
  • In 2010, Jaques won the Democratic primary with 781 votes (64.3%),[6] and went on to win the general election with 4,654 votes (64.9%) against Republican nominee Jay Galloway.[7]
  • In 2012, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[8]
  • In 2014, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[9]
  • In 2016, Jaques won the general election unopposed.[10]
  • In 2018, Jaques won the general election with 7,123 votes (85.3%) against Republican nominee William Hinds.[11]
  • In 2020, Jaques was defeated in the Democratic primary by challenger Eric Morrison by a 61.1%-38.9% margin.[12]

References
  1. "Representative Earl G. Jaques Jr". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. "Representative Earl Jaques Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. Sarah Gamard (2019-10-23). "Rep. Jaques apologizes for 'insensitive' comments about opponent's drag show fundraiser". The News Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-22. In a statement on Wednesday, Jaques, 72, said his comments were 'insensitive, hurtful, and simply wrong.'
  4. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  5. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  6. "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 17, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  7. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  8. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  9. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  10. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  11. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  12. "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.


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