Jeffrie Long Jr. | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 27B district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Rachel Jones |
Constituency | Calvert County,Maryland and Prince George's County,Maryland |
Personal details | |
Born | Prince Frederick,Maryland,U.S. | November 12,1996
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Huntingtown,Maryland |
Education | Liberty University (BA) |
Occupation | Pastor |
Website | Campaign website |
Jeffrie Eugene Long Jr. [1] (born November 12,1996) is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 27B in Calvert and Prince George's counties in Maryland. [2]
Long graduated from Huntingtown High School and later attended Liberty University,where he earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in clinical psychology. [2] He is currently the pastor at Communion Church in Huntingtown,Maryland. Long previously served as a legislative aide to then-President of the Maryland Senate Thomas V. Miller Jr. and state senators Joanne C. Benson and Michael Jackson. [3]
In 2020,Long was elected as a Democratic National Convention delegate,pledged to Joe Biden,with 19.5 percent of the vote. [4]
In February 2021,Long applied to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates left by the appointment of state delegate Michael Jackson to the Maryland Senate. [5] The Prince George's County Democratic Committee nominated Jacqueline Steele-McCall to fill the vacancy, [6] but the Calvert County Democratic Central Committee picked Rachel Jones to fill the vacancy. Jones was ultimately appointed to the seat by Governor Larry Hogan on February 17,2021. [7] Long challenged Jones' incumbency in the 2022 Maryland House of Delegates election, [3] defeating her in the Democratic primary with 54.3 percent of the vote. [8] He faced no opposition in the general election. [9]
Long was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023. [10] He and Joe Vogel are the first Gen-Z members of the Maryland General Assembly. [11] He is a member of the House Environment and Transportation Committee. [12]
In 2024,Long applied to run as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention pledged to Joe Biden,but was denied by the Maryland Democratic Party. [13]
Long has described himself as a "fiscal conservative". During his House of Delegates candidacy,Long campaigned on topics such as women's rights,making schools safer,fixing the state's transportation system,and making Maryland more retiree-friendly. [3]
Long lives in Brandywine,Maryland. [1]
In April 2023,Long was charged with home invasion and first-degree felony assault after allegedly breaking into his aunt's Huntingtown home and threatening her with a pipe. His attorneys denied the charges,arguing that Long was not in the area when it occurred and that the charges were the result of an undisclosed family matter. If convicted,Long faced a maximum of 25 years in prison for each charge. [14] In May 2023,both charges were downgraded before trial to misdemeanors,second-degree assault and fourth-degree burglary. [15] In August 2023,the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office dropped all charges against Long. [16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward I. Lewis (Biden) | 101,527 | 19.6 | |
Democratic | Jeffrie E. Long,Jr. (Biden) | 100,715 | 19.5 | |
Democratic | David M. Salazar (Biden) | 98,329 | 19.0 | |
Democratic | Len Lucchi (Biden) | 94,796 | 18.3 | |
Democratic | Edward Burroughs,III (Sanders) | 15,767 | 3.0 | |
Democratic | Markus J. Tarjamo (Sanders) | 13,424 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | Zach Conron (Sanders) | 11,691 | 2.3 | |
Democratic | Michael T. Dunphy (Sanders) | 11,323 | 2.2 | |
Democratic | Rushern Baker IV (Klobuchar) | 9,577 | 1.9 | |
Democratic | Arthur Ellis (Warren) | 7,397 | 1.4 | |
Democratic | Doron Jarrell Holmes (Yang) | 5,447 | 1.1 | |
Democratic | Dylan Behler (Warren) | 5,303 | 1.0 | |
Democratic | Chike Aguh (Buttigieg) | 4,589 | 0.9 | |
Democratic | Kent Roberson (Warren) | 4,217 | 0.8 | |
Democratic | Bryan D. Medema (Warren) | 4,176 | 0.8 | |
Democratic | Ivon E. Cummings (Gabbard) | 3,646 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Shukoor Ahmed (Buttigieg) | 3,613 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Ben Barnes (Buttigieg) | 3,498 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Kevin L. Ward (Buttigieg) | 3,240 | 0.6 | |
Democratic | Rudy D. Anthony (Yang) | 3,152 | 0.6 | |
Democratic | John Rogard Tabori (Warren) | 2,979 | 0.6 | |
Democratic | Mark Cook (Bloomberg) | 2,801 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Jason W. Woltz (Yang) | 2,012 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Nicholas T. Fugate (Yang) | 1,876 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Horacio Moronta,III (Gabbard) | 1,299 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | Bill Bystricky (Gabbard) | 876 | 0.2 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeffrie E. Long,Jr. | 3,158 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Rachel Jones | 2,345 | 40.3 | |
Democratic | June Jones | 310 | 5.3 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeffrie Long Jr. | 12,227 | 95.31 | |
Write-in | 602 | 4.69 | ||
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