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James Rosapepe
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Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1987 – 1997
Constituency District 21 Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
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United States Ambassador to Romania
In office
1998 – 2001
Preceded by Alfred H. Moses
Succeeded by Michael E. Guest
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Maryland State Senate
In office
2007 – present
Preceded by John Giannetti
Constituency District 21 Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
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Born May 20, 1951 (1951-05-20) (age 58)
Rome, Italy
Political party Democratic
Occupation Businessman
James Carew Rosapepe is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 1st term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 21 in Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties.
[edit] Background
Rosapepe was born in Rome, Italy. He was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1986, serving 2 full and one partial terms before being appointed as Ambassador to Romania during the Clinton administration. Upon his recall from Romania, Rosapepe was appointed to serve on the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland. He left that board to run against incumbent Senator John Giannetti in District 21.
[edit] In the legislature
Rosapepe defeated the incumbent Senator, John Giannetti, in the 2006 election. Giannetti had been accused of being too conservative by many Democrats, specifically for his position against an assault weapons ban in Maryland. After his defeat in the primary election, Giannetti switched parties to run against Rosapepe as a Republican, and was again defeated. Rosapepe currently sits on the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and serves as a Deputy Majority Whip.
[edit] References
"Maryland Manual Online". Maryland State Archives. 2007. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/senal.html. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
Jim Rosapepe is also co-author of "Dracula is Dead: How Romanians Survived Communism, Ended it, and Emerged as the New Italy Since 1989". http://www.draculaisdead.com. Retrieved 2009-08-25.