Jennifer Dougherty

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Jennifer P. Dougherty (born April 13, 1961) was elected Frederick, Maryland's first female mayor in 2001. Dougherty defeated 2-term incumbent Republican Mayor James S. Grimes.<ref>Candidate looks to create opportunities Template:Webarchive, Kevin Spradlin, Cumberland Times-News, December 5, 2007. Accessed on line December 12, 2007.</ref>

Dougherty campaigned for re-election in 2005 but did not win the Democratic primary, losing to opponent Ron Young.<ref name="a">Former mayor to run for Congress, Sherry Greenfield, November 21, 2007, gazette.net (Maryland Community Newspapers Online). Accessed on line December 12, 2007.</ref> Dougherty and Young both ran bitter, negative campaigns in which each attacked the other.<ref>In Mayoral Showdown, Ill Will Enters the Race, Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, September 4, 2005. Accessed on line December 12, 2007.</ref>

Dougherty was the Democratic nominee for Maryland's 6th congressional district in 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life and educationEdit

Dougherty graduated from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C..<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> She later graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University in 1983 with a BA in History, magna cum laude.<ref name=":0" /> While a student at The Mount, Dougherty was a 4-year varsity field hockey player.<ref name=":0" /> She is the only person in The Mount's Athletic Hall of Fame honored for field hockey. Dougherty also wrote for The Mountain Echo, The Mount's official campus-wide newspaper, for 4 years, serving as editor-in-chief in her senior year.<ref name=":0" />

CareerEdit

Dougherty operated Jennifer's Restaurant on West Patrick Street<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (opened 1987; closed 2008) and Dougherty's Irish Shop (1999–2006).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She also served on the Board of Directors of Heartly House, the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce President (1999), and the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek. More recently in December 2009, Dougherty and partner Bruce Rhoderick opened Magoo's Pub and Eatery on West Second Street in Frederick.

Congressional campaignEdit

On November 19, 2007, Dougherty filed to run for Maryland's 6th congressional district. She won the primary and was the Democratic candidate for congress in 2008 against 8-term Republican Roscoe Bartlett. Bartlett defeated Dougherty in the general election.

Subsequent mayoral campaignsEdit

Dougherty announced in 2009 that she would again seek the office of mayor of the City of Frederick, but lost in the primary to newcomer Jason Judd. Dougherty has remained visible in Frederick politics and has recently filed a bid for the 2017 mayoral election.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2013, Jennifer Dougherty announced that she was running for mayor of Frederick as an independent candidate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The election was held on November 5. Dougherty lost, garnering 19.43 percent of the vote to Democratic nominee Karen Young's 31.59 percent and incumbent Republican Mayor Randy McClement's 48.75 percent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Electoral historyEdit

Template:S-start ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Year ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Office ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Election ! ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Winner ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Party ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Votes ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |% ! ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Opponent ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Party ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Votes ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |% ! ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Opponent ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Party ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |Votes ! bgcolor="#cccccc" |% |- | 2008 | Congress, 6th district | General || | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |Roscoe Bartlett | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |Republican | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |176,062 | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |58.18 | | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Jennifer Dougherty | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Democratic | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |116,455 | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |38.48 | | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |Gary Hoover | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |Libertarian | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |10,101 | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |3.34 |- | 2009 | Mayor of Frederick, Maryland | Primary || | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |Jason Judd | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |Democratic | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |1,672 | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |58.65 | | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Jennifer Dougherty | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Democratic | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |1003 | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |35.18 | | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |Chris Simpson | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |Democratic | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |176 | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |6.17 |- | 2013 | Mayor of Frederick, Maryland | General || | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |Randy McClement | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |Republican | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |3,714 | bgcolor="#FFE8E8" |48.75 | | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Karen Young | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Democratic | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |2,407 | bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |31.59 | | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |Jennifer Dougherty | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |Unaffiliated | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |1,480 | bgcolor="#9DFF9D" |19.43 Template:S-end

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External linksEdit

2008 campaign site