Charles Lollar was born on June 22,1971 and is an American businessman and Republican Party politician.
12 Facts About Charles Lollar
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Charles Lollar served in the Marine Corps from 1997 to 2003.
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Charles Lollar was deployed to the Kosovo with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division as part of the 26 MEU aboard the USS Kearsarge from March through October 1999 as part of Operation Joint Guardian and later part of the earthquake relief effort in Turkey Operation Avid Response.
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Charles Lollar was then general manager for facility services corporation Cintas.
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Charles Lollar planned to run for Governor of Maryland in the 2010 election, but was prevented from doing so by the state's requirement that a candidate must have been registered to vote in Maryland for five years.
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Charles Lollar subsequently became the director of the Maryland chapter of Americans for Prosperity, the head of the PAC New Day Maryland, spoke at Second Amendment and anti-tax rallies and served as a delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention.
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On September 2,2013, Charles Lollar announced he was running for the Republican nomination for Governor of Maryland in the 2014 election at an event in Mechanicsville.
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Charles Lollar raised $65,000 during the whole of 2013 and reported $5,700 cash-on-hand at the end of the year.
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On February 24,2014, Lollar announced that his running mate was Kenneth R Timmerman, an investigative reporter, conservative activist and the Republican nominee for Maryland's 8th congressional district in 2012.
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Charles Lollar faced incumbent Democratic Commissioner Ken Robinson in the general election.
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Charles Lollar, using money left over from his gubernatorial campaign, outspent Robinson and promised to freeze taxes without affecting services, though he offered no specifics as to how he would accomplish this.
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Charles Lollar was defeated by Robinson by 19,112 votes to 25,467.