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11 Facts About Jennifer Dougherty

1.

Jennifer P Dougherty was born on April 13,1961 and was elected Frederick, Maryland's first female mayor in 2001.

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Jennifer Dougherty was the Democratic nominee for Maryland's 6th congressional district in 2008.

3.

Jennifer Dougherty graduated from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, DC.

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Jennifer Dougherty is the only person in The Mount's Athletic Hall of Fame honored for field hockey.

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Jennifer Dougherty wrote for The Mountain Echo, The Mount's official campus-wide newspaper, for 4 years, serving as editor-in-chief in her senior year.

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Jennifer Dougherty served on the Board of Directors of Heartly House, the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce President, and the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek.

7.

On November 19,2007, Jennifer Dougherty filed to run for Maryland's 6th congressional district.

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8.

Jennifer Dougherty won the primary and was the Democratic candidate for congress in 2008 against 8-term Republican Roscoe Bartlett.

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Jennifer 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.

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Jennifer Dougherty has remained visible in Frederick politics and has recently filed a bid for the 2017 mayoral election.

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In 2013, Jennifer Dougherty announced that she was running for mayor of Frederick as an independent candidate.