1. Jim Hinebaugh is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 1A in Garrett and Allegany counties.
19 Facts About Jim Hinebaugh
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Jim Hinebaugh previously served as a member of the Garrett County Board of Commissioners, representing District 3 from 2014 to 2022.
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Jim Hinebaugh graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in computer science and mathematics.
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In 1988, Hinebaugh graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Business Administration degree in public administration.
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In 1966, Jim Hinebaugh was activated in the United States Army and was deployed overseas for eight years, including service in Vietnam.
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Jim Hinebaugh helped establish the Garrett County Scholarships Program in 2006, which provides two years of free tuition at Garrett College to county high school graduates.
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Jim Hinebaugh retired from this position on October 1,2012.
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In 2014, Jim Hinebaugh ran for the Garrett County Board of Commissioners in District 3, challenging incumbent commissioner Bob Gatto.
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Jim Hinebaugh defeated Gatto in the Republican primary, receiving 36.8 percent of the vote to Gatto's 33.3 percent.
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Jim Hinebaugh won the general election with 47.7 percent of the vote.
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Jim Hinebaugh was sworn in as a member of the Garrett County Board of Commissioners on December 9,2014.
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Jim Hinebaugh won re-election to a second term in 2018.
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In January 2019, Jim Hinebaugh was elected on one-year term the Maryland Association of Counties board of directors.
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In December 2021, Jim Hinebaugh was named to serve on the association's executive board.
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In 2022, Hinebaugh filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 1A, seeking to succeed retiring state delegate Wendell R Beitzel.
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Jim Hinebaugh won the Republican primary on July 19,2022, receiving 58.5 percent of the vote, and later won the general election on November 8.
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Jim Hinebaugh was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023.
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Jim Hinebaugh is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.
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Jim Hinebaugh attends religious services at the St Matthew's Episcopal Church in Oakland.