Earl Jaques Jr.

Earl Jaques Jr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
November 4, 2008 – November 4, 2020
Preceded byVincent Lofink
Succeeded byEric Morrison
Personal details
Born (1947-10-05) October 5, 1947 (age 77)
Menominee, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNewark, Delaware
Alma materColumbia Southern University
Websitejaquesfordelaware.com
Military service
Branch/serviceDelaware Air National Guard
RankColonel (retired)

Earl G. Jaques Jr. (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2008 to 2020, representing District 27.[1] Jaques earned a B.S. in business administration from Columbia Southern University.[2]

Jaques is a member of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party, and was known for his largely anti-gay voting record while in the Delaware House of Representatives. In October 2019, Jaques apologized for mocking his opponent for the Democratic nomination, Eric Morrison, for being gay.[3] Morrison subsequently defeated Jaques by a 22-point margin in the primary election.[4]

  1. ^ "Representative Earl G. Jaques Jr". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Representative Earl Jaques Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference delawareonline2019-10-23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2020 State Primary Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. September 15, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2021.