John A. Cade: Difference between revisions

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In 1986, Cade was unchallenged in the primary election and defeated Robert J. Cancelliere with 68% of the vote in the general election.<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.state.mdmaryland.usgov/elections/1986/results_1986/gasse.html|title=1986 MarylandGubernatorial State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]Election|website=elections.maryland.gov}}</ref> In 1990, he was again unchallenged in the Republican primary election, and this time, was also unchallenged in the general election.<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.state.mdmaryland.usgov/elections/1990/results_1990/gasse.html|title=1990 MarylandGubernatorial State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]Election|website=elections.maryland.gov}}</ref>

Cade saw much of the same in 1994 when he was not challenged in the Republican primary election,<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.state.mdmaryland.usgov/elections/1994/results_1994/passe.html|title=1994 MarylandGubernatorial State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]Election|website=elections.maryland.gov}}</ref> nor was he challenged in the general election.<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.statemaryland.md.usgov/elections/1994/results_1994/gasse.html|title=1994 MarylandGubernatorial State Board of Elections<!-- Bot generated title -->]Election|website=elections.maryland.gov}}</ref>

In 1996, Cade died while in [[Ocean City, Maryland]].<ref name="msa">{{cite web |title=John A. Cade, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa02218.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=November 13, 2021 |date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> Former Maryland Governor [[Parris Glendening]] swore in [[Robert R. Neall]] on December 17, 1996, to replace Cade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/senapp.html|title=Maryland Senate, Appointments by Governor to|website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref> Neall was elected in a special election in November 1996 after he switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat.<ref>[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/senapp.html{{citation Maryland Senate, Appointments by Governorneeded|date=November to<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>2021}}

Cade attended [[Kentucky]] and [[Ohio]] parochial schools while growing up. He graduated from [[Xavier University (Cincinnati)|Xavier University]] in 1953 with his B.S. degree. He received his M.B.A. from [[Northwestern University]] a year later in 1954. He completed 2 years of law school at [[Chase College of Law|Chase College]] and the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland]]. Finally, he graduated from the Graduate Realtor's Institute (G.R.I.) to become a real estate agent.<ref name="msa" />

After high school, Cade served in [[U.S. Marine Corps]] from 1946 until 1948 and again from 1950 until 1951.<ref name="msa" /> After serving in the military, he started his career as a professional business and real estate consultant.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

While in the State Senate, Cade was the Minority Leader from 1984 until 1996 and the minority whip from 1982 until 1983. He also served as the chair of the Anne Arundel County Delegation. Cade was selected as a delegate to the [[1988 Republican National Convention|Republican Party National Convention]]. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from the Glen Burnie Jaycees in 1963.<ref name="msa" />

In 1998, the [[Maryland General Assembly]] dedicated a portion of [[Interstate 97]] in Anne Arundel County to Senator Cade (Joint Resolution no. 7, Acts of 1998). It is known as the Senator John A. Cade Memorial Highway.<ref name="msa" />

A fellowship was created in honor of Senator Cade named the Senator John A. Cade Overseas Fellowship, which allows Maryland community college professors to teach overseas for the [[University of Maryland University College]].<ref>[{{cite web |url=http://www.umuc.edu/fyionline/august_03/fyionline3.html |title=FYI Online - August 2003 - UMUC<!-- Bot|website=FYI generatedOnline title|publisher=University of Maryland University College |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive->]url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031011081525/http://www.umuc.edu/fyionline/august_03/fyionline3.html |archive-date=October 11, 2003 |date=August 2003}}</ref>

Senator Cade also has a state education formula named after him, the John A. Cade Funding Formula (Education Article, §§11-105(c) and 16-305).<ref>[{{cite web |url=https://www.mhec.state.md.us/higherEd/about/commissi.asp |title=Commission Responsibilities<!-- Bot generated title |archive-->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430172156/http://www.mhec.state.md.us/highered/about/commissi.asp |archive-date=2007-04-April 30, 2007}}</ref>

==References and notes==

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[[Category:Republican Party Maryland state senators]]

[[Category:20th-century members of the Maryland RepublicansGeneral Assembly]]