Marise James

United States Virgin Islands politician
Marise James
Member of the Virgin Islands Legislature
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Personal details
BornChristiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnthony Paul
Children3 daughters, 2 stepsons
Parent(s)Randall “Doc” James, Constance Espinosa
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materGeorge Washington University

Marise Cecile James is a United States Virgin Islands politician and senator serving in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands from the Saint Croix District, since 2023.

Early Life and career

James attended St. Mary's Catholic School and St. Joseph High School. After graduating from high school, James attended George Washington University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in zoology. represented the United States Virgin Islands in the Miss Universe 1981, where she gained the attention of Director of the Division of Tourism and Department of Commerce Leona Bryan, who hired her in the Tourism division. She has worked in emergency management, law, as a schoolteacher, and served in the Virgin Islands National Guard from 2004 to 2018, at one point working in Guantánamo Bay.[2] She worked as Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr.'s senior policy advisor in 2020.[3]

Electoral history

James was first elected in the 2022 United States Virgin Islands general election. She is running in the 2024 United States Virgin Islands general election.[4] She ran as Angel Dawson Jr.'s running mate in the 2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, but lost in the Democratic primaries.[5]

Personal life

James is a Roman Catholic.

References

  1. ^ "Marise for Senate 2024". Marise C. James for Senate. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "Senator Marise C. James". Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  3. ^ "Gov Bryan names Marise James as Senior Policy Advisor | Virgin Islands News Online". www.virginislandsnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ "Marise James". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  5. ^ "Angel Dawson Running for Governor With Marise James as Running Mate | St. Thomas Source". stthomassource.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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35th Virgin Islands Legislature (2023–2025)
President of the Senate
Novelle Francis (D)
Majority Leader
Kenneth Gittens (D)
Vice President
Marvin Blyden (D)
  1. ▌Angel Bolques Jr. (D)
  2. ▌Franklin D. Johnson (I)
  3. ▌Diane Capeheart (D)
  4. ▌Javan E. James, Sr. (D)
  5. ▌Kenneth Gittens (D)
  6. ▌Marise James (D)
  7. ▌Novelle Francis (D)
  8. ▌Samuel Carrion (I)
  9. ▌Alma Francis Heyliger (I)
  10. ▌Carla Joseph (D)
  11. ▌Donna Frett-Gregory (D)
  12. ▌Dwayne DeGraff (I)
  13. ▌Ray Fonseca (D)
  14. ▌Marvin Blyden (D)
  15. ▌Milton Potter (D)


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