Charles Lollar
| Charles Lollar | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles Joseph Lollar June 22, 1971 Toppenish, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Emory University Kennesaw State University Regent University |
| Awards |
Navy Unit Commendation Combat Action Ribbon Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
| Years of service | 1997–present |
| Rank |
 Major
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| Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
Charles Lollar (born June 22, 1971) is an American businessman and Republican Party politician. A former Marine Corps officer, he was the Republican nominee for Maryland's 5th congressional district in 2010, losing to Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer. After coming third in the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland in the 2014 election, he ran for the Charles County Board of Commissioners, losing to Democratic Commissioner Ken Robinson.
Lollar served in the Marine Corps from 1997 to 2003. He was deployed to the Balkans from March through October 1999 as part of Operation Joint Endeavor. Leaving active duty in July 2003, he joined the reserves and served as an intelligence officer at Headquarters Marine Corps. He was then general manager for facility services corporation Cintas. As of July 2014, he works as a budgeting and political consultant for government contractor Blackson Arrow.
In his first political campaign, which took place in 2004, Lollar lost a bid for the Gwinnett County, Georgia school board.
Lollar, a Tea Party Republican, subsequently moved to Maryland and served as Chair of the Charles County Republican Central Committee. He planned to run for Governor of Maryland in the 2010 election, but was prevented from doing so by the state's requirement that a candidate must have been registered to vote in Maryland for five years. Instead, he sought the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer in Maryland's 5th congressional district. Lollar won the Republican primary in September 2010 with 58% of the vote. In the general election, Hoyer was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote to Lollar's 34.6%.
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