Maryland General Assemblies |
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The 431st Maryland General Assembly convened in a regular session on January 8, 2014,[ verify ] and adjourned sine die on April 7, 2014. [1] [ verify ]
Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 35 | |
Republican Party | 12 | |
Total | 47 |
District | Jurisdiction(s) represented | Image | Senator | Party | First elected | Primary committee |
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1 | Allegany, Garrett, and Washington | George C. Edwards | Republican | 2006 | Finance | |
2 | Washington | Christopher B. Shank | Republican | 2010 | Budget and Taxation | |
3 | Frederick and Washington | Ronald N. Young | Democratic | 2010 | Education, Health and Environmental Affairs | |
4 | Carroll and Frederick | David R. Brinkley | Republican | 2002 | Budget and Taxation | |
5 | Baltimore County and Carroll | Joseph M. Getty | Republican | 2010 | Judicial Proceedings | |
6 | Baltimore County | Norman R. Stone Jr. | Democratic | 1966 | Judicial Proceedings | |
7 | Baltimore County and Harford | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 2010 | Education, Health, and Environment | |
8 | Baltimore County | Katherine A. Klausmeier | Democratic | 2002 | Finance | |
9 | Carroll and Howard | Allan H. Kittleman | Republican | 2004 [a] | Finance | |
10 | Baltimore County | Delores G. Kelley | Democratic | 1994 | Finance | |
11 | Baltimore County | Robert Zirkin | Democratic | 2006 | Budget and Taxation | |
12 | Baltimore County and Howard | Edward J. Kasemeyer | Democratic | 1986 | Budget and Taxation (Chair) | |
13 | Howard | James N. Robey | Democratic | 2006 | Budget and Taxation | |
14 | Montgomery | Karen S. Montgomery | Democratic | 2010 | Budget and Taxation | |
15 | Montgomery | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 2013 | Finance | |
16 | Montgomery | Brian Frosh | Democratic | 1994 | Judicial Proceedings (Chair) | |
17 | Montgomery | Jennie M. Forehand | Democratic | 1994 | Judicial Proceedings | |
18 | Montgomery | Richard Madaleno | Democratic | 2006 | Budget and Taxation | |
19 | Montgomery | Roger Manno | Democratic | 2010 | Budget and Taxation | |
20 | Montgomery | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 2006 | Judicial Proceedings | |
21 | Anne Arundel and Prince George's | James Rosapepe | Democratic | 2006 | Education, Health, and Environment | |
22 | Prince George's | Paul G. Pinsky | Democratic | 1994 | Education, Health, and Environment | |
23 | Prince George's | Douglas J. J. Peters | Democratic | 2006 | Budget and Taxation | |
24 | Prince George's | Joanne C. Benson | Democratic | 2010 | Finance | |
25 | Prince George's | Ulysses Currie | Democratic | 1994 | Budget and Taxation | |
26 | Prince George's | C. Anthony Muse | Democratic | 2006 | Judicial Proceedings | |
27 | Calvert and Prince George's | Thomas V. Miller Jr. | Democratic | 1974 | President of the Senate [b] | |
28 | Charles | Thomas M. Middleton | Democratic | 1994 | Finance (Chair) | |
29 | Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's | Roy Dyson | Democratic | 1994 | Education, Health, and Environment (Vice-Chair) | |
30 | Anne Arundel | John Astle | Democratic | 1994 | Finance (Vice-Chair) | |
31 | Anne Arundel | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 2006 | Judicial Proceedings | |
32 | Anne Arundel | James E. DeGrange Sr. | Democratic | 1998 | Budget and Taxation | |
33 | Anne Arundel | Edward R. Reilly | Republican | 2009 [a] | Education, Health and Environmental Affairs | |
34 | Cecil and Harford | Nancy Jacobs | Republican | 1998 | Judicial Proceedings | |
35 | Harford | Barry Glassman | Republican | 1998 | Finance | |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's | Stephen S. Hershey Jr. | Republican | 2013 | ||
37 | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico | Richard F. Colburn | Republican | 1994 | Education, Health, and Environment | |
38 | Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester | James N. Mathias Jr. | Democratic | 2010 | Budget and Taxation | |
39 | Montgomery | Nancy J. King | Democratic | 2007 | Budget and Taxation | |
40 | Baltimore City | Catherine Pugh | Democratic | 2006 | Finance | |
41 | Baltimore City | Lisa Gladden | Democratic | 2002 | Judicial Proceedings (Vice-Chair) | |
42 | Baltimore County | James Brochin | Democratic | 2002 | Judicial Proceedings | |
43 | Baltimore City | Joan Carter Conway | Democratic | 1997 [a] | Education, Health, and Environment (Chair) | |
44 | Baltimore City | Verna L. Jones | Democratic | 2002 | Budget and Taxation | |
45 | Baltimore City | Nathaniel J. McFadden | Democratic | 1994 | Budget and Taxation (Vice-Chair) | |
46 | Baltimore City | Bill Ferguson | Democratic | 2010 | Education, Health and Environment | |
47 | Prince George's | Victor R. Ramirez | Democratic | 2010 | Finance | |
a This Senator was originally appointed to office by the Governor to fill an open seat.
b The President of the Senate does not serve on any of the four standing legislative committees. He does, however, serve on both the Executive Nominations and the Rules Committees.
Maryland General Assemblies |
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Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 97 | |
Republican Party | 44 | |
Total | 141 | |
Democratic majority | 67 |
Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Michael E. Busch | Democratic | 30 |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Adrienne A. Jones | Democratic | 10 |
Majority Leader | Kumar P. Barve | Democratic | 17 |
Majority Whip | Talmadge Branch | Democratic | 45 |
Minority Leader | Nic Kipke | Republican | 31 |
Minority Whip | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 7 |
Democrat/Republican |
Democratic Party |
Republican Party |
District | Counties represented | Delegate | Party | First elected | Committee | |
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1A | Allegany, Garrett | Wendell R. Beitzel | Republican | 2006 | Appropriations | |
1B | Allegany | Kevin Kelly | Democratic | 1986 | Judiciary | |
1C | Allegany, Washington | LeRoy E. Myers Jr. | Republican | 2002 | Ways and Means | |
2A | Washington | Andrew A. Serafini | Republican | 2008 [2] | Ways and Means | |
2B | Washington | Neil Parrott | Republican | 2010 | Judiciary | |
2C | Washington | John P. Donoghue | Democratic | 1990 | Health and Government Operations | |
3A | Frederick | Galen R. Clagett | Democratic | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
3A | Frederick | Patrick N. Hogan | Republican | 2010 | Environmental Matters | |
3B | Frederick, Washington | Michael Hough | Republican | 2010 | Appropriations | |
4A | Frederick | Kathy Afzali | Republican | 2010 | Ways and Means | |
4A | Frederick | Kelly M. Schulz | Republican | 2010 | Economic Matters | |
4B | Carroll, Frederick | Donald B. Elliott | Republican | 1986 | Health and Government Operations | |
5A | Carroll | Justin Ready | Republican | 2010 | Health and Government Operations | |
5A | Carroll | Nancy R. Stocksdale | Republican | 1994 | Appropriations | |
5B | Carroll, Baltimore County | Wade Kach | Republican | 1974 | Health and Government Operations | |
6 | Baltimore County | Joseph J. Minnick | Democratic | 1988 [2] | Economic Matters | |
6 | Baltimore County | John A. Olszewski Jr. | Democratic | 2006 [2] | Ways and Means | |
6 | Baltimore County | Michael H. Weir Jr. | Democratic | 2002 | Environmental Matters | |
7 | Baltimore County, Harford | Richard Impallaria | Republican | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
7 | Baltimore County, Harford | Pat McDonough | Republican | 1978 [3] | Health and Government Operations | |
7 | Baltimore County, Harford | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 2010 | Appropriations | |
8 | Baltimore County | Joseph C. Boteler III | Republican | 2002 | Environmental Matters | |
8 | Baltimore County | Eric M. Bromwell | Democratic | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
8 | Baltimore County | John W. E. Cluster Jr. | Republican | 2010 | Judiciary | |
9A | Howard | Gail H. Bates | Republican | 2002 [2] | Appropriations | |
9A | Howard | Warren E. Miller | Republican | 2003 [2] | Economic Matters | |
9B | Carroll | Susan W. Krebs | Republican | 2002 | Ways and Means | |
10 | Baltimore County | Emmett C. Burns Jr. | Democratic | 1994 | Economic Matters | |
10 | Baltimore County | Adrienne A. Jones | Democratic | 1997 [2] | Appropriations | |
10 | Baltimore County | Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | Democratic | 1994 | Health and Government Operations | |
11 | Baltimore County | Jon S. Cardin | Democratic | 2002 | Ways and Means | |
11 | Baltimore County | Dan K. Morhaim | Democratic | 1994 | Health and Government Operations | |
11 | Baltimore County | Dana Stein | Democratic | 2002 [2] | Environmental Matters | |
12A | Baltimore County, Howard | Steven J. DeBoy Sr. | Democratic | 2002 | Appropriations | |
12A | Baltimore County, Howard | James E. Malone Jr. | Democratic | 1994 | Environmental Matters (Vice-Chair) | |
12B | Howard | Elizabeth Bobo | Democratic | 1994 | Environmental Matters | |
13 | Howard | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 2006 | Appropriations | |
13 | Howard | Shane Pendergrass | Democratic | 1994 | Health and Government Operations | |
13 | Howard | Frank S. Turner | Democratic | 1994 | Ways and Means (Vice-Chair) | |
14 | Montgomery | Anne R. Kaiser | Democratic | 2002 | Ways and Means | |
14 | Montgomery | Eric Luedtke | Democratic | 2010 | Ways and Means | |
14 | Montgomery | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 2010 | Appropriations | |
15 | Montgomery | Kathleen M. Dumais | Democratic | 2002 | Judiciary (Vice-Chair) | |
15 | Montgomery | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 2013 [2] | ||
15 | Montgomery | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 2010 | Ways and Means | |
16 | Montgomery | William Frick | Democratic | 2007 [2] | Ways and Means | |
16 | Montgomery | Ariana Kelly | Democratic | 2010 | Health and Government Operations | |
16 | Montgomery | Susan C. Lee | Democratic | 2002 [2] | Judiciary | |
17 | Montgomery | Kumar P. Barve | Democratic | 1990 | Ways and Means | |
17 | Montgomery | James W. Gilchrist | Democratic | 2006 | Environmental Matters | |
17 | Montgomery | Luiz Simmons | Democratic | 1978 [4] | Judiciary | |
18 | Montgomery | Alfred C. Carr Jr. | Democratic | 2007 [2] | Environmental Matters | |
18 | Montgomery | Ana Sol Gutierrez | Democratic | 2002 | Appropriations | |
18 | Montgomery | Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
19 | Montgomery | Sam Arora | Democratic | 2010 | Judiciary | |
19 | Montgomery | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 2010 | Health and Government Operations | |
19 | Montgomery | Benjamin F. Kramer | Democratic | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
20 | Montgomery | Tom Hucker | Democratic | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
20 | Montgomery | Sheila E. Hixson | Democratic | 1976 [2] | Ways and Means (Chair) | |
20 | Montgomery | Heather Mizeur | Democratic | 2006 | Health and Government Operations | |
21 | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | Barbara A. Frush | Democratic | 1994 | Environmental Matters | |
21 | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
21 | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | Joseline Peña-Melnyk | Democratic | 2006 | Health and Government Operations | |
22 | Prince George's | Tawanna P. Gaines | Democratic | 2001 [2] | Appropriations | |
22 | Prince George's | Anne Healey | Democratic | 1990 | Environmental Matters | |
22 | Prince George's | Alonzo T. Washington | Democratic | 2012 [2] | Ways and Means | |
23A | Prince George's | James W. Hubbard | Democratic | 1992 [2] | Health and Government Operations | |
23A | Prince George's | Geraldine Valentino-Smith | Democratic | 2010 | Judiciary | |
23B | Prince George's | Marvin E. Holmes Jr. | Democratic | 2002 | Environmental Matters | |
24 | Prince George's | Darren Swain | Democratic | 2012 [2] | Judiciary | |
24 | Prince George's | Carolyn Howard | Democratic | 1988 [2] | Ways and Means | |
24 | Prince George's | Michael L. Vaughn | Democratic | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
25 | Prince George's | Aisha N. Braveboy | Democratic | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
25 | Prince George's | Dereck E. Davis | Democratic | 1994 | Economic Matters (Chair) | |
25 | Prince George's | Melony G. Griffith | Democratic | 1998 | Appropriations | |
26 | Prince George's | Veronica L. Turner | Democratic | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
26 | Prince George's | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
26 | Prince George's | Jay Walker | Democratic | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
27A | Calvert, Prince George's | James E. Proctor Jr. | Democratic | 1990 [2] | Appropriations (Vice-Chair) | |
27A | Calvert, Prince George's | Joseph F. Vallario Jr. | Democratic | 1974 | Judiciary (Chair) | |
27B | Calvert | Mark N. Fisher | Republican | 2010 | Ways and Means | |
28 | Charles | Peter Murphy | Democratic | 2006 | Health and Government Operations | |
28 | Charles | Sally Y. Jameson | Democratic | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
28 | Charles | C. T. Wilson | Democratic | 2010 | Environmental Matters | |
29A | Charles, St. Mary's | John F. Wood Jr. | Democratic | 1986 | Appropriations | |
29B | St. Mary's | John L. Bohanan Jr. | Democratic | 1999 [2] | Appropriations | |
29C | Calvert, St. Mary's | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 1994 | Environmental Matters | |
30 | Anne Arundel | Michael E. Busch | Democratic | 1986 | Speaker of the House of Delegates | |
30 | Anne Arundel | Ron George | Republican | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
30 | Anne Arundel | Herb McMillan | Republican | 2010 | Environmental Matters | |
31 | Anne Arundel | Don H. Dwyer Jr. | Republican | 2006 | ||
31 | Anne Arundel | Nic Kipke | Republican | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
31 | Anne Arundel | Steve Schuh | Republican | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
32 | Anne Arundel | Pamela Beidle | Democratic | 2006 | Environmental Matters | |
32 | Anne Arundel | Mary Ann Love | Democratic | 1993 | Economic Matters | |
32 | Anne Arundel | Ted Sophocleus | Democratic | 1992 | Appropriations | |
33A | Anne Arundel | Tony McConkey | Republican | 2002 | Judiciary | |
33A | Anne Arundel | Cathy Vitale | Republican | 2010 | Environmental Matters | |
33B | Anne Arundel | Robert A. Costa | Republican | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
34A | Cecil, Harford | Glen Glass | Republican | 2010 | Judiciary | |
34A | Cecil, Harford | Mary-Dulany James | Democratic | 1998 | Appropriations | |
34B | Cecil | David D. Rudolph | Democratic | 1994 | Economic Matters (Vice-Chair) | |
35A | Harford | H. Wayne Norman Jr. | Republican | 2007 [2] | Environmental Matters | |
35A | Harford | Donna Stifler | Republican | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
35B | Harford | Susan McComas | Republican | 2002 | Judiciary | |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | Steven J. Arentz | Republican | 2014 | Appropriations | |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 2010 | Environmental Matters | |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | Michael D. Smigiel | Republican | 2002 | Judiciary | |
37A | Dorchester, Wicomico | Rudolph C. Cane | Democratic | 1998 | Environmental Matters | |
37B | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico | Addie Eckardt | Republican | 1994 | Appropriations | |
37B | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico | Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio | Republican | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
38A | Somerset, Wicomico | Charles James Otto | Republican | 2010 | Environmental Matters | |
38B | Wicomico, Worcester | Norman Conway | Democratic | 1986 | Appropriations (Chair) | |
38B | Wicomico, Worcester | Mike McDermott | Republican | 2010 | Judiciary | |
39 | Montgomery | Charles E. Barkley | Democratic | 1998 | Appropriations | |
39 | Montgomery | Kirill Reznik | Democratic | 2007 [2] | Health and Government Operations | |
39 | Montgomery | Shane Robinson | Democratic | 2010 | Environmental Matters | |
40 | Baltimore City | Frank M. Conaway Jr. | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
40 | Baltimore City | Barbara A. Robinson | Democratic | 2006 | Appropriations | |
40 | Baltimore City | Shawn Z. Tarrant | Democratic | 2006 | Health and Government Operations | |
41 | Baltimore City | Jill P. Carter | Democratic | 2002 | Judiciary | |
41 | Baltimore City | Nathaniel T. Oaks | Democratic | 1982 | Health and Government Operations | |
41 | Baltimore City | Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democratic | 1982 | Judiciary | |
42 | Baltimore County | Stephen W. Lafferty | Democratic | 2006 | Environmental Matters | |
42 | Baltimore County | Susan L. M. Aumann | Republican | 2002 | Appropriations | |
42 | Baltimore County | William J. Frank | Republican | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
43 | Baltimore City | Curt Anderson | Democratic | 1982 | Judiciary | |
43 | Baltimore City | Maggie McIntosh | Democratic | 1992 [2] | Environmental Matters (Chair) | |
43 | Baltimore City | Mary L. Washington | Democratic | 2010 | Appropriations | |
44 | Baltimore City | Keith E. Haynes | Democratic | 2002 | Appropriations | |
44 | Baltimore City | Keiffer Mitchell Jr. | Democratic | 2010 | Economic Matters | |
44 | Baltimore City | Melvin L. Stukes | Democratic | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
45 | Baltimore City | Talmadge Branch | Democratic | 1994 | Ways and Means | |
45 | Baltimore City | Cheryl Glenn | Democratic | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
45 | Baltimore City | Nina R. Harper | Democratic | 2013 [2] | Ways and Means | |
46 | Baltimore City | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 2010 | Judiciary | |
46 | Baltimore City | Peter A. Hammen | Democratic | 1994 | Health and Government Operations (Chair) | |
46 | Baltimore City | Brian K. McHale | Democratic | 1990 | Economic Matters | |
47 | Prince George's | Jolene Ivey | Democratic | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
47 | Prince George's | Doyle Niemann | Democratic | 2002 | Environmental Matters | |
47 | Prince George's | Michael G. Summers | Democratic | 2010 | Ways and Means |
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