Johns Hopkins University is a private research university in Baltimore,Maryland. Founded in 1876,Johns Hopkins was the first American university based on the European research institution model. The university also has graduate campuses in Italy,China,and Washington,D.C.
Prince George's County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington,D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census,the population was 967,201,making it the second-most populous county in Maryland,behind neighboring Montgomery County. The 2020 census counted an increase of nearly 104,000 in the previous ten years. Its county seat is Upper Marlboro. It is the largest and the second most affluent African American-majority county in the United States,with five of its communities identified in a 2015 top ten list.
Wheaton is a census-designated place in Montgomery County,Maryland,United States,situated north of Washington,D.C.,and northwest of downtown Silver Spring. Wheaton takes its name from Frank Wheaton (1833–1903),a career officer in the United States Army and volunteer from Rhode Island in the Union Army who rose to the rank of major-general while serving before,during and after the Civil War.
Michael Darr Barnes is an American lawyer and politician who represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987.
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is a diocese of the Episcopal Church covering Washington,D.C.,and nearby counties of Maryland in the United States. With a membership of over 38,000,the diocese is led by the Bishop of Washington,Mariann Budde. It is home to Washington National Cathedral,which is the seat of both the diocesan bishop and the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. As a Democrat,he was the 45th mayor of Baltimore from December 1971 to January 1987,the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21,1987,to January 18,1995,and the 32nd Comptroller of Maryland from January 20,1999,to January 17,2007. On September 12,2006,he was defeated in his reelection bid for a third term as Comptroller by Maryland Delegate Peter Franchot in the Democratic Party primary.
Parris Nelson Glendening is an American politician and academic who served as the 59th governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. He previously served as the county executive of Prince George's County,Maryland from 1982 to 1994 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1999,Glendening was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Constance Morella is an American politician and diplomat. She represented Maryland's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She served as Permanent Representative from the U.S. to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2003 to 2007. She is on American University's faculty as an Ambassador in Residence for the Women &Politics Institute. She was appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Douglas Michael Duncan is a former American politician from Maryland who served as Rockville City Councilman,Rockville Mayor,Montgomery County Executive,and candidate for Governor of Maryland. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Duncan currently serves as president and CEO of Leadership Greater Washington,a position he has held since 2014.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD),officially the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCP),is a nationally accredited agency and the primary law enforcement agency of Montgomery County,Maryland,providing the full spectrum of policing services to the entire county,including the Potomac River.
Steven Muller was a German-American professor of political science,author,and the president of the Johns Hopkins University,serving from 1972 to 1990.
Sidney Kramer was an American politician in the state of Maryland. He served in the Maryland Senate and as county executive for Montgomery County.
James P. Gleason was an American politician who was the first executive of Montgomery County,Maryland.
Maryland's 8th congressional district is concentrated almost entirely in Montgomery County,with a small portion in Prince George's County. Adjacent to Washington,D.C.,the 8th district takes in many of the city’s wealthiest inner-ring suburbs,including Bethesda,Chevy Chase,and Potomac. It also includes several more economically and racially diverse communities,the most populous of which are Rockville and Silver Spring.
Robin Keith Annesley Ficker is an American political activist,real estate broker,former attorney,former state legislator,sports heckler,and perennial candidate from Maryland.
Isiah "Ike" Leggett is an American politician from the U.S. state of Maryland and former executive of Montgomery County,Maryland. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 1892 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College in the 1892 college football season. It was the first football team to officially represent the school. Maryland played three games,all of which it lost,and failed to score any points. Halfback Pearse "Shorty" Prough gained the only positive yardage for the team against Episcopal High School. He netted 35 yards from scrimmage after first running 30 yards in the wrong direction. It remained the only winless Maryland team until matched by the 1967 squad coached by Bob Ward.
The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Maryland,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Idamae Garrott was an American politician from Silver Spring,Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Maryland Senate (1987–1994);the Maryland House of Delegates (1979–1987);and the Montgomery County Council.
