Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician. Since 2021,she has served as the 16th United States Secretary of Energy. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011,as the first woman to hold each office.
Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican,Ehrlich represented Maryland's 10th legislative district in the House of Delegates from 1987 to 1995 and Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American politician who served as the 17th commissioner of the Social Security Administration since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 61st governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015 and the 48th mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007.
The Baltimore World Trade Center is a 30-story skyscraper located on the Inner Harbor of Baltimore,Maryland designed by the architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed &Partners with principal architects Henry N. Cobb and Pershing Wong.
Catherine Curran O'Malley is an American jurist who served as a Baltimore City District Court judge. She is married to Martin O'Malley,a former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore,and a 2016 presidential candidate. She was an unsuccessful candidate for Maryland Attorney General in the 2022 election.
The Red Line is a proposed light rail line for Baltimore,Maryland. The original project was granted federal approval to enter the preliminary engineering phase and the Maryland Transit Administration had spent roughly $300 million in planning,design and land acquisition,until Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared his intent to not provide state funds for the project and shift state funding to roads in suburban areas. The original Red Line had been projected to cost roughly $1.6 billion,$900 million of which would have been guaranteed federal funding. Its construction had been estimated to begin in late 2015–early 2016,subject to funding,with a completion date set for late 2021–early 2022.
Anthony Gregory Brown is an American lawyer and politician serving as the attorney general of Maryland. He also served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2017 to 2023 and as lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for governor in the 2014 election,losing to Republican Larry Hogan in a close race.
Thomas Edward Perez is an American politician and attorney currently serving as senior advisor to the president of the United States and director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs,holding both positions since June 2023. Perez previously served as the United States Secretary of Labor (2013–2017),the chair of the Democratic National Committee (2017–2021),and United States Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (2009–2013).
The 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. The date included the election of the governor,lieutenant governor,and all members of the Maryland General Assembly. Incumbent Democratic governor Martin O'Malley and lieutenant governor Anthony Brown won re-election to a second term in office,defeating Republican former governor Bob Ehrlich and his running mate Mary Kane.
Dana Max Stein is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates,representing District 11B in Baltimore County,since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,he has served as the speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2024.
Alec Ross is an American author,technology policy analyst,and educator.
Maryland's leading industries by employment are health care,social assistance,state and local government,retail trade,and professional and technical services. Maryland's Gross State Product (GSP) was $295.4 billion in 2010. The Government sector produced $52.1 billion and accounted for 18 percent of Maryland's GSP in 2009. Federal government,including military and civilian,accounted for slightly more than half at just over $27 billion,while state and local government combined for nearly $25 billion. The Fort George G. Meade military installation,which includes employees of the National Security Agency,is the state's biggest employer at 44,540. The largest private sector industry is real estate with $48.4 billion,or 17 percent of economic activity. Large private employers in Maryland include Black &Decker,Legg Mason,Lockheed Martin,Marriott International,ZeniMax Media,McCormick &Company,Perdue Farms,General Motors,IBM,Northrop Grumman,and Verizon.
Otis France Rolley is the former planning director of Baltimore,serving from July 2003 until 2007. He was a Democratic candidate for mayor of Baltimore in 2011.
Raymond V. Haysbert Sr. was an American business executive and civil rights leader during the second half of the 20th century in Baltimore,Maryland. During World War II,he served in Africa and Italy with the renowned Tuskegee Airmen. Haysbert joined Baltimore-based Parks Sausage Company in 1952,becoming CEO as it grew into one of the largest black-owned U.S. businesses. In later years,he was active in politics and the American civil rights movement. Haysbert was chairman of the Greater Baltimore Urban League when he died at age 90 in 2010.
Aruna Miller is an American civil engineer and politician who is serving as the tenth lieutenant governor of Maryland since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Miller formerly served in the Maryland House of Delegates,representing Legislative District 15 in Montgomery County.
The 'World Trade Center Institute' (WTCI) operates as a private,non-profit,and non-political membership organization located in the Baltimore World Trade Center building on the Inner Harbor of Baltimore,Maryland. Financed in cooperation with area businesses and the State of Maryland,WTCI’s mission is to drive the growth of Maryland’s global business community. WTCI is one of the 320 members of the World Trade Center Association (WTCA),which operates WTCs in 96 countries around the world.
Question 6 is a referendum that appeared on the general election ballot for the U.S. state of Maryland to allow voters to approve or reject the Civil Marriage Protection Act—a bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed by the General Assembly in 2012. The referendum was approved by 52.4% of voters on November 6,2012,and thereafter went into effect on January 1,2013.
Aris Melissaratos is a Romanian-born Greek-American engineer,industrialist,aerospace executive,investor,philanthropist,university administrator,author and former government official in Maryland. He served as Secretary of Business and Economic Development of Maryland from 2003 to 2007,in the administration of Governor Robert Ehrlich.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Martin O'Malley,the 61st Governor of Maryland,was formally launched on May 30,2015,as Governor O'Malley announced his intention to seek the Democratic Party nomination for the presidency of the United States in the 2016 presidential election. On February 1,2016,he suspended his campaign after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses.
The 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Maryland. Incumbent Governor Larry Hogan was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. This was the first gubernatorial election where both parties' nominees for lieutenant governor were women.
