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Maryland General Assemblies

The 431st Maryland General Assembly convened in a regular session on January 8, 2014, and adjourned sine die on April 7, 2014.[1]

Senate[edit]

Party composition[edit]

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 35
  Republican Party 12
Total 47

Senate leadership[edit]

Position Name Party District
President of the Senate Thomas V. Miller Jr. Democratic 27
President pro tem Nathaniel J. McFadden Democratic 45
Majority Leader James N. Robey Democratic 13
Majority Whip Lisa Gladden Democratic 41
Majority Whip Jamie Raskin Democratic 20
Minority Leader David R. Brinkley Republican 4
Minority Whip Joseph M. Getty Republican 5

Membership[edit]

District Jurisdiction(s) represented Image Senator Party First
elected		 Primary committee
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

Notes[edit]

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.

House of Delegates[edit]

Party composition[edit]

Maryland General Assemblies
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 97
  Republican Party 44
 Total 141
 Democratic majority 67

House leadership[edit]

Michael E. Busch, House Speaker
Position Name Party District
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

Membership[edit]

Democrat/Republican
Democratic Party
Republican Party
District Counties represented Delegate Party First
elected		 Committee
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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Maryland General Assembly". Maryland Legislative Information Systems. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Originally appointed to office to fill an open seat, rather than elected. Each Delegate so marked has been elected in their own right since their appointment.
  3. ^ McDonough was originally elected from 1978 to 1982 as a Democrat from Baltimore City. He was again elected to the House of Delegates as a Republican representing Baltimore County in 2002.
  4. ^ Simmons was originally elected as a Republican and served from 1978 to 1982, and did not run for re-election to the House of Delegates in 1982. He was again elected to the House of Delegates, this time as a Democrat, in 2002.
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