The 428th Maryland General Assembly convened in a regular session on January 13, 2011 and adjourned sine die on April 12, 2011.[1]
Senate [ ]
Party composition [ ]
Affiliation
Members
Democratic Party
35
Republican Party
12
Total
47
Leadership [ ]
Position
Name
Party
District
President of the Senate
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
Democratic
27
President pro tem
Nathaniel J. McFadden
Democratic
45
Majority Leader
Robert Garagiola
Democratic
15
Majority Whip
Lisa A. Gladden
Democratic
41
Minority Leader
Nancy Jacobs
Republican
34
Minority Whip
E.J. Pipkin
Republican
36
State senators [ ]
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
Democrat
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.
Democrat
1966
Judicial Proceedings
7
Baltimore County and Harford
JB Jennings
Republican
2010
Education, Health, and Environment
8
Baltimore County
Katherine A. Klausmeier
Democrat
2002
Finance
9
Carroll and Howard
Allan H. Kittleman
Republican
2004[a]
Finance
10
Baltimore County
Delores G. Kelley
Democrat
1994
Finance
11
Baltimore County
Robert Zirkin
Democrat
2006
Budget and Taxation
12
Baltimore County and Howard
Edward J. Kasemeyer
Democrat
1986
Budget and Taxation (Vice-Chair)
13
Howard
James N. Robey
Democrat
2006
Budget and Taxation
14
Montgomery
Karen S. Montgomery
Democrat
2010
Budget and Taxation
15
Montgomery
Robert J. Garagiola
Democrat
2002
Finance
16
Montgomery
Brian E. Frosh
Democrat
1994
Judicial Proceedings (Chair)
17
Montgomery
Jennie M. Forehand
Democrat
1994
Judicial Proceedings
18
Montgomery
Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.
Democrat
2006
Budget and Taxation
19
Montgomery
Roger Manno
Democrat
2010
Education, Health, and Environment
20
Montgomery
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
2006
Judicial Proceedings
21
Anne Arundel and Prince George's
James Rosapepe
Democrat
2006
Education, Health, and Environment
22
Prince George's
Paul G. Pinsky
Democrat
1994
Education, Health, and Environment
23
Prince George's
Douglas J.J. Peters
Democrat
2006
Budget and Taxation
24
Prince George's
Joanne C. Benson
Democrat
2010
Finance
25
Prince George's
Ulysses Currie
Democrat
1994
Budget and Taxation (Chair)
26
Prince George's
C. Anthony Muse
Democrat
2006
Judicial Proceedings
27
Calvert and Prince George's
Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
Democrat
1974
n/a[b]
28
Charles
Thomas M. "Mac" Middleton
Democrat
1994
Finance (Chair)
29
Calvert , Charles , and St. Mary's
Roy Dyson
Democrat
1994
Education, Health, and Environment (Vice-Chair)
30
Anne Arundel
John Astle
Democrat
1994
Finance (Vice-Chair)
31
Anne Arundel
Bryan Simonaire
Republican
2006
Judicial Proceedings
32
Anne Arundel
James E. DeGrange, Sr.
Democrat
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
E. J. Pipkin
Republican
2002
Finance
37
Caroline , Dorchester , Talbot , and Wicomico
Richard F. Colburn
Republican
1994
Education, Health, and Environment
38
Somerset , Wicomico , and Worcester
James N. Mathias, Jr
Democrat
2010
Budget and Taxation
39
Montgomery
Nancy J. King
Democrat
2007
Budget and Taxation
40
Baltimore City
Catherine E. Pugh
Democrat
2006
Finance
41
Baltimore City
Lisa A. Gladden
Democrat
2002
Judicial Proceedings (Vice-Chair)
42
Baltimore County
James Brochin
Democrat
2002
Judicial Proceedings
43
Baltimore City
Joan Carter Conway
Democrat
1997[a]
Education, Health, and Environment (Chair)
44
Baltimore City
Verna L. Jones
Democrat
2002
Budget and Taxation
45
Baltimore City
Nathaniel J. McFadden
Democrat
1994
Budget and Taxation
46
Baltimore City
William Ferguson
Democrat
2010
Education, Health and Environment
47
Prince George's
Victor R. Ramirez
Democrat
2010
Judicial Proceedings
Notes [ ]
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 [ ]
Party composition [ ]
Affiliation
Members
Democratic Party
98
Republican Party
43
Total
141
Government Majority
67
Leadership [ ]
State delegates [ ]
Democrat/Republican
Democratic Party
Republican Party
District
Counties Represented
Delegate
Party
First Elected
Committee
1A
Allegany , Garrett
Wendell R. Beitzel
Republican
2006
Health and Government Operations
1B
Allegany
Kevin Kelly
Democratic
1986
Judiciary
1C
Allegany, Washington
LeRoy Myers
Republican
2002
Appropriations
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
Appropriations
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 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 Olszewski
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
Health and Government Operations
7
Baltimore County , Harford
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
2010
Appropriations
8
Baltimore County
Joe Boteler
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 Burns
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
Steve DeBoy
Democratic
2002
Appropriations
12A
Baltimore County , Howard
James Malone
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
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
Brian J. Feldman
Democratic
2002
Economic Matters
15
Montgomery
Aruna Miller
Democratic
2010
Ways and Means
16
Montgomery
William Frick
Democratic
2007[3]
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
Judiciary
18
Montgomery
Alfred C. Carr, Jr.
Democratic
2007[3]
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
Ben 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 R. 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 Pena-Melnyk
Democratic
2006
Health and Government Operations
22
Prince George's
Tawanna Gaines
Democratic
2001[2]
Appropriations
22
Prince George's
Anne Healey
Democratic
1990
Environmental Matters
22
Prince George's
Justin D. Ross
Democratic
2002
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 Holmes
Democratic
2002
Environmental Matters
24
Prince George's
Tiffany Alston
Democratic
2010
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
Jim Proctor
Democratic
1990[2]
Appropriations (Vice-Chair)
27A
Calvert, Prince George's
Joe Vallario
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 Bohanan
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 Dwyer
Republican
2006
Judiciary
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
Ways and Means
34A
Cecil, Harford
Mary-Dulany James
Democratic
1998
Appropriations
34B
Cecil
David D. Rudolph
Democratic
1994
Economic Matters (Vice-Chair)
35A
Harford
Wayne Norman
Republican
2007[3]
Environmental Matters
35A
Harford
Donna Stifler
Republican
2006
Economic Matters
35B
Harford
Susan McComas
Republican
2002
Judiciary
36
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's
Stephen S. Hershey, Jr.
Republican
2010
Economic Matters
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
Republican
2002
Economic Matters
38A
Somerset , Wicomico
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[3]
Health and Government Operations
39
Montgomery
Shane Robinson
Democratic
2010
Environmental Matters
40
Baltimore City
Frank Conaway
Democratic
2006
Judiciary
40
Baltimore City
Barbara 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
Sandy Rosenberg
Democratic
1982
Ways and Means (Vice-Chair)
42
Baltimore County
Stephen Lafferty
Democratic
2006
Environmental Matters
42
Baltimore County
Susan 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
Democratic
1982
Judiciary
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
Environmental Matters
45
Baltimore City
Hattie N. Harrison
Democratic
1973[2]
Economic Matters
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 L. Niemann
Democratic
2002
Environmental Matters
47
Prince George's
Michael G. Summers
Democratic
2010
Ways and Means
Notable legislation enacted [ ]
Primary and Secondary Education Funding The budget bill, Senate Bill 140, enacted by the 427th Maryland General Assembly increased Maryland State aid for primary and secondary education by $210.5 million in fiscal 2011 to a total of $5.7 billion. State aid provided directly to the local boards of education was increased by $119.7 million or 2.5%, while teachers’ retirement costs, which are paid by the State on behalf of the local school systems, will increase from $759.1 million to $849.8 million.[4]
Senate Bill 517 - Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2010 The increasing number of gangs had created a significant problem in most areas of the country, including Maryland. More than 600 active gangs are reported to be in the State with more than 11,000 members. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has also identified approximately 4,000 inmates as participating in more than 260 different gangs inside its correctional facilities. Inter alia , SB 517 modifies the definition of “criminal gang” by repealing the requirement that an association of three or more persons whose members meet certain criteria be ongoing and by repealing “an identifying sign, symbol, name, leader, or purpose” as common factors and substituting “an overt or covert organizational or command structure.”[5]
House Bill 934 - Distracted Driving, Handheld Cell Phones This bill outlaws the use of handheld phones by drivers while operating a motor vehicle. The bill also prohibits drivers of a school vehicles, the holders of a learner’s instructional permit or provisional driver’s licenses from driving and talking on hand held cell phones as well. The bill's prohibitions do not apply to the emergency use of a handheld telephone. Commercial drivers using push-to-talk technology are exempted as well.[6]
Notes [ ]
^ "Maryland House and Senate Sessions" . Maryland Legislative Information Systems. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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.
^ a b c d Originally appointed to office to fill an open seat, rather than elected.
^ "SB 140" . Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved 22 April 2010 .
^ "SB 517" . Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved 22 April 2010 .
^ "HB 934" . Maryland General Assembly. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010 .
See also [ ]
Current members of the Maryland State Senate
References [ ]
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External links [ ]
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