426th Maryland General Assembly
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The 426th Maryland General Assembly convened in a regular session on January 14, 2009, and adjourned sine die on April 13, 2009.[1]
Senate
[edit]Party composition
[edit]Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 33 | |
Republican Party | 14 | |
Total | 47 |
Leadership
[edit]Members
[edit]District | Jurisdiction(s) represented | Image | Senator | Party | First elected |
Primary committee | Executive nominations |
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1 | Allegany, Garrett, and Washington | George C. Edwards | Republican | 2006 | Finance | — | |
2 | Washington | Donald F. Munson | Republican | 1990 | Budget and Taxation | Member | |
3 | Frederick and Washington | Alex X. Mooney | Republican | 1998 | Judicial Proceedings | — | |
4 | Carroll and Frederick | David R. Brinkley | Republican | 2002 | Budget and Taxation | Member | |
5 | Baltimore County and Carroll | Larry E. Haines | Republican | 1990 | Judicial Proceedings | Member | |
6 | Baltimore County | Norman R. Stone Jr. | Democratic | 1966 | Judicial Proceedings | Member | |
7 | Baltimore County and Harford | — | Andrew P. Harris | Republican | 1998 | Education, Health, and Environment | Member |
8 | Baltimore County | Katherine A. Klausmeier | Democratic | 2002 | Finance | Member | |
9 | Carroll and Howard | Allan H. Kittleman | Republican | 2004[a] | Finance | Member | |
10 | Baltimore County | Delores G. Kelley | Democratic | 1994 | Finance | Chair | |
11 | Baltimore County | Robert Zirkin | Democratic | 2006 | Budget and Taxation | — | |
12 | Baltimore County and Howard | Edward J. Kasemeyer | Democratic | 1986 | Budget and Taxation (Vice-Chair) | Member | |
13 | Howard | — | James N. Robey | Democratic | 2006 | Budget and Taxation | — |
14 | Montgomery | Rona E. Kramer | Democratic | 2002 | Budget and Taxation | Member | |
15 | Montgomery | Robert J. Garagiola | Democratic | 2002 | Finance | — | |
16 | Montgomery | Brian E. Frosh | Democratic | 1994 | Judicial Proceedings (Chair) | Member | |
17 | Montgomery | Jennie M. Forehand | Democratic | 1994 | Judicial Proceedings | Member | |
18 | Montgomery | Richard Madaleno | Democratic | 2006 | Budget and Taxation | — | |
19 | Montgomery | — | Michael G. Lenett | Democratic | 2006 | Education, Health, and Environment | — |
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 | Nathaniel Exum | Democratic | 1998 | Finance | — | |
25 | Prince George's | Ulysses Currie | Democratic | 1994 | Budget and Taxation (Chair) | Member | |
26 | Prince George's | C. Anthony Muse | Democratic | 2006 | Judicial Proceedings | — | |
27 | Calvert and Prince George's | Thomas V. "Mike" Miller Jr. | Democratic | 1974 | n/a[b] | Member | |
28 | Charles | Thomas M. "Mac" Middleton | Democratic | 1994 | Finance (Chair) | Member | |
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 | Vice-Chair | |
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 | J. Lowell Stoltzfus | Republican | 1992[a] | Budget and Taxation | — | |
39 | Montgomery | Nancy J. King | Democratic | 2007 | Budget and Taxation | — | |
40 | Baltimore City | Catherine E. 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 | Member | |
46 | Baltimore City | George W. Della Jr. | Democratic | 1982 | Finance | — | |
47 | Prince George's | David C. Harrington | Democratic | 2008[a] | Education, Health, and Environment | — |
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]Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 104 | |
Republican Party | 37 | |
Unaffiliated | 0 | |
Total | 141 | |
Government majority | 67 |
Leadership
[edit]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 | Tony O'Donnell | Republican | 29C |
Minority Whip | Christopher B. Shank | Republican | 2B |
Members
[edit]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 E. Myers Jr. | Republican | 2002 | Appropriations | |
2A | Washington | Andrew A. Serafini | Republican | 2008 | Ways and Means | |
2B | Washington | Chris Shank | Republican | 1998 | Judiciary | |
2C | Washington | John P. Donoghue | Democratic | 1990 | Health and Government Operations | |
3A | Frederick | Galen R. Clagett | Democratic | 2002 | Appropriations | |
3A | Frederick | Sue Hecht | Democratic | 1994 | Economic Matters | |
3B | Frederick, Washington | Richard B. Weldon | Republican | 2010 | Health and Government Operations | |
4A | Frederick | Joseph R. Bartlett | Republican | 1998 | Ways and Means | |
4A | Frederick | Paul S. Stull | Republican | 1994 | Environmental Matters | |
4B | Carroll, Frederick | Donald B. Elliott | Republican | 1986 | Health and Government Operations | |
5A | Carroll | Tanya Shewell | Republican | 2004[2] | Environmental Matters | |
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 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 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 2002 | Ways and Means | |
7 | Baltimore County, Harford | Pat McDonough | Republican | 1978 | Health and Government Operations | |
8 | Baltimore County | Todd Schuler | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
8 | Baltimore County | Eric M. Bromwell | Democratic | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
8 | Baltimore County | Joe Boteler | Republican | 2002 | Environmental Matters | |
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 | Shane Pendergrass | Democratic | 1994 | Health and Government Operations | |
13 | Howard | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 2006 | Appropriations | |
13 | Howard | Frank S. Turner | Democratic | 1994 | Ways and Means | |
14 | Montgomery | Anne R. Kaiser | Democratic | 2002 | Ways and Means | |
14 | Montgomery | Karen Montgomery | Democratic | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
14 | Montgomery | Herman Taylor | Democratic | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
15 | Montgomery | Craig L. Rice | Democratic | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
15 | Montgomery | Kathleen M. Dumais | Democratic | 2002 | Judiciary | |
15 | Montgomery | Brian J. Feldman | Democratic | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
16 | Montgomery | William A. Bronrott | Democratic | 1998 | Appropriations | |
16 | Montgomery | William Frick | Democratic | 2007[3] | Ways and Means | |
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 | Ways and Means | |
17 | Montgomery | Luiz Simmons | Democratic | 1978 | Judiciary | |
18 | Montgomery | Ana Sol Gutierrez | Democratic | 2002 | Appropriations | |
18 | Montgomery | Alfred C. Carr Jr. | Democratic | 2007[3] | Environmental Matters | |
18 | Montgomery | Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
19 | Montgomery | Hank Heller | Democratic | 1986 | Appropriations | |
19 | Montgomery | Ben Kramer | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
19 | Montgomery | Roger Manno | Democratic | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
20 | Montgomery | Tom Hucker | Democratic | 2006 | Environmental 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 | Judiciary | |
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 | Gerron Levi | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
23A | Prince George's | James W. Hubbard | Democratic | 1992[2] | Health and Government Operations | |
23B | Prince George's | Marvin E. Holmes Jr. | Democratic | 2002 | Environmental Matters | |
24 | Prince George's | Joanne C. Benson | Democratic | 1990 | Health and Government Operations | |
24 | Prince George's | Carolyn J. B. 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 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 2006 | Judiciary | |
26 | Prince George's | Jay Walker | Democratic | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
26 | Prince George's | Veronica L. Turner | Democratic | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
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 | Sue Kullen | Democratic | 2004[2] | Health and Government Operations | |
28 | Charles | Peter Murphy | Democratic | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
28 | Charles | Sally Y. Jameson | Democratic | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
28 | Charles | Murray D. Levy | Democratic | 2004[2] | Appropriations | |
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 | Virginia P. Clagett | Democratic | 1994 | Environmental Matters | |
30 | Anne Arundel | Ron George | Republican | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
31 | Anne Arundel | Nic Kipke | Republican | 2006 | Health and Government Operations | |
31 | Anne Arundel | Don H. Dwyer Jr. | Republican | 2002 | Judiciary | |
31 | Anne Arundel | Steve Schuh | Republican | 2006 | Appropriations | |
32 | Anne Arundel | Pamela Beidle | Democratic | 2006 | Environmental Matters | |
32 | Anne Arundel | Mary Ann Love | Democratic | 1993 | Economic Matters | |
32 | Anne Arundel | Theodore J. Sophocleus | Democratic | 1992 | Appropriations | |
33A | Anne Arundel | James King | Republican | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
33A | Anne Arundel | Tony McConkey | Republican | 2002 | Judiciary | |
33B | Anne Arundel | Robert A. Costa | Republican | 2002 | Health and Government Operations | |
34A | Cecil, Harford | B. Daniel Riley | Democratic | 1998 | Health and Government Operations | |
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[3] | Environmental Matters | |
35A | Harford | Donna Stifler | Republican | 2006 | Economic Matters | |
35B | Harford | Susan K. McComas | Republican | 2002 | Judiciary | |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | Michael D. Smigiel Sr. | Republican | 2002 | Judiciary | |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | Richard A. Sossi | Republican | 2002 | Environmental Matters | |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | Mary Roe Walkup | Republican | 1994 | Economic Matters | |
37A | Dorchester, Wicomico | Rudolph C. Cane | Democratic | 1998 | Environmental Matters | |
37B | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico | Adelaide C. Eckardt | Republican | 1994 | Appropriations | |
37B | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico | Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio | Republican | 2002 | Economic Matters | |
38A | Somerset, Wicomico | D. Page Elmore | Republican | 2002 | Ways and Means | |
38B | Wicomico, Worcester | Norman Conway | Democratic | 1986 | Appropriations (Chair) | |
38B | Wicomico, Worcester | James N. Mathias Jr. | Democratic | 2006[2] | Economic Matters | |
39 | Montgomery | Charles E. Barkley | Democratic | 1998 | Appropriations | |
39 | Montgomery | Kirill Reznik | Democratic | 2007[3] | Health and Government Operations | |
39 | Montgomery | Saqib Ali | Democratic | 2006 | 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 (Vice-Chair) | |
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 | Judiciary | |
43 | Baltimore City | Curt Anderson | Democratic | 1982 | Judiciary | |
43 | Baltimore City | Ann Marie Doory | Democratic | 1986 | Ways and Means (Vice-Chair) | |
43 | Baltimore City | Maggie McIntosh | Democratic | 1992[2] | Environmental Matters (Chair) | |
44 | Baltimore City | Keith E. Haynes | Democratic | 2002 | Appropriations | |
44 | Baltimore City | Ruth M. Kirk | Democratic | 1982 | Economic Matters | |
44 | Baltimore City | Melvin L. Stukes | Democratic | 2006 | Ways and Means | |
45 | Baltimore City | Talmadge Branch | Democratic | 1994 | Appropriations | |
45 | Baltimore City | Cheryl Glenn | Democratic | 2006 | Environmental Matters | |
45 | Baltimore City | Hattie N. Harrison | Democratic | 1973[2] | Economic Matters | |
46 | Baltimore City | Peter A. Hammen | Democratic | 1994 | Health and Government Operations (Chair) | |
46 | Baltimore City | Carolyn J. Krysiak | Democratic | 1990 | Economic Matters | |
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 | Victor R. Ramirez | Democratic | 2002 | Judiciary |
Notable legislation enacted
[edit]- Senate Bill 279 - Death Penalty Restricts the use of the death penalty to cases in which the State presents the court or jury with (1) biological evidence or DNA evidence that links the defendant with the act of murder; (2) a videotaped, voluntary interrogation and confession of the defendant to the murder; or (3) a video recording that conclusively links the defendant to the murder. The bill also prohibits a defendant from being sentenced to death if the State relies solely on evidence provided by eyewitnesses.[4]
- House Bill 387 - Verification of the lawful status of individuals seeking Maryland drivers licenses The 2005 REAL ID Act requires federal agencies to accept only personal identification cards that meet certain standards for official purposes. In order for Maryland to comply with the REAL ID Act the General Assembly passed HB 387. As of April 2009, Maryland was one of five states (along with Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington) that extended the privilege to drive to individuals who do not have lawful status. HB 387 defines “lawful status” as it applies to the issuance of identification cards, driver’s licenses, and moped operator permits, and establishes a two-tiered approach to the issuance of these documents by the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), with the documents issued under one of these tiers considered invalid for certain official federal purposes. MVA may issue these documents, including driver’s licenses and the associated driving privilege, to an individual who held the document sought for renewal on April 18, 2009, regardless of lawful status or the absence of a valid Social Security number. However, MVA documents issued on or after July 1, 2010, must expire on July 1, 2015, and MVA may no longer undertake this two-tier issuance after July 1, 2015.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Maryland House and Senate Sessions". Maryland Legislative Information Systems. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s 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 279". Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ "HB 387". Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- "Maryland at a Glance: Government". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- "Maryland Senate: Organizational Structure". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- "Maryland Senators by District". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- "Maryland Senate - Committees". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- Specific
- "General Assembly: House of Delegates". Maryland Manual Online. Maryland State Archives. 2007. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-29.