428th Maryland General Assembly

The 428th Maryland General Assembly convened in a regular session on January 13, 2011 and adjourned sine die on April 12, 2011.[1]

Maryland General Assemblies

Senate

Party composition
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 35
  Republican Party 12
Total
 47

Leadership
PositionNamePartyDistrict
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
Maryland General Assemblies
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 98
  Republican Party 43
 Total
 141
 Government Majority
 67

Leadership
Michael Busch, House Speaker
PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the HouseMichael E. BuschDemocratic30
Speaker Pro TemporeAdrienne A. JonesDemocratic10
Majority LeaderKumar P. BarveDemocratic17
Majority WhipTalmadge BranchDemocratic45
Minority LeaderAnthony J. O'DonnellRepublican29C
Minority WhipJeannie HaddawayRepublican37B

State delegates
Democrat/Republican
Democratic Party
Republican Party
DistrictCounties RepresentedDelegatePartyFirst ElectedCommittee
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 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[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 aloso 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
  1. "Maryland House and Senate Sessions". Maryland Legislative Information Systems. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. 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. Originally appointed to office to fill an open seat, rather than elected.
  4. "SB 140". Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  5. "SB 517". Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  6. "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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