The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Maryland. Three delegates are elected from each district, though some districts are divided into sub-districts. In the original state constitution, four delegates were elected from each county to one-year terms, and two were elected from each of the major early cities of Baltimore and Annapolis. Reforms in the 1830s, however, led to the apportionment of delegates by population rather than geography, and by 1922, delegates served four year terms. The modern system of apportionment of seats began in 1972, when 47 districts of roughly equal population were identified, although sub-districts were created to ensure local representation for areas with too little population to warrant an entire district.[1]
Delegates are elected in even years when the President of the United States is not being elected, similar to most other state offices in Maryland. The most recent election was in November 2022. Delegates are not term-limited.
Party composition
Maryland General Assemblies |
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Affiliation | Members | |
Democratic Party | 102 | |
Republican Party | 39 | |
Total |
141 | |
Democratic majority |
44 (72.3%) |
Leadership
Membership
District | Counties represented | Delegate | Party | Date(s) of service | Committee(s) |
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1A | Allegany, Garrett | Jim Hinebaugh | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Appropriations |
1B | Allegany | Jason C. Buckel | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Ways & Means |
1C | Allegany, Washington | Terry Baker | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Environment & Transportation |
2A | Washington | William J. Wivell | Republican | March 16, 2015 | Economic Matters |
William Valentine | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
2B | Washington | Brooke Grossman | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Ways & Means |
3 | Frederick | Ken Kerr | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Health & Government Operations |
Kris Fair | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Ways & Means | ||
Karen Simpson | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
4 | Carroll, Frederick | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | February 4, 2015 Previous service: January 11, 1995 to January 13, 1999 | Environment & Transportation |
Jesse Pippy | Republican | January 9, 2019 | Economic Matters | ||
April Fleming Miller | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Ways & Means | ||
5 | Carroll | April Rose | Republican | March 16, 2015 | Economic Matters |
Christopher Bouchat | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
Chris Tomlinson | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
6 | Baltimore County | Robin Grammer Jr. | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Judiciary |
Robert B. Long | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Ways & Means | ||
Richard W. Metzgar | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Appropriations | ||
7A | Baltimore County | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | January 12, 2011 | Health & Government Operations Rules & Executive Nominations |
Ryan Nawrocki | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Environment & Transportation | ||
7B | Harford | Lauren Arikan | Republican | January 9, 2019 | Judiciary |
8 | Baltimore County | Harry Bhandari | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Health & Government Operations |
Carl W. Jackson | Democratic | October 21, 2019 | Economic Matters | ||
Nick Allen | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Environment and Transportation | ||
9A | Howard, Montgomery | Chao Wu | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Ways & Means |
Natalie Ziegler | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Envirnoment & Transportation | ||
9B | Howard | Courtney Watson | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations |
10 | Baltimore County | Adrienne A. Jones | Democratic | October 21, 1997 | Appropriations Rules & Executive Nominations |
N. Scott Phillips | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
Jennifer White | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Health & Government Operations | ||
11A | Baltimore County | Cheryl Pasteur | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary |
11B | Baltimore County | Jon S. Cardin | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Judiciary |
Dana Stein | Democratic | January 10, 2007 Previous service: June 25, 2002 to January 8, 2003 | Environment & Transportation (Vice-Chair) Rules & Executive Nominations | ||
12A | Howard | Jessica M. Feldmark | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Ways & Means |
Terri L. Hill | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Health & Government Operations | ||
12B | Anne Arundel | Gary Simmons | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary |
13 | Howard | Vanessa Atterbeary | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Judiciary (Chair) |
Jennifer R. Terrasa | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations | ||
Pam Guzzone | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Health & Government Operations | ||
14 | Montgomery | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | January 8, 2003 | Ways & Means (Chair) Rules & Executive Nominations |
Pamela E. Queen | Democratic | February 26, 2016 | Economic Matters | ||
Bernice Mireku-North | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Ways & Means | ||
15 | Montgomery | Linda Foley | Democratic | December 17, 2021 | Environment & Transportation |
David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | October 21, 2013 | Economic Matters | ||
Lily Qi | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Economic Matters | ||
16 | Montgomery | Sarah Wolek | Democratic | April 3, 2023 | Appropriations |
Marc Korman | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Appropriations | ||
Sara Love | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Environment & Transportation | ||
17 | Montgomery | Julie Palakovich Carr | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Ways & Means |
Ryan Spiegel | Democratic | July 6, 2023 | Appropriations | ||
Joe Vogel | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Ways & Means | ||
18 | Montgomery | Emily Shetty | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations |
Jared Solomon | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations | ||
Aaron Kaufman | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
19 | Montgomery | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | January 12, 2011 | Health & Government Operations |
Charlotte Crutchfield | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Judiciary | ||
Vaughn Stewart | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Environment & Transportation | ||
20 | Montgomery | Lorig Charkoudian | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Economic Matters |
David Moon | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Judiciary (Vice-Chair) | ||
Jheanelle Wilkins | Democratic | January 25, 2017 | Ways & Means | ||
21 | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | Ben Barnes | Democratic | January 10, 2007 | Appropriations (Chair) |
Mary A. Lehman | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Environment & Transportation | ||
Joseline Peña-Melnyk | Democratic | January 10, 2007 | Health & Government Operations Regional Revitalization Working Group | ||
22 | Prince George's | Nicole A. Williams | Democratic | December 6, 2019 | Judiciary |
Anne Healey | Democratic | January 9, 1991 | Rules & Executive Nominations (Chair) Environment & Transportation | ||
Ashanti Martinez | Democratic | February 24, 2023 | Judicial Proceedings | ||
23 | Prince George's | Marvin E. Holmes Jr. | Democratic | January 8, 2003 | Environment & Transportation |
Adrian Boafo | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Economic Matters | ||
Kym Taylor | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
24 | Prince George's | Tiffany T. Alston | Democratic | January 11, 2023 Previous service: January 12, 2011 to October 9, 2012 | Health & Government Operations |
Andrea Harrison | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Economic Matters | ||
Jazz Lewis | Democratic | February 10, 2017 | Appropriations | ||
25 | Prince George's | Kent Roberson | Democratic | May 30, 2023 | Judiciary |
Denise Roberts | Democratic | January 8, 2024 | Ways & Means | ||
Karen Toles | Democratic | January 12, 2022 | Judiciary | ||
26 | Prince George's | Veronica L. Turner | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Ways & Means |
Kris Valderrama | Democratic | January 10, 2007 | Economic Matters | ||
Jamila Woods | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Health & Government Operations | ||
27A | Charles, Prince George's | Kevin Harris | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Appropriations |
27B | Calvert, Prince George's | Jeffrie Long Jr. | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Environment & Transportation |
27C | Calvert | Mark N. Fisher | Republican | January 12, 2011 | Economic Matters |
28 | Charles | Debra Davis | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Environment & Transportation |
Edith J. Patterson | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Ways & Means | ||
C. T. Wilson | Democratic | January 12, 2011 | Economic Matters (Chair) | ||
29A | St. Mary's | Matthew Morgan | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Health & Government Operations |
29B | St. Mary's | Brian M. Crosby | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Economic Matters (Vice-Chair) |
29C | Calvert, St. Mary's | Todd Morgan | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Environment & Transportation |
30A | Anne Arundel | Shaneka Henson | Democratic | May 16, 2019 | Appropriations |
Dana Jones | Democratic | May 1, 2020 | Ways & Means | ||
30B | Anne Arundel | Seth A. Howard | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Economic Matters |
31 | Anne Arundel | Brian Chisholm | Republican | January 9, 2019 | Health & Government Operations |
Nic Kipke | Republican | January 10, 2007 | Consent Calendars Health & Government Operations Rules & Executive Nominations | ||
Rachel Muñoz | Republican | November 8, 2021 | Judiciary | ||
32 | Anne Arundel | J. Sandy Bartlett | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Judiciary |
Mark S. Chang | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Appropriations (Vice-Chair) | ||
Mike Rogers | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Economic Matters | ||
33A | Anne Arundel | Andrew Pruski | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Economic Matters |
33B | Anne Arundel | Stuart Schmidt Jr. | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary |
33C | Anne Arundel | Heather Bagnall | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Health & Government Operations |
34A | Harford | Steven C. Johnson | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Health & Government Operations |
Andre Johnson Jr. | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Economic Matters | ||
34B | Harford | Susan K. McComas | Republican | January 8, 2003 | Appropriations Rules & Executive Nominations |
35A | Harford, Cecil | Mike Griffith | Republican | January 7, 2020 | Ways & Means |
Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Health & Government Operations | ||
35B | Cecil | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Ways & Means |
36 | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | Steven J. Arentz | Republican | November 19, 2013 | Economic Matters |
Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Appropriations | ||
Jay Jacobs | Republican | January 12, 2011 | Environment & Transportation | ||
37A | Dorchester, Wicomico | Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Economic Matters |
37B | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico | Christopher T. Adams | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Economic Matters |
Tom Hutchinson | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Health & Government Operations | ||
38A | Somerset, Wicomico | Charles J. Otto | Republican | January 12, 2011 | Environment & Transportation |
38B | Wicomico, Worcester | Carl Anderton Jr. | Republican | January 14, 2015 | Appropriations |
38C | Wicomico, Worcester | Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | January 9, 2019 | Ways & Means |
39 | Montgomery | Gabriel Acevero | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations |
Lesley Lopez | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Health & Government Operations | ||
W. Gregory Wims | Democratic | May 2, 2023 | Ways & Means | ||
40 | Baltimore | Marlon Amprey | Democratic | January 13, 2021 | Economic Matters |
Frank M. Conaway Jr. | Democratic | January 10, 2007 | Judiciary | ||
Melissa Wells | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Ways & Means | ||
41 | Baltimore | Dalya Attar | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Ways & Means |
Malcolm Ruff | Democratic | July 6, 2023 | Appropriations | ||
Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democratic | January 12, 1983 | Health & Government Operations | ||
42A | Baltimore County | Nino Mangione | Republican | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations |
42B | Baltimore County | Michele Guyton | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Ways & Means |
42C | Carroll | Joshua Stonko | Republican | January 11, 2023 | Appropriations |
43A | Baltimore | Regina T. Boyce | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Environment & Transportation |
Elizabeth Embry | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
43B | Baltimore County | Cathi Forbes | Democratic | October 29, 2019 | Appropriations |
44A | Baltimore | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Ways & Means |
44B | Baltimore County | Sheila Ruth | Democratic | January 31, 2020 | Environment & Transportation |
Aletheia McCaskill | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Appropriations | ||
45 | Baltimore | Stephanie M. Smith | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations |
Jackie Addison | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Environment & Transportation | ||
Caylin Young | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Judiciary | ||
46 | Baltimore | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | January 12, 2011 | Judiciary (Chair)
Rules & Executive Nominations |
Robbyn Lewis | Democratic | January 10, 2017 | Health & Government Operations | ||
Mark Edelson | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Appropriations | ||
47A | Prince George's | Diana M. Fennell | Democratic | January 14, 2015 | Economic Matters |
Julian Ivey | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Appropriations | ||
47B | Prince George's | Deni Taveras | Democratic | January 11, 2023 | Health & Government Operations |
Notes
- ↑ "Maryland State Archives, General Assembly intro". msa.maryland.gov.
See also
References
- "General Assembly: House of Delegates". Maryland Manual Online. Maryland State Archives. 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
- "Hogan appoints 2 to fill vacancies in House of Delegates". Associated Press. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.