List of current members of the Maryland Senate

Party composition of state senate districts. The green area on the map is Baltimore City, which is enlarged in the inset to the left.

The Maryland Senate is the upper house of the Maryland General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Maryland. One Senator is elected from each of the state's 47 electoral districts. As of January 2010, 35 of those seats are held by Democrats and 12 by Republicans. The leader of the Senate is known as the President, a position currently held by Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., who represents Charles and Prince George's counties. In addition, Senators elect a President Pro Tempore, and the respective party caucuses elect a majority and minority leader and a majority and minority whip.

Senators are elected in even-numbered 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 2006. Senators are not term-limited. Should a Senator resign from office before his or her term expires, the local central committee of the party to which the retiring senator belonged makes a recommendation to the Governor for whom to appoint to the open seat. It is tradition for the Governor to appoint the recommended person.^[1] Four of the current members of the Maryland State Senate were originally appointed, two of whom have since been elected in their own right.^[2] Newly elected Senators are sworn in and begin work on the second Wednesday of the January following their election.^[3]

Each Senator has at least one standing committee assignment. The first is to one of the four legislative committees: Budget and Taxation; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (listed in this table as Education, Health, and Environment); Finance; or Judicial Proceedings. A number of Senators have secondary committee assignments, most prominently to the Executive Nominations Committee, which oversees the constitutional responsibility of the Senate to approve nominations by the Governor. Assignment to this committee is noted under the Executive Nominations column in the main table, though assignment to the Rules committee or any Ad Hoc committees is not noted.

Current party composition

Affiliation	Members
Democratic Party	35
Republican Party	12
Total	47

Current leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Miller, Jr., Thomas V. MikeThomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.	Democratic	27
President pro tem	McFadden, Nathaniel J.Nathaniel J. McFadden	Democratic	45
Majority Leader	Garagiola, Robert J.Robert J. Garagiola	Democratic	15
Majority Whip	Gladden, Lisa A.Lisa A. Gladden	Democratic	41
Minority Leader	Jacobs, NancyNancy Jacobs	Republican	34
Minority Whip	Pipkin, E. J.E. J. Pipkin	Republican	36

Current State Senators

District	Jurisdiction(s) represented	Image	Senator	Party	First elected	Primary committee
1	Allegany, Garrett, and Washington		Edwards, George C.George C. Edwards	Republican	2006	Finance
2	Washington		Shank, Christopher B.Christopher B. Shank	Republican	2010	Budget and Taxation
3	Frederick and Washington		Young, Ronald N.Ronald N. Young	Democrat	2010	Education, Health and Environmental Affairs
4	Carroll and Frederick		Brinkley, David R.David R. Brinkley	Republican	2002	Budget and Taxation
5	Baltimore County and Carroll		Getty, Joseph M.Joseph M. Getty	Republican	2010	Judicial Proceedings
6	Baltimore County		Stone, Jr., Norman R.Norman R. Stone, Jr.	Democrat	1966	Judicial Proceedings
7	Baltimore County and Harford		JB Jennings, JB Jennings	Republican	2010	Education, Health, and Environment
8	Baltimore County		Klausmeier, Katherine A.Katherine A. Klausmeier	Democrat	2002	Finance
9	Carroll and Howard		Kittleman, Allan H.Allan H. Kittleman	Republican	2004[a]	Finance
10	Baltimore County		Kelley, Delores G.Delores G. Kelley	Democrat	1994	Finance
11	Baltimore County		Zirkin, RobertRobert Zirkin	Democrat	2006	Budget and Taxation
12	Baltimore County and Howard		Kasemeyer, Edward J.Edward J. Kasemeyer	Democrat	1986	Budget and Taxation (Vice-Chair)
13	Howard		Robey, James N.James N. Robey	Democrat	2006	Budget and Taxation
14	Montgomery		Montgomery, Karen S.Karen S. Montgomery	Democrat	2010	Budget and Taxation
15	Montgomery		Garagiola, Robert J.Robert J. Garagiola	Democrat	2002	Finance
16	Montgomery		Frosh, Brian E.Brian E. Frosh	Democrat	1994	Judicial Proceedings (Chair)
17	Montgomery		Forehand, Jennie M.Jennie M. Forehand	Democrat	1994	Judicial Proceedings
18	Montgomery		Madaleno, Jr., Richard S.Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.	Democrat	2006	Budget and Taxation
19	Montgomery		Manno, RogerRoger Manno	Democrat	2010	Education, Health, and Environment
20	Montgomery		Raskin, JamieJamie Raskin	Democrat	2006	Judicial Proceedings
21	Anne Arundel and Prince George's		Rosapepe, JamesJames Rosapepe	Democrat	2006	Education, Health, and Environment
22	Prince George's		Pinsky, Paul G.Paul G. Pinsky	Democrat	1994	Education, Health, and Environment
23	Prince George's		Peters, Douglas J.J.Douglas J.J. Peters	Democrat	2006	Budget and Taxation
24	Prince George's		Benson, Joanne C.Joanne C. Benson	Democrat	2010	Finance
25	Prince George's		Currie, UlyssesUlysses Currie	Democrat	1994	Budget and Taxation (Chair)
26	Prince George's		Muse, C. AnthonyC. Anthony Muse	Democrat	2006	Judicial Proceedings
27	Calvert and Prince George's		Miller, Jr., Thomas V. MikeThomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.	Democrat	1974	n/a[b]
28	Charles		Middleton, Thomas M. "Mac"Thomas M. "Mac" Middleton	Democrat	1994	Finance (Chair)
29	Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's		Dyson, RoyRoy Dyson	Democrat	1994	Education, Health, and Environment (Vice-Chair)
30	Anne Arundel		Astle, JohnJohn Astle	Democrat	1994	Finance (Vice-Chair)
31	Anne Arundel		Simonaire, BryanBryan Simonaire	Republican	2006	Judicial Proceedings
32	Anne Arundel		DeGrange, Sr., James E.James E. DeGrange, Sr.	Democrat	1998	Budget and Taxation
33	Anne Arundel		Reilly, Edward R.Edward R. Reilly	Republican	2009[a]	Education, Health and Environmental Affairs
34	Cecil and Harford		Jacobs, NancyNancy Jacobs	Republican	1998	Judicial Proceedings
35	Harford		Glassman, BarryBarry Glassman	Republican	1998	Finance
36	Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's		Pipkin, E. J.E. J. Pipkin	Republican	2002	Finance
37	Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico		Colburn, Richard F.Richard F. Colburn	Republican	1994	Education, Health, and Environment
38	Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester		Mathias, Jr, James N.James N. Mathias, Jr	Democrat	2010	Budget and Taxation
39	Montgomery		King, Nancy J.Nancy J. King	Democrat	2007	Budget and Taxation
40	Baltimore City		Pugh, Catherine E.Catherine E. Pugh	Democrat	2006	Finance
41	Baltimore City		Gladden, Lisa A.Lisa A. Gladden	Democrat	2002	Judicial Proceedings (Vice-Chair)
42	Baltimore County		Brochin, JamesJames Brochin	Democrat	2002	Judicial Proceedings
43	Baltimore City		Conway, Joan CarterJoan Carter Conway	Democrat	1997[a]	Education, Health, and Environment (Chair)
44	Baltimore City		Jones, Verna L.Verna L. Jones	Democrat	2002	Budget and Taxation
45	Baltimore City		McFadden, Nathaniel J.Nathaniel J. McFadden	Democrat	1994	Budget and Taxation
46	Baltimore City		Ferguson, WilliamWilliam Ferguson	Democrat	2010	Education, Health and Environment
47	Prince George's		Ramirez, Victor R.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.

See also

• List of current members of the Maryland House of Delegates

References

General

• "Maryland at a Glance: Government". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/govern.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
• "Maryland Senate: Organizational Structure". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/sen.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
• "Maryland Senators by District". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/sendist.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
• "Maryland Senate - Committees". Maryland Manual On-line. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/sencom.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 

Specific

1. ^ "Article III". Constitution of Maryland. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/03art3.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
2. ^ "Maryland Senate, Appointments by Governor". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/senapp.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15. 
3. ^ "Constitution of Maryland:Article III, Legislative Department". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/03art3.html. Retrieved 2009-06-10. 

External links

• Maryland General Assembly