List of current members of the Maryland Senate

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Party Composition of Maryland State Senate districts.

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, 33 of those seats are held by Democrats and 14 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 2010. 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 the Rules or Executive Nominations committees or to any Ad Hoc committees is not noted.

Current party composition

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Affiliation Members
Democratic Party 33
Republican Party 14
Total
 47

Current 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 Catherine E. Pugh Democratic 13
Majority Whip Lisa A. Gladden Democratic 41
Majority Whip Jamie Raskin Democratic 20
Minority Leader J.B. Jennings Republican 4
Minority Whip Stephen S. Hershey Jr. Republican 5

Current State Senators

District
 Jurisdiction(s) represented
 Image
 Senator
 Party
 First
elected
 Primary committee
1 Allegany, Garrett, and Washington George C. Edwards (2008).jpg George C. Edwards Republican 2006 Finance
2 Washington No image Andrew A. Serafini Republican 2015 Budget and Taxation
3 Frederick and Washington 50px Ronald N. Young Democratic 2010 Education, Health and Environmental Affairs
4 Carroll and Frederick no image Michael J. Hough Republican 2014 Judicial Proceedings
5 Baltimore County and Carroll no image Justin Ready Republican 2015 Judicial Proceedings
6 Baltimore County no image Johnny Ray Salling Republican 2014 Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
7 Baltimore County and Harford J. B. Jennings (November 2007).jpg J. B. Jennings Republican 2010 Education, Health, and Environment
8 Baltimore County 50px Katherine A. Klausmeier Democratic 2002 Finance
9 Carroll and Howard no image Gail H. Bates Republican 2014 Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
10 Baltimore County Delores G. Kelley (2009).jpg Delores G. Kelley Democratic 1994 Finance
11 Baltimore County 50px Robert Zirkin Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation
12 Baltimore County and Howard Edward J. Kasemeyer (2009).jpg Edward J. Kasemeyer Democratic 1986 Budget and Taxation (Chair)
13 Howard 50px James N. Robey Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation
14 Montgomery 50px Karen S. Montgomery Democratic 2010 Budget and Taxation
15 Montgomery FeldmanHeadshot Web.jpg Brian J. Feldman Democratic 2013 Finance
16 Montgomery no image Susan C. Lee Democratic 2014 Judicial Proceedings
17 Montgomery 50px Jennie M. Forehand Democratic 1994 Judicial Proceedings
18 Montgomery 50px Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation
19 Montgomery 50px Roger Manno Democratic 2010 Budget and Taxation
20 Montgomery Jamie Raskin (2008).jpg Jamie Raskin Democratic 2006 Judicial Proceedings
21 Anne Arundel and Prince George's James Rosapepe (2009).jpg James Rosapepe Democratic 2006 Education, Health, and Environment
22 Prince George's 50px Paul G. Pinsky Democratic 1994 Education, Health, and Environment
23 Prince George's 50px Douglas J.J. Peters Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation
24 Prince George's Joanne C. Benson (2007).jpg Joanne C. Benson Democratic 2010 Finance
25 Prince George's Ulysses Currie Democratic 1994 Budget and Taxation
26 Prince George's C. Anthony Muse (May 2008).jpg C. Anthony Muse Democratic 2006 Judicial Proceedings
27 Calvert and Prince George's Thomas V. Mike Miller at Franchot inauguration - cropped.jpg Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Democratic 1974 President of the Senate[b]
28 Charles 50px Thomas M. "Mac" Middleton Democratic 1994 Finance (Chair)
29 Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's no image Steve Waugh Republican 2014 Education, Health, and Environment
30 Anne Arundel John Astle (2008).JPG John Astle Democratic 1994 Finance (Vice-Chair)
31 Anne Arundel 50px Bryan Simonaire Republican 2006 Judicial Proceedings
32 Anne Arundel James E. DeGrange, Sr. (2008).jpg James E. DeGrange, Sr. Democratic 1998 Budget and Taxation
33 Anne Arundel 50px Edward R. Reilly Republican 2009[a] Education, Health and Environmental Affairs
34 Cecil and Harford no image Robert Cassilly Republican 2014 Judicial Proceedings
35 Harford no image Wayne Norman Republican 2014 Judicial Proceedings
36 Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's 50px Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. Republican 2013
37 Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico no image Adelaide C. Eckardt Republican 2014 Budget and Taxation
38 Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester James N. Mathias, Jr (2007).jpg James N. Mathias, Jr Democratic 2010 Budget and Taxation
39 Montgomery 50px Nancy J. King Democratic 2007 Budget and Taxation
40 Baltimore City Catherine E. Pugh (2007).jpg Catherine E. Pugh Democratic 2006 Finance
41 Baltimore City Lisagladden.jpg Lisa A. Gladden Democratic 2002 Judicial Proceedings (Vice-Chair)
42 Baltimore County 50px James Brochin Democratic 2002 Judicial Proceedings
43 Baltimore City Joan Carter Conway (2007).jpg Joan Carter Conway Democratic 1997[a] Education, Health, and Environment (Chair)
44 Baltimore City 50px Verna L. Jones Democratic 2002 Budget and Taxation
45 Baltimore City 50px Nathaniel J. McFadden Democratic 1994 Budget and Taxation (Vice-Chair)
46 Baltimore City 50px William Ferguson Democratic 2010 Education, Health and Environment
47 Prince George's Victor R. Ramirez (2007).jpg Victor R. Ramirez Democratic 2010 Finance

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

References

General
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