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Maryland House of Delegates
| Maryland House of Delegates | |
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| General Information | |
| Party control: | Democrat |
| Session start: | January 8, 2025 |
| Session end: | April 7, 2025 |
| Term length: | 4 years |
| Term limits: | None |
| Redistricting: | Legislative control |
| Salary: | $54,437/year + per diem |
| Members | |
| Total: | 141 |
| Democrats: | 102 |
| Republicans: | 38 |
| Other: | 0 |
| Vacancies: | 0 |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker: | Adrienne Jones (D) |
| Maj. Leader: | David Moon (D) |
| Min. Leader: | Jason Buckel (R) |
| Elections | |
| Last election: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next election: | November 3, 2026 |
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower chamber of the Maryland General Assembly. Alongside the Maryland State Senate, it forms the legislative branch of the Maryland state government and works alongside the governor of Maryland to create laws and establish a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the Maryland House of Delegates include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.
What you will find on this page
This page contains information on the Maryland House of Delegates that is curated and updated by Ballotpedia staff. Click on the arrows (▼) below for information and research on party control, elections, members, legislation, sessions, procedures, committees, and districts.
Party Control: current and historical information on party control of the Maryland House of Delegates
Party control
Current partisan control
The table below shows the partisan breakdown of the Maryland House of Delegates as of October 2025:
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 102 | |
| Republican Party | 38 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 141 | |
History of partisan control
Democrats won control of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1920. In 2022, they won a 102-39 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Maryland House following every general election from 1990 to 2022. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Maryland House of Delegates election results: 1990-2022
| Year | '90 | '94 | '98 | '02 | '06 | '10 | '14 | '18 | '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 116 | 100 | 106 | 98 | 106 | 98 | 91 | 99 | 102 |
| Republicans | 25 | 41 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Democrats held a Democratic trifecta from 1992 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2014. The table below shows state government trifectas in Maryland from 1992 to 2019.
Maryland Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty-two years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Elections: election data from 2000 to the present
Elections
Elections by year
Maryland state delegates serve four-year terms, with all seats up for election every four years. Maryland holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 23, 2026. The filing deadline is February 24, 2026.
2022
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for July 19, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.
In the 2022 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Maryland House of Delegates from 99-42 to 102-39.
| Maryland House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 99 | 102 | |
| Republican Party | 42 | 39 | |
| Total | 141 | 141 | |
2018
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2018. The closed primary election took place on June 26, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 27, 2018. The filing deadline for third party and independent candidates was August 6, 2018[1]
In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Maryland House of Delegates from 91-50 to 99-42.
| Maryland House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 91 | 99 | |
| Republican Party | 50 | 42 | |
| Total | 141 | 141 | |
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2014Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 98-43 majority. Democrats lost seven seats in the election, giving them a 91-50 majority.
2010Elections for the office of Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2010. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was July 6, 2010. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 104-37 majority. Democrats lost six seats in the election, giving them a 98-43 majority.
In 2010, candidates running for state House raised a total of $14,870,197 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[2]
2006Elections for the office of Maryland House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on September 12, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $16,245,588. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
2002Elections for the office of Maryland House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $12,715,258. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
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Members: current leadership and membership list and information on salaries and qualifications
Members
Leadership
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body and is elected by the membership. The Speaker Pro Tempore is also elected by the House, while the Majority Leader is appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader is elected by the minority party.[5]
Current leadership and members
- House speaker: Adrienne Jones (D)
- Majority leader: David Moon (D)
- Minority leader: Jason Buckel (R)
| Current members, Maryland House of Delegates (141) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District | Delegate | Party | Assumed office |
| 1A | Wendell Beitzel | Republican | 2007 |
| 1B | Jason C. Buckel | Republican | 2015 |
| 1C | Mike McKay | Republican | 2015 |
| 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 2015 |
| 2A | Neil Parrott | Republican | 2011 |
| 2B | Paul Corderman | Republican | 2017 |
| 3A | Carol L. Krimm | Democratic | 2015 |
| 3A | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 2015 |
| 3B | Ken Kerr | Democratic | 2019 |
| 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 2015 |
| 4 | Dan Cox | Republican | 2019 |
| 4 | Jesse Pippy | Republican | 2019 |
| 5 | Susan Krebs | Republican | 2003 |
| 5 | April Rose | Republican | 2015 |
| 5 | Haven Shoemaker | Republican | 2015 |
| 6 | Robin L. Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 2015 |
| 6 | Bob Long | Republican | 2015 |
| 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 2015 |
| 7 | Lauren Arikan | Republican | 2019 |
| 7 | Rick Impallaria | Republican | 2003 |
| 7 | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 2011 |
| 8 | Harry Bhandari | Democratic | 2019 |
| 8 | Joseph Boteler III | Republican | 2019 |
| 8 | Eric Bromwell | Democratic | 2003 |
| 9A | Trent Kittleman | Republican | 2015 |
| 9A | Warren Miller | Republican | 2003 |
| 9B | Courtney Watson | Democratic | 2019 |
| 10 | Benjamin Brooks | Democratic | 2015 |
| 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 1997 |
| 10 | Jay Jalisi | Democratic | 2015 |
| 11 | Jon Cardin | Democratic | 2019 |
| 11 | Dan Morhaim | Democratic | 1995 |
| 11 | Dana Stein | Democratic | 2007 |
| 12 | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 2015 |
| 12 | Jessica Feldmark | Democratic | 2019 |
| 12 | Terri L. Hill | Democratic | 2015 |
| 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | Democratic | 2015 |
| 13 | Shane Pendergrass | Democratic | 2007 |
| 13 | Jen Terrasa | Democratic | 2019 |
| 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 2003 |
| 14 | Pamela Queen | Democratic | 2016 |
| 14 | Eric Luedtke | Democratic | 2011 |
| 15 | Kathleen Dumais | Democratic | 2003 |
| 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | Oct. 2013 |
| 15 | Lily Qi | Democratic | 2019 |
| 16 | Ariana Kelly | Democratic | 2011 |
| 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 2015 |
| 16 | Sara Love | Democratic | 2019 |
| 17 | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 1991 |
| 17 | James Gilchrist | Democratic | 2007 |
| 17 | Julie Palakovich Carr | Democratic | 2019 |
| 18 | Alfred Carr | Democratic | 2007 |
| 18 | Emily Shetty | Democratic | 2019 |
| 18 | Jared Solomon | Democratic | 2019 |
| 19 | Charlotte Crutchfield | Democratic | 2019 |
| 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 2011 |
| 19 | Vaughn Stewart | Democratic | 2019 |
| 20 | Lorig Charkoudian | Democratic | 2019 |
| 20 | David Moon | Democratic | 2015 |
| 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | Democratic | 2017 |
| 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 1995 |
| 21 | Mary Lehman | Democratic | 2019 |
| 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | Democratic | 2007 |
| 22 | Tawanna Gaines | Democratic | 2001 |
| 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 1991 |
| 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 2012 |
| 23A | Geraldine Valentino-Smith | Democratic | 1992 |
| 23B | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 2003 |
| 23B | Ron Watson | Democratic | 2019 |
| 24 | Erek Barron | Democratic | 2015 |
| 24 | Andrea Harrison | Democratic | 2019 |
| 24 | Jazz Lewis | Democratic | 2017 |
| 25 | Nick Charles | Democratic | 2019 |
| 25 | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 1995 |
| 25 | Darryl Barnes | Democratic | 2015 |
| 26 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 2003 |
| 26 | Jay Walker | Democratic | 2007 |
| 26 | Veronica Turner | Democratic | 2019 |
| 27A | Elizabeth Proctor | Democratic | 2015 |
| 27B | Michael A. Jackson | Democratic | 2015 |
| 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 2011 |
| 28 | Debra Davis | Democratic | 2019 |
| 28 | C.T. Wilson | Democratic | 2011 |
| 28 | Edith J. Patterson | Democratic | 2015 |
| 29A | Matt Morgan | Republican | 2015 |
| 29B | Brian Crosby | Democratic | 2019 |
| 29C | Jerry Clark | Republican | 2016 |
| 30A | Shaneka Henson | Democratic | 2019 |
| 30A | Alice Cain | Democratic | 2019 |
| 30B | Seth Howard | Republican | 2015 |
| 31A | Ned Carey | Democratic | 2015 |
| 31B | Brian Chisholm | Republican | 2019 |
| 31B | Nicholaus Kipke | Republican | 2007 |
| 32 | J. Sandy Bartlett | Democratic | 2019 |
| 32 | Mark S. Chang | Democratic | 2015 |
| 32 | Mike Rogers | Democratic | 2019 |
| 33 | Heather Bagnall | Democratic | 2019 |
| 33 | Michael Malone | Republican | 2015 |
| 33 | Sid Saab | Republican | 2015 |
| 34A | Steve Johnson | Democratic | 2019 |
| 34A | Mary Ann Lisanti | Democratic | 2015 |
| 34B | Susan McComas | Republican | 2003 |
| 35A | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 2015 |
| 35B | Andrew Cassilly | Republican | 2015 |
| 35B | Teresa Reilly | Republican | 2015 |
| 36 | Jeff Ghrist | Republican | 2015 |
| 36 | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 2011 |
| 36 | Steve Arentz | Republican | Nov. 2013 |
| 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 2015 |
| 37B | Christopher T. Adams | Republican | 2015 |
| 37B | Johnny Mautz | Republican | 2015 |
| 38A | Charles Otto | Republican | 2011 |
| 38B | Carl Anderton, Jr. | Republican | 2015 |
| 38C | Wayne Hartman | Republican | 2019 |
| 39 | Gabriel Acevero | Democratic | 2019 |
| 39 | Lesley Lopez | Democratic | 2019 |
| 39 | Kirill Reznik | Democratic | 2007 |
| 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 2007 |
| 40 | Nick Mosby | Democratic | 2017 |
| 40 | Melissa Wells | Democratic | 2019 |
| 41 | Dalya Attar | Democratic | 2019 |
| 41 | Tony Bridges | Democratic | 2019 |
| 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | Democratic | 1983 |
| 42A | Stephen Lafferty | Democratic | 2007 |
| 42B | Michele Guyton | Democratic | 2019 |
| 42B | Nino Mangione | Republican | 2019 |
| 43 | Curt Anderson | Democratic | 2003 |
| 43 | Regina Boyce | Democratic | 2019 |
| 43 | Maggie McIntosh | Democratic | 1992 |
| 44A | Keith Haynes | Democratic | 2003 |
| 44B | Charles E. Sydnor III | Democratic | 2015 |
| 44B | Pat Young | Democratic | 2015 |
| 45 | Talmadge Branch | Democratic | 1995 |
| 45 | Cheryl Glenn | Democratic | 2007 |
| 45 | Stephanie Smith | Democratic | 2019 |
| 46 | Robbyn Lewis | Democratic | 2017 |
| 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 2011 |
| 46 | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 2015 |
| 47A | Diana Fennell | Democratic | 2015 |
| 47A | Julian Ivey | Democratic | 2019 |
| 47B | Wanika Fisher | Democratic | 2019 |
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[6] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $54,437/year | $115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals. |
When sworn in
Maryland legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.
Membership qualifications
Section 9 of Article 3 of the Maryland Constitution states, "A person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate, who on the date of his election, (1) is a citizen of the State of Maryland, (2) has resided therein for at least one year next preceding that date, and (3) if the district which he has been chosen to represent has been established for at least six months prior to the date of his election, has resided in that district for six months next preceding that date.
If the district which the person has been chosen to represent has been established less than six months prior to the date of his election, then in addition to (1) and (2) above, he shall have resided in the district for as long as it has been established.
A person is eligible to serve as a Senator, if he has attained the age of twenty-five years, or as a Delegate, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years, on the date of his election."
Legislation: all legislation passed by the chamber in the current or most recent legislative session
Legislation
The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the Maryland House of Delegates has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the Senate to the House and legislation that has already been approved by the House and signed by the governor after its passage in the Senate. Information on legislation provided below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. The tracker is fully interactive. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read its text in full and see its voting history. You can click the headings to sort the content in the column. You can also rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them. Finally, in the bottom-left corner of the tracker is a magnifying glass, which, when clicked, will allow you to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated by BillTrack50.
Sessions: legislative sessions dates, special sessions, and key events
Sessions
About legislative sessions in Maryland
The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people.[7] State governments across the country use this authority to hold legislative sessions where a state's elected representatives meet for a period of time to draft and vote on legislation and set state policies on issues such as taxation, education, and government spending. The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, and bills that become law.
Article III of the Maryland Constitution establishes when the Maryland General Assembly, of which the House of Delegates is a part, is to be in session. Section 14 of Article III states that the General Assembly is to convene in regular session every year on the second Wednesday of January.
Section 14 also contains the procedures for convening extraordinary sessions of the General Assembly. If a majority of the members of each legislative house petition the Governor of Maryland with a request for an extraordinary session, the Governor is constitutionally required to proclaim an extraordinary session.
Article II of the Maryland Constitution also gives the Governor of Maryland the power to proclaim an extraordinary session without the request of the General Assembly.
Dates of legislative sessions in Maryland by year
2025
In 2025, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 8, 2025, and adjourn on April 7, 2025.
| Click [show] for past years' session dates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
2024In 2024, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 10, 2024, and adjourn on April 8, 2024. 2023In 2023, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 11, 2023, and adjourn on April 10, 2023. 2022In 2022, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 12, 2022, and adjourn on April 11, 2022. 2021In 2021, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 13, 2021, and adjourn on April 12, 2021. 2020In 2020, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 8, 2020, and adjourn on March 18, 2020.
Several state legislatures had their sessions impacted as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The Maryland State Legislature adjourned its session early, effective March 18, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[8] 2019In 2019, the legislature was in session from January 9, 2019, through April 8, 2019. 2018In 2018, the legislature was in session from January 10, 2018, through April 9, 2018. To read about notable events and legislation from this session, click here. 2017
In 2017, the legislature was in session from January 11, 2017, through April 10, 2017. 2016
In 2016, the legislature was in session from January 13 through April 11. 2015
In 2015, the legislature was in session from January 14 through April 13. Major issues in 2015Major issues in the 2015 legislative session included the state budget shortfall, expanding charter schools, marijuana decriminalization, fracking, and heroin overdoses.[9] 2014
In 2014, the legislature was in session from January 8 to April 7. Major issues in 2014Major issues during the 2014 legislative session included addressing the state's minimum wage, emergency health insurance, marijuana legalization, and tax relief.[10] 2013
In 2013, the legislature was in session from January 9 to April 8. Major issues in 2013Major issues during the 2013 legislative session included an assault weapons ban, boosting the state's wind power industry, transportation funding, and repeal of the death penalty.[11] 2012
In 2012, the legislature was in session from January 11 through April 19. 2011In 2011, the legislature was in session from January 12 through April 8.[12] A special redistricting session was held from October 17 to October 20.[13][14] 2010In 2010, the legislature was in session from January 13 to April 10.[15] |
Procedures: rules and procedures for veto overrides, the budget, and vacancies
Procedures
Every state legislature throughout the country features it own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government. Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includes veto overrides, the role of the legislature in the state budget, procedures for filling membership vacancies, and redistricting.
Veto overrides
- See also: Veto overrides in state legislatures
State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session. The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in Maryland are listed below.
How many legislators are required to vote for an override? Three-fifths of members in both chambers.
| Three-fifths of members in both chambers must vote to override a veto, which is 85 of the 141 members in the Maryland House of Delegates and 29 of the 47 members in the Maryland State Senate. Maryland is one of seven states that requires a three-fifths vote from both of its legislative chambers to override a veto. |
How can vetoes be overridden after the legislature has adjourned?
| Vetoes can be overridden in a special session or when the next regular session convenes.[16] A majority of members in both chambers must agree to call for a special session.[17] |
Authority: Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution.
| "Each House may adopt by rule a veto calendar procedure that permits Bills that are to be reconsidered to be read and voted upon as a single group. The members of each House shall be afforded reasonable notice of the Bills to be placed on each veto calendar. Upon the objection of a member, any Bill shall be removed from the veto calendar. If, after such reconsideration, three-fifths of the members elected to that House pass the Bill, it shall be sent with the objections to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if it passes by three-fifths of the members elected to that House it shall become a law." |
Role in state budget
- See also: Maryland state budget and finances
| Maryland on |
The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[18]
- Budget instructions are sent to state agencies in June of the year preceding the start of the new fiscal year.
- State agencies submit their budget requests to the governor between August and October.
- The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the state legislature on the third Wednesday in January.
- The legislature typically adopts a budget by the 83rd day of the session. A simple majority is required to pass a budget. The fiscal year begins July 1.
Maryland is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.[18][19][20][21]
The governor is constitutionally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. Likewise, the legislature is required to adopt a balanced budget.[18]
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Maryland General Assembly, the governor is responsible for appointing a replacement.[22]
The governor makes an appointment based on the recommendations of the political party committee that holds the vacant seat. The political party committee has up to 30 days after the vacancy to submit a list of recommended candidates to the governor. If the party committee fails to act by the 30-day deadline, or if the former officeholder was not affiliated with any party, the governor has 15 days to appoint a person from the political party that last held the seat.[23]
The person appointed to the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.[24]
See sources: Maryland Const. Art. 3, Sec. 13
Committees: role and list of current committees
Committees
Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote. The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint.
- Standing committees are generally permanent committees, the names of which sometimes change from session to session.
- Select or special committees are temporary committees formed to deal with specific issues such as recent legislation, major public policy or proposals, or investigations.
- Joint committees are committees that feature members of both chambers of a legislature.
Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees. The Maryland House of Delegates has seven standing committees:
- Appropriations
- Economic Matters
- Environment and Transportation
- Health & Government Operations
- Judiciary
- Rules & Executive Nominations
- Ways & Means
Districts
- See also: Maryland state legislative districts
The state of Maryland has 47 legislative districts. Delegates are elected from the same legislative districts as are members of the Maryland State Senate. Each district elects three delegates but only one senator.
Use the interactive map below to find your district.
Redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Maryland
In Maryland, the primary authority to adopt both congressional and state legislative district lines rests with the state legislature. The governor submits a state legislative redistricting proposal (an advisory commission appointed by the governor assists in drafting this proposal). The state legislature may pass its own plan by joint resolution, which is not subject to gubernatorial veto. If the legislature fails to approve its own plan, the governor's plan takes effect. Congressional lines are adopted solely by the legislature and may be vetoed by the governor.[25]
The Maryland Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous, compact, and "give 'due regard' for political boundaries and natural features." No such requirements apply to congressional districts.[25]
2010
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland's population grew from 5.30 million to 5.77 million between 2000 and 2010.[26] The growth rate was slightly below the national average, but was one of the fastest rates in the Northeast. Maryland retained all eight Congressional districts, but population shifts suggested that many districts would need to be redrawn.[27] The City of Baltimore lost population relative to other areas of the state.[28]
Gov. Martin O'Malley introduced a state legislative plan on January 11, 2012. Members of the legislature produced alternative plans, but no hearings were scheduled. O'Malley's map became law in February 2012 without a vote.[29] The map-making process had been criticized for the inclusion of a tax evader on the Redistricting Advisory Committee, but O'Malley noted that the financial troubles of this member were not made known to him or the public until later in the process, and this individual was cut off from the process after that point.[30]
The Congressional district map was challenged by petitioners, but a drive to place the matter before voters failed after many of the signatures gathered were voided in a legal decision.[31][32]
See also
| Elections | Maryland State Government | State Legislatures | State Politics |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2018 Election Calendar," accessed July 6, 2018
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Maryland 2010 - Candidates," accessed June 15, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Maryland 2006 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Maryland 2002 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "Organizational Structure," accessed June 15, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Find Law, "Tenth Amendment - U.S. Constitution," accessed May 20, 2017
- ↑ Patch, "MD Legislature To Adjourn Early, Create Coronavirus Committees," March 15, 2020
- ↑ The Washington Post, "As Md. legislative session nears, uncertainty about Hogan’s agenda," January 10, 2015
- ↑ washingtonpost.com, "10 things to watch in the 2014 Maryland General Assembly session," January 7, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Maryland legislative session begins with bold predictions," January 9, 2013
- ↑ Maryland Department of Legislative Services, "Journal of Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland - 2011 Regular Session - Volume I," accessed February 11, 2021 (Referenced p. iv)
- ↑ Associated Press, "Md. special session anticipated in week of Oct. 17," July 6, 2011
- ↑ Maryland Department of Legislative Services, "Journal of Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland - 2011 Special Session," accessed February 11, 2021
- ↑ Maryland Department of Legislative Services, "Journal of Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland - 2010 Regular Session - Volume I," accessed June 15, 2014 (Referenced p. iv)
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Hogan vetoes Maryland Democrats' paid sick leave bill," May 25, 2017
- ↑ National Conferences of State Legislatures, "Special sessions," May 6, 2009
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Ballot Question Summaries," accessed January 26, 2024
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for All State Questions," accessed January 26, 2024
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "Maryland Constitution," accessed February 11, 2021 (Article III, Section 13, Subsection (a)(1))
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "Maryland Constitution," accessed February 11, 2021 (Article III, Section 13, Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2))
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "Maryland Constitution," accessed February 11, 2021 (Article III, Section 13, Subsection (a)(4))
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 All About Redistricting, 'Maryland," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2010 Census: Maryland Profile, 2011
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Maryland population grows by 480,000, Census says," December 21, 2010
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Redistricting: Mighty Baltimore to lose influence," August 11, 2011
- ↑ WBAL, "Lawmakers To Let O'Malley Redistricting Plan Take Effect Without a Vote," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Redistricting plan questioned after O'Malley adviser's conviction," December 22, 2011
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Redistricting Map Foes Say They Have Passed First Test," May 31, 2012
- ↑ Southern Maryland Online, "Democratic Lawsuit Challenges GOP Petition Success," July 27, 2012
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