The 431st Maryland General Assembly  convened as a special session from May 14 to May 16, 2012.[ 1] 
Senate 
Party composition 
Senate leadership 
Membership 
District 
Jurisdiction(s) represented 
Image 
Senator 
Party 
First 
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 Democratic
 
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. Democratic
 
1966
 
Judicial Proceedings
  
7
 
Baltimore County  and Harford 
J. B. Jennings Republican
 
2010
 
Education, Health, and Environment
  
8
 
Baltimore County 
Katherine A. Klausmeier Democratic
 
2002
 
Finance
  
9
 
Carroll  and Howard 
Allan H. Kittleman Republican
 
2004[a]  
Finance
  
10
 
Baltimore County 
Delores G. Kelley Democratic
 
1994
 
Finance
  
11
 
Baltimore County 
Robert Zirkin Democratic
 
2006
 
Budget and Taxation
  
12
 
Baltimore County  and Howard 
Edward J. Kasemeyer Democratic
 
1986
 
Budget and Taxation (Chair)
  
13
 
Howard 
James N. Robey Democratic
 
2006
 
Budget and Taxation
  
14
 
Montgomery 
Karen S. Montgomery Democratic
 
2010
 
Budget and Taxation
  
15
 
Montgomery 
Brian Feldman Democratic
 
2013
 
Finance
  
16
 
Montgomery 
Brian Frosh Democratic
 
1994
 
Judicial Proceedings (Chair)
  
17
 
Montgomery 
Jennie M. Forehand Democratic
 
1994
 
Judicial Proceedings
  
18
 
Montgomery 
Richard Madaleno Democratic
 
2006
 
Budget and Taxation
  
19
 
Montgomery 
Roger Manno Democratic
 
2010
 
Budget and Taxation
  
20
 
Montgomery 
Jamie Raskin Democratic
 
2006
 
Judicial Proceedings
  
21
 
Anne Arundel  and Prince George's 
James Rosapepe Democratic
 
2006
 
Education, Health, and Environment
  
22
 
Prince George's 
Paul G. Pinsky Democratic
 
1994
 
Education, Health, and Environment
  
23
 
Prince George's 
Douglas J. J. Peters Democratic
 
2006
 
Budget and Taxation
  
24
 
Prince George's 
Joanne C. Benson Democratic
 
2010
 
Finance
  
25
 
Prince George's 
 
Ulysses Currie Democratic
 
1994
 
Budget and Taxation
  
26
 
Prince George's 
C. Anthony Muse Democratic
 
2006
 
Judicial Proceedings
  
27
 
Calvert  and Prince George's 
Thomas V. Miller Jr. Democratic
 
1974
 
President of the Senate[b]   
28
 
Charles 
Thomas M. Middleton Democratic
 
1994
 
Finance (Chair)
  
29
 
Calvert , Charles , and St. Mary's 
Roy Dyson Democratic
 
1994
 
Education, Health, and Environment (Vice-Chair)
  
30
 
Anne Arundel 
John Astle Democratic
 
1994
 
Finance (Vice-Chair)
  
31
 
Anne Arundel 
Bryan Simonaire Republican
 
2006
 
Judicial Proceedings
  
32
 
Anne Arundel 
James E. DeGrange Sr. Democratic
 
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 
Stephen S. Hershey Jr. Republican
 
2013
 
  
37
 
Caroline , Dorchester , Talbot , and Wicomico 
 
Richard F. Colburn Republican
 
1994
 
Education, Health, and Environment
  
38
 
Somerset , Wicomico , and Worcester 
James N. Mathias Jr. Democratic
 
2010
 
Budget and Taxation
  
39
 
Montgomery 
Nancy J. King Democratic
 
2007
 
Budget and Taxation
  
40
 
Baltimore City 
Catherine Pugh Democratic
 
2006
 
Finance
  
41
 
Baltimore City 
Lisa Gladden Democratic
 
2002
 
Judicial Proceedings (Vice-Chair)
  
42
 
Baltimore County 
James Brochin Democratic
 
2002
 
Judicial Proceedings
  
43
 
Baltimore City 
Joan Carter Conway Democratic
 
1997[a]  
Education, Health, and Environment (Chair)
  
44
 
Baltimore City 
Verna L. Jones Democratic
 
2002
 
Budget and Taxation
  
45
 
Baltimore City 
Nathaniel J. McFadden Democratic
 
1994
 
Budget and Taxation (Vice-Chair)
  
46
 
Baltimore City 
Bill Ferguson Democratic
 
2010
 
Education, Health and Environment
  
47
 
Prince George's 
Victor R. Ramirez Democratic
 
2010
 
Finance
  
Notes 
a 
b 
House of Delegates 
Party composition 
House leadership 
Michael E. Busch , House Speaker 
Membership 
District 
Counties represented 
Delegate 
Party 
First 
Committee
  
1A 
Allegany , Garrett 
Wendell R. Beitzel Republican 
2006
 
Appropriations
  
1B 
Allegany
 
Kevin Kelly Democratic 
1986
 
Judiciary
  
1C 
Allegany, Washington 
 
LeRoy E. Myers Jr. Republican
 
2002
 
Ways and Means
  
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
 
Economic Matters
  
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 R. 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 A. Olszewski Jr. 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[ 3]  
Health and Government Operations
  
7 
Baltimore County , Harford
Kathy Szeliga Republican
 
2010
 
Appropriations
  
8 
Baltimore County 
Joseph C. Boteler III 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 C. Burns Jr. 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
Steven J. DeBoy Sr. Democratic
 
2002
 
Appropriations
  
12A 
Baltimore County , Howard
James E. Malone Jr. 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 (Vice-Chair)
  
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 
David Fraser-Hidalgo Democratic
 
2013[ 2]  
  
15
 
Montgomery 
Aruna Miller Democratic
 
2010
 
Ways and Means
  
16
 
Montgomery 
William Frick Democratic
 
2007[ 2]  
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[ 4]  
Judiciary
  
18
 
Montgomery 
Alfred C. Carr Jr. Democratic
 
2007[ 2]  
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 
Benjamin F. 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 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 Peña-Melnyk Democratic
 
2006
 
Health and Government Operations
  
22
 
Prince George's 
Tawanna P. Gaines Democratic
 
2001[ 2]  
Appropriations
  
22
 
Prince George's 
Anne Healey Democratic
 
1990
 
Environmental Matters
  
22
 
Prince George's 
Alonzo T. Washington Democratic
 
2012[ 2]  
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 E. Holmes Jr. Democratic
 
2002
 
Environmental Matters
  
24
 
Prince George's 
Darren Swain Democratic
 
2012[ 2]  
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 
James E. Proctor Jr. Democratic
 
1990[ 2]  
Appropriations (Vice-Chair)
  
27A 
Calvert, Prince George's 
 
Joseph F. Vallario Jr. 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 L. Bohanan Jr. 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 H. Dwyer Jr. Republican
 
2006
 
  
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
 
Judiciary
  
34A 
Cecil, Harford
 
Mary-Dulany James Democratic
 
1998
 
Appropriations
  
34B 
Cecil
 
David D. Rudolph Democratic
 
1994
 
Economic Matters (Vice-Chair)
  
35A 
Harford
 
H. Wayne Norman Jr. Republican
 
2007[ 2]  
Environmental Matters
  
35A 
Harford
 
Donna Stifler Republican
 
2006
 
Economic Matters
  
35B 
Harford
 
Susan McComas Republican
 
2002
 
Judiciary
  
36
 
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's
 
Steven J. Arentz Republican
 
2014
 
Appropriations
  
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-Riccio 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[ 2]  
Health and Government Operations
  
39
 
Montgomery 
Shane Robinson Democratic
 
2010
 
Environmental Matters
  
40
 
Baltimore City 
Frank M. Conaway Jr. Democratic
 
2006
 
Judiciary
  
40
 
Baltimore City 
Barbara A. 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 
Samuel I. Rosenberg Democratic
 
1982
 
Judiciary
  
42
 
Baltimore County 
Stephen W. Lafferty Democratic
 
2006
 
Environmental Matters
  
42
 
Baltimore County 
Susan L. M. 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 Jr. Democratic
 
2010
 
Economic Matters
  
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
 
Economic Matters
  
45
 
Baltimore City 
Nina R. Harper Democratic
 
2013[ 2]  
Ways and Means
  
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 Niemann Democratic
 
2002
 
Environmental Matters
  
47
 
Prince George's
 
Michael G. Summers Democratic
 
2010
 
Ways and Means
  
See also 
Notes 
^ "Legislative sessions:2012" . Maryland State Archives. Retrieved March 23,  2025 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w   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. 
^ McDonough was originally elected from 1978 to 1982 as a Democrat from Baltimore City. He was again elected to the House of Delegates as a Republican representing Baltimore County in 2002. 
^ Simmons was originally elected as a Republican and served from 1978 to 1982, and did not run for re-election to the House of Delegates in 1982. He was again elected to the House of Delegates, this time as a Democrat, in 2002. 
  
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