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📊Maryland State Stats

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Maryland

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👥 Pop 6,161,707 · 💰 Income $90,906 · 💻 Voting-age 4,801,413 🔗 hover for all

📊 Maryland State Stats

Population6161707

Males voting age2307872

Females voting age2493541

Median household income90906

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★ Maryland State Legislature

Bicameral Legislature

47 Senators 172 Representatives

★ Elected Officials ★ Bills & Legislation ★ Government Structure

Showing 219 legislators

Senate 47 members

Paul D. Corderman

Karen Lewis Young

Johnny Ray Salling

Carl W. Jackson

Katie Fry Hester

Benjamin Brooks

Shelly L. Hettleman

Jeff Waldstreicher

Benjamin F. Kramer

William C. Smith Jr.

Joanne C. Benson

C. Anthony Muse

Bryan Simonaire

Mary-Dulany James

Jason C. Gallion

Mary Beth Carozza

Alonzo T. Washington

Mary L. Washington

Charles E. Sydnor III

Malcolm L. Augustine

House of Representatives 172 members

Andre Johnson Jr.

August 12, 2024

District Teresa Saavedra Woorman

February 24, 2023

District Ashanti Martinez

February 26, 2016

District Pamela E. Queen

Economic Matters

January 10, 2007

District Frank M. Conaway Jr.

January 10, 2017

District Robbyn Lewis

Environment and Transportation

January 10, 2025

District LaToya Nkongolo

January 11, 2023

District Mark Edelson

January 12, 1983

District Samuel I. Rosenberg

January 12, 2011

District Jay Jacobs

Environment and Transportation

January 12, 2022

District Karen Toles

January 13, 2026

District Derrick Coley

January 14, 2015

District Jefferson L. Ghrist

AppropriationsRules and Executive Nominations

January 25, 2017

District Jheanelle Wilkins

Ways and Means (chair)Rules and Executive Nominations

January 8, 2024

District Denise Roberts

Economic Matters

January 9, 1991

District Anne Healey

Environment and TransportationRules and Executive Nominations (chair)

January 9, 2019

District Julian Ivey

Jennifer White Holland

Jheanelle Wilkins

District Malcolm Ruff

Kris Valderrama

District Kim Ross

District Dana Jones

District W. Gregory Wims

Natalie Ziegler

October 21, 2013

District David Fraser-Hidalgo

Environment and Transportation

Teresa Saavedra Woorman

W. Gregory Wims

William Valentine

Jason C. Buckel

Matthew Schindler

William J. Wivell

April Fleming Miller

Barrie Ciliberti

Chris Tomlinson

Christopher Eric Bouchat

Economic Matters

Baltimore County

Robin Grammer Jr.

Richard W. Metzgar

Robin Grammer Jr.

Courtney Watson

Adrienne A. Jones

N. Scott Phillips

Jessica Feldmark

Jennifer R. Terrasa

Bernice Mireku-North

Pamela E. Queen

David Fraser-Hidalgo

Julie Palakovich Carr

Bonnie Cullison

Charlotte Crutchfield

Lorig Charkoudian

Anne Arundel,Prince George's

Joseline Peña-Melnyk

Ashanti Martinez

Nicole A. Williams

Prince George's

Nicole A. Williams

Marvin E. Holmes Jr.

Andrea Harrison

Tiffany T. Alston

Veronica L. Turner

Calvert,Prince George's

Jeffrie Long Jr.

Charles,Prince George's

Jeffrie Long Jr.

Edith J. Patterson

Brian M. Crosby

Calvert,St. Mary's

LaToya Nkongolo

J. Sandy Bartlett

Heather Bagnall

Stuart Schmidt Jr.

Steven C. Johnson

Susan K. McComas

Kevin Hornberger

Teresa E. Reilly

Caroline,Cecil,Kent,Queen Anne's

Steven J. Arentz

Jefferson L. Ghrist

Steven J. Arentz

Christopher T. Adams

Sheree Sample-Hughes

Barry Beauchamp

Wayne A. Hartman

Gabriel Acevero

Frank M. Conaway Jr.

Samuel I. Rosenberg

Elizabeth Embry

Regina T. Boyce

Aletheia McCaskill

Stephanie M. Smith

Luke Clippinger

Diana M. Fennell

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★ Bills & Legislation — Maryland

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★ Government Structure — Maryland

★ Executive Branch

• Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
• Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
• Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
• Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
• Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

• State Senate — Upper chamber, 47 members
• State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 172 members
• Committees — Review bills before floor votes
• Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

• State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
• Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
• District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
• County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction

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