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background-color: #ededed"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Maryland General Assembly</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Maryland_(reverse).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg/170px-Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg/255px-Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg/340px-Seal_of_Maryland_%28reverse%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">Senate</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">House of Delegates</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Maryland_Senate" title="President of the Maryland Senate">President of the Senate</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bill Ferguson (politician)">Bill Ferguson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">D</a>) <br />since January 8, 2020 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Maryland_House_of_Delegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates">Speaker of the House of Delegates</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Adrienne Jones">Adrienne Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">D</a>) <br />since May 1, 2019 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>188</b><br />47 senators<br />141 delegates</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maryland_Senate_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maryland_Senate_2023.svg/250px-Maryland_Senate_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maryland_Senate_2023.svg/375px-Maryland_Senate_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maryland_Senate_2023.svg/500px-Maryland_Senate_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Senate political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (34)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Republican_Party" title="Maryland Republican Party">Republican</a> (13)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2023_Maryland_House_of_Delegates.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/2023_Maryland_House_of_Delegates.svg/250px-2023_Maryland_House_of_Delegates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/2023_Maryland_House_of_Delegates.svg/375px-2023_Maryland_House_of_Delegates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/2023_Maryland_House_of_Delegates.svg/500px-2023_Maryland_House_of_Delegates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">House of Delegates political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (102)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Republican_Party" title="Maryland Republican Party">Republican</a> (39)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Both chambers: 4 years</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last Senate election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_Senate_election" title="2022 Maryland Senate election">November 8, 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last House of Delegates election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2022 Maryland House of Delegates election">November 8, 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next Senate election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2026_Maryland_Senate_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2026 Maryland Senate election (page does not exist)">November 3, 2026</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next House of Delegates election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2026_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2026 Maryland House of Delegates election (page does not exist)">November 3, 2026</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Redistricting</th><td class="infobox-data">Legislative control</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Motto</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>Fatti maschi, parole femmine</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2006_09_19_-_Annapolis_-_Sunset_over_State_House.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/2006_09_19_-_Annapolis_-_Sunset_over_State_House.JPG/275px-2006_09_19_-_Annapolis_-_Sunset_over_State_House.JPG" decoding="async" width="275" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/2006_09_19_-_Annapolis_-_Sunset_over_State_House.JPG/413px-2006_09_19_-_Annapolis_-_Sunset_over_State_House.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/2006_09_19_-_Annapolis_-_Sunset_over_State_House.JPG/550px-2006_09_19_-_Annapolis_-_Sunset_over_State_House.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_State_House" title="Maryland State House">Maryland State House</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite">Maryland General Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Constitution</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Maryland" title="Constitution of Maryland">Constitution of Maryland</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Maryland General Assembly</b> is the <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> that convenes within the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_State_House" title="Maryland State House">State House</a> in <a href="/wiki/Annapolis" class="mw-redirect" title="Annapolis">Annapolis</a>. It is a <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">body</a>: the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper chamber</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">Maryland Senate</a>, has 47 representatives, and the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower chamber</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">Maryland House of Delegates</a>, has 141 representatives. Members of both houses serve four-year terms. Each house elects its own officers, judges the qualifications and election of its own members, establishes rules for the conduct of its business, and may punish or expel its own members. </p><p>The General Assembly convenes its legislative session for 90 days each year to act on more than 2,300 bills including the state's annual budget, which it must pass before <a href="/wiki/Adjournment_sine_die" title="Adjournment sine die">adjourning <i>sine die</i></a>. The General Assembly's 446th session convened on January 10, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maryland_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The forerunner of the Maryland General Assembly was the colonial institution, an Assembly of Free Marylanders (and also Council of Maryland). Maryland's foundational charter created a state ruled by the <i><a href="/wiki/Palatine_lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Palatine lord">Palatine lord</a>,</i> Lord Baltimore. As ruler, Lord Baltimore owned directly all of the land granted in the charter, and possessed absolute authority over his domain. </p><p>However, as elsewhere in British North America, British political institutions were re-created in the colonies, and the Maryland General Assembly fulfilled much the same function as the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_England" title="House of Commons of England">House of Commons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Andrews,_p.70_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andrews,_p.70-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An act was passed providing that: </p> <blockquote><p>from henceforth and for ever everyone being of the council of the Province and any other gentleman of able judgement summoned by writ (and the Lord of every Manor within this Province after Manors be erected) shall and may have his voice, seat, and place in every General Assembly ... together with two or more able and sufficient men for the hundred as the said freedmen or the major part of them ... shall think good.</p></blockquote> <p>In addition, the Lord Proprietor could summon any delegates whom he desired.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1639, noting that Parliament had not been summoned in England for a decade, the free men of Maryland passed an act to the effect that "assemblies were to be called once in every three years at the least", ensuring that their voices would be regularly heard.<sup id="cite_ref-Andrews,_p.70_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andrews,_p.70-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> the colonial Assembly ceased to exist, and was replaced by its modern successor. </p><p>Starting in 1867, the Assembly became increasingly unrepresentative. As the population of <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> increased, it and other urban areas were <a href="/wiki/Reynolds_v._Sims" title="Reynolds v. Sims">not granted additional seats.</a> By 1918, the city's population had increased 175% while the entire state gained only 46% with no reallocation of political power.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the General Assembly adjourned early on March 18, 2020, for the first time since the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifications_and_membership">Qualifications and membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maryland_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Qualifications and membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each senator or delegate must be a U.S. citizen and a resident of Maryland for at least one year preceding his or her election. A prospective legislator must have resided in the legislative district the candidate seeks to represent for the six months prior to election. A senator must be at least twenty-five years of age at the time of election and a delegate at least twenty-one. Military officers other than members of the reserves are not eligible for election to the General Assembly. </p><p>Each term lasts four years. However, members of the General Assembly are not <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">term-limited</a>. If a vacancy occurs in either house through death, resignation, or disqualification, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Governor of Maryland</a> appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the State Central Committee of the same political party as the legislator whose seat is to be filled. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislative_districts">Legislative districts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maryland_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Legislative districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Party_Composition_of_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_Districts_January_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Party_Composition_of_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_Districts_January_2023.svg/300px-Party_Composition_of_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_Districts_January_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Party_Composition_of_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_Districts_January_2023.svg/450px-Party_Composition_of_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_Districts_January_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Party_Composition_of_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_Districts_January_2023.svg/600px-Party_Composition_of_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_Districts_January_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="650" /></a><figcaption>Map of Maryland house of delegates electoral districts: <table> <tbody><tr> <th>3 sub-districts</th> <th>2 sub-districts</th> <th>1 sub-district </th></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#000099; color:white;"> </span> 3 dem.</span><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#00CCFF; color:black;"> </span> 2 dem., 1 rep.</span><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FF00FF; color:black;"> </span> 1 dem., 2 rep.</span><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#990000; color:white;"> </span> 3 rep.</span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#0000FF; color:white;"> </span> 2 dem.</span><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#9BFF9B; color:black;"> </span> 1 dem., 1 rep.</span><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FF0000; color:black;"> </span> 2 rep.</span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#99CCFF; color:black;"> </span> 1 dem.</span><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FF99CC; color:black;"> </span> 1 rep.</span><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;"> </span> 1 ind.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maryland_Senate_Map_January_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Maryland_Senate_Map_January_2023.svg/300px-Maryland_Senate_Map_January_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Maryland_Senate_Map_January_2023.svg/450px-Maryland_Senate_Map_January_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Maryland_Senate_Map_January_2023.svg/600px-Maryland_Senate_Map_January_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="465" /></a><figcaption>Current partisan composition: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3333ff; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> senator</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#e81b23; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> senator</div> </figcaption></figure> <p>The current pattern for distribution of seats began with the legislative apportionment plan of 1972 and has been revised every ten years thereafter according to the results of the decennial <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census">U.S. Census</a>. A Constitutional amendment, the plan created 47 legislative districts, many of which cross county boundaries to delineate districts relatively equal in population. Each legislative district elects one senator and three delegates. In most districts, the three delegates are elected at large from the whole district via <a href="/wiki/Plurality-at-large_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Plurality-at-large voting">block voting</a>. However, in some more sparsely populated areas of the state, the districts are divided into subdistricts for the election of delegates: either into three one-delegate subdistricts or one two-delegate subdistrict and one one-delegate subdistrict. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maryland_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Senate is led by a <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Maryland_Senate" title="President of the Maryland Senate">President</a> and the House by a <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Maryland_House_of_Delegates" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates">Speaker</a> whose respective duties and prerogatives enable them to influence the legislative process significantly. The President and the Speaker appoint the members of most committees and name their chairs and vice-chairs, except in the case of the Joint Committee on Investigation whose members elect their own officers. The President and Speaker preside over the daily sessions of their respective chambers, maintaining decorum and deciding points of order. As legislation is introduced, they assign it to a standing committee for consideration and a public hearing. The president pro tempore appoints majority and minority whips and leaders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview_of_legislative_procedure">Overview of legislative procedure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maryland_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Overview of legislative procedure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">bill</a> is a proposal to change, repeal, or add to existing state law. A House Bill (HB) is one introduced in the House of Delegates (for example: HB 6);<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Senate_Bill" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Bill">Senate Bill</a> (SB), in the Senate. </p><p>Bills are designated by number, in the order of introduction in each house. For example, HB 16 refers to the sixteenth bill introduced in the House of Delegates. The numbering starts afresh each session. The names of the sponsor (and co-sponsors, if any), the legislator who introduced the bill, becomes part of the title. Bills listed as "The Speaker (By Request of Administration)", "The President (By Request of Administration)", "Minority Leader (By Request of Administration)", or "Committee Chair (By Request of Department)" are bills proposed by the Governor and his agencies and are not proposals of the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader, or the respective Committee Chair. They are listed with the official title of a legislator rather than the Governor due to requirements in the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Constitution">Maryland Constitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Legislative_procedure" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative procedure">legislative procedure</a>, is divided into distinct stages: </p> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/draft" class="extiw" title="wikt:draft">Drafting</a>. The procedure begins when a Senator or Delegate decides to author a bill. A legislator sends the idea for the bill to the Department of Legislative Services' bill drafting division, where it is drafted into bill form. The draft of the bill is returned to the legislator for introduction.</li> <li>Introduction or <a href="/wiki/First_reading" class="mw-redirect" title="First reading">First Reading</a>. A bill is introduced or read the first time when the bill number, the name of the sponsor, and the descriptive title of the bill are read on the floor of the house.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_hearing" class="mw-redirect" title="Committee hearing">Committee hearing</a>. After introduction, a bill is assigned to the appropriate <a href="/wiki/Policy_committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Policy committee">policy committee</a>, appropriate to the subject matter, for its first hearing. Notice of the hearing is published in the Maryland Register to allow for public comment. During the committee hearing the sponsor presents the bill to the committee, and testimony may be heard in support or opposition to the bill from any member of the public. The committee then votes on whether to pass the bill out of committee, or that it be passed as amended. Bills may be amended several times. It takes a majority vote of the committee membership for a bill to be passed and sent to the next committee or to the <a href="/wiki/Floor_of_the_house" class="mw-redirect" title="Floor of the house">floor</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_reading" class="mw-redirect" title="Second reading">Second reading</a>. A bill <a href="/wiki/Recommended_for_passage" class="mw-redirect" title="Recommended for passage">recommended for passage</a> by committee is read a second time on the floor of the house. Legislators, not on the committee where the bill received its public hearing, may only offer amendments to the bill at this stage. House bills in the Senate may be amended by senators on second or third reading and Senate bills in the House may also be amended on second or third reading. After all amendments are considered, the presiding officer orders the bill to be printed for third reading. This printing would include any committee or floor amendments.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_reading" class="mw-redirect" title="Third reading">Third reading</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Roll_call_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Roll call vote">roll call vote</a> is taken. An ordinary bill needs a <a href="/wiki/Majority_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Majority vote">majority vote</a> to pass. An emergency bill requires a three-fifths vote, and a bill requiring the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Constitution">Maryland Constitution</a> to be amended requires a three-fifths vote.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Second house. If the bill receives a <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Constitution">constitutional</a> majority from the first house, the bill repeats the same steps in the other house. If the second house passes the bill without changing it, it is sent to the governor's desk.</li> <li>Resolution of Differences (<a href="/wiki/Concurrence" title="Concurrence">concurrence</a> or conference). If a measure is <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">amended</a> in the second house and <a href="/wiki/Pass_(legislature)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pass (legislature)">passed</a>, it is returned to the house of origin for consideration of amendments. The house of origin may <a href="/wiki/Concur" class="mw-redirect" title="Concur">concur</a> with the amendments and send the bill to the governor or reject the amendments and submit it to a two-house <a href="/wiki/Conference_committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference committee">conference committee</a>. Appointed by the Senate President and the House Speaker, a conference committee consists of three members of each house. The committee sends a report of its recommendations to each chamber which then can adopt or reject it. If the report is adopted, the bill is voted upon for final passage in each house. If the report is rejected by either house, the bill fails.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Governor_signs_HB_83-2008.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Governor_signs_HB_83-2008.JPG/240px-Governor_signs_HB_83-2008.JPG" decoding="async" width="240" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Governor_signs_HB_83-2008.JPG/360px-Governor_signs_HB_83-2008.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Governor_signs_HB_83-2008.JPG/480px-Governor_signs_HB_83-2008.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1456" data-file-height="901" /></a><figcaption>Legislators pose as Governor <a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Malley" title="Martin O'Malley">O'Malley</a> signs a bill into law at a <a href="/wiki/Signing_ceremony" title="Signing ceremony">signing ceremony</a> in <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a>, Maryland, on May 13, 2008.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Governor's action. All passed bills, except the budget bill and constitutional amendments, must be presented to the Governor within twenty days following adjournment of a session. The Governor may <a href="/wiki/Veto" title="Veto">veto</a> bills within thirty days after presentation. If a passed bill is not vetoed, it becomes law. The budget bill, however, becomes law upon its final passage and cannot be vetoed. Constitutional amendments also cannot be vetoed; they become law only upon their ratification by the voters at the next general election.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veto_override" class="mw-redirect" title="Veto override">Veto overrides</a>. A vetoed bill is returned to the house of origin, where a vote may be taken to override the governor's veto; a three-fifths vote of both houses is required to override a veto.</li> <li>Effective date. Each bill that is passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor is assigned a chapter number by the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a>. These chaptered bills are <a href="/wiki/Statute" title="Statute">statutes</a>, and ordinarily become part of Maryland law. Ordinarily a law passed during a regular <a href="/wiki/Session_(parliamentary_procedure)" class="mw-redirect" title="Session (parliamentary procedure)">session</a> takes effect October 1 of the same year. Emergency bills <a href="/wiki/Go_into_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Go into effect">go into effect</a> as soon as the governor signs them; these include acts calling for special elections and emergency measures necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maryland_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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King">Nancy J. King</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Stephen_S._Hershey_Jr." title="Stephen S. Hershey Jr.">Stephen S. Hershey Jr.</a> (R)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_McKay_(politician)" title="Mike McKay (politician)">Mike McKay</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_D._Corderman" title="Paul D. Corderman">Paul D. Corderman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karen_Lewis_Young" title="Karen Lewis Young">Karen Lewis Young</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Folden" title="William Folden">William Folden</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Justin_Ready" title="Justin Ready">Justin Ready</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Ray_Salling" title="Johnny Ray Salling">Johnny Ray Salling</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._B._Jennings" title="J. B. Jennings">J. B. Jennings</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Katherine_A._Klausmeier" title="Katherine A. Klausmeier">Katherine A. Klausmeier</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Katie_Fry_Hester" title="Katie Fry Hester">Katie Fry Hester</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Brooks_(politician)" title="Benjamin Brooks (politician)">Benjamin Brooks</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shelly_L._Hettleman" title="Shelly L. Hettleman">Shelly L. Hettleman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Lam" title="Clarence Lam">Clarence Lam</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Guy_Guzzone" title="Guy Guzzone">Guy Guzzone</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Zucker" title="Craig Zucker">Craig Zucker</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Feldman_(politician)" title="Brian Feldman (politician)">Brian Feldman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sara_N._Love" title="Sara N. Love">Sara N. Love</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Kagan" title="Cheryl Kagan">Cheryl Kagan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Waldstreicher" title="Jeff Waldstreicher">Jeff Waldstreicher</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Kramer" title="Benjamin F. Kramer">Benjamin F. Kramer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_C._Smith_Jr." title="William C. Smith Jr.">William C. Smith Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Rosapepe" title="James Rosapepe">James Rosapepe</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_T._Washington" title="Alonzo T. Washington">Alonzo T. Washington</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Watson_(politician)" title="Ron Watson (politician)">Ron Watson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joanne_C._Benson" title="Joanne C. Benson">Joanne C. Benson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Charles_(politician)" title="Nick Charles (politician)">Nick Charles</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/C._Anthony_Muse" title="C. Anthony Muse">C. Anthony Muse</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Jackson_(politician)" title="Michael A. Jackson (politician)">Michael A. Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Ellis_(Maryland_politician)" title="Arthur Ellis (Maryland politician)">Arthur Ellis</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Bailey_(Maryland_politician)" title="Jack Bailey (Maryland politician)">Jack Bailey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Elfreth" title="Sarah Elfreth">Sarah Elfreth</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Simonaire" title="Bryan Simonaire">Bryan Simonaire</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Beidle" title="Pamela Beidle">Pamela Beidle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Gile" title="Dawn Gile">Dawn Gile</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary-Dulany_James" title="Mary-Dulany James">Mary-Dulany James</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_C._Gallion" title="Jason C. Gallion">Jason C. Gallion</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_S._Hershey_Jr." title="Stephen S. Hershey Jr.">Stephen S. Hershey Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mautz" title="Johnny Mautz">Johnny Mautz</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_Beth_Carozza" title="Mary Beth Carozza">Mary Beth Carozza</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nancy_J._King" title="Nancy J. King">Nancy J. King</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Hayes" title="Antonio Hayes">Antonio Hayes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jill_P._Carter" title="Jill P. Carter">Jill P. Carter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_West_(politician)" title="Chris West (politician)">Chris West</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_L._Washington" title="Mary L. Washington">Mary L. Washington</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Sydnor_III" title="Charles E. Sydnor III">Charles E. Sydnor III</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cory_McCray" title="Cory McCray">Cory McCray</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bill Ferguson (politician)">Bill Ferguson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Augustine" title="Malcolm Augustine">Malcolm Augustine</a> (D)</li></ol> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (34)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Republican_Party" title="Maryland Republican Party">Republican</a> (13)</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Maryland General Assembly</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">Maryland House of Delegates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">Maryland Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Members_of_the_Maryland_House_of_Delegates" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Template:Maryland House of Delegates"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Template talk:Maryland House of Delegates"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Maryland House of Delegates"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Members_of_the_Maryland_House_of_Delegates" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Members of the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">Maryland House of Delegates</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div><b>446th Maryland General Assembly</b> (2024) <dl><dt>Speaker of the House</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_A._Jones" title="Adrienne A. Jones">Adrienne A. Jones</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Speaker <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dana_Stein" title="Dana Stein">Dana Stein</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Majority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/David_Moon_(politician)" title="David Moon (politician)">David Moon</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jason_C._Buckel" title="Jason C. Buckel">Jason C. Buckel</a> (R)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ul><li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">1A.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hinebaugh" title="Jim Hinebaugh">Jim Hinebaugh</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">1B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_C._Buckel" title="Jason C. Buckel">Jason C. Buckel</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">1C.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terry_Baker_(politician)" title="Terry Baker (politician)">Terry Baker</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">2A.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_J._Wivell" title="William J. Wivell">William J. Wivell</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Valentine_(politician)" title="William Valentine (politician)">William Valentine</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">2B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brooke_Grossman" title="Brooke Grossman">Brooke Grossman</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">3.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_P._Kerr" title="Kenneth P. Kerr">Kenneth P. Kerr</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kris_Fair" title="Kris Fair">Kris Fair</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karen_Simpson_(politician)" title="Karen Simpson (politician)">Karen Simpson</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">4.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barrie_Ciliberti" title="Barrie Ciliberti">Barrie Ciliberti</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Pippy" title="Jesse Pippy">Jesse Pippy</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/April_Fleming_Miller" title="April Fleming Miller">April Fleming Miller</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">5.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/April_Rose_(politician)" title="April Rose (politician)">April Rose</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Bouchat" title="Christopher Bouchat">Christopher Bouchat</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Tomlinson_(politician)" title="Chris Tomlinson (politician)">Chris Tomlinson</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">6.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robin_Grammer_Jr." title="Robin Grammer Jr.">Robin Grammer Jr.</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Long" title="Robert B. Long">Robert B. Long</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_W._Metzgar" title="Richard W. Metzgar">Richard W. Metzgar</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">7A.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Szeliga" title="Kathy Szeliga">Kathy Szeliga</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Nawrocki" title="Ryan Nawrocki">Ryan Nawrocki</a> (R)<br /></div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">7B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Arikan" title="Lauren Arikan">Lauren Arikan</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">8.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Harry_Bhandari" title="Harry Bhandari">Harry Bhandari</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carl_W._Jackson" title="Carl W. Jackson">Carl W. Jackson</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Allen_(politician)" title="Nick Allen (politician)">Nick Allen</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">9A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chao_Wu_(politician)" title="Chao Wu (politician)">Chao Wu</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Ziegler" title="Natalie Ziegler">Natalie Ziegler</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">9B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Courtney_Watson_(politician)" title="Courtney Watson (politician)">Courtney Watson</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">10.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_A._Jones" title="Adrienne A. Jones">Adrienne A. Jones</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/N._Scott_Phillips" title="N. Scott Phillips">N. Scott Phillips</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_White_Holland" title="Jennifer White Holland">Jennifer White Holland</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">11A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Pasteur" title="Cheryl Pasteur">Cheryl Pasteur</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">11B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jon_Cardin" title="Jon Cardin">Jon Cardin</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dana_Stein" title="Dana Stein">Dana Stein</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">12A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jessica_M._Feldmark" title="Jessica M. Feldmark">Jessica M. Feldmark</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terri_Hill" title="Terri Hill">Terri Hill</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">12B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Simmons_(politician)" title="Gary Simmons (politician)">Gary Simmons</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">13.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Atterbeary" title="Vanessa Atterbeary">Vanessa Atterbeary</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_R._Terrasa" title="Jennifer R. Terrasa">Jennifer R. Terrasa</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pam_Guzzone" title="Pam Guzzone">Pam Guzzone</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">14.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anne_Kaiser" title="Anne Kaiser">Anne Kaiser</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pamela_E._Queen" title="Pamela E. Queen">Pamela E. Queen</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bernice_Mireku-North" title="Bernice Mireku-North">Bernice Mireku-North</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">15.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Linda_Foley" title="Linda Foley">Linda Foley</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Fraser-Hidalgo" title="David Fraser-Hidalgo">David Fraser-Hidalgo</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lily_Qi" title="Lily Qi">Lily Qi</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">16.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Wolek" title="Sarah Wolek">Sarah Wolek</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marc_Korman" title="Marc Korman">Marc Korman</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Saavedra_Woorman" title="Teresa Saavedra Woorman">Teresa S. Woorman</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">17.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Spiegel" title="Ryan Spiegel">Ryan Spiegel</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_Palakovich_Carr" title="Julie Palakovich Carr">Julie Palakovich Carr</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Vogel_(politician)" title="Joe Vogel (politician)">Joe Vogel</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">18.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Emily_Shetty" title="Emily Shetty">Emily Shetty</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jared_Solomon_(Maryland_politician)" title="Jared Solomon (Maryland politician)">Jared Solomon</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Kaufman_(politician)" title="Aaron Kaufman (politician)">Aaron Kaufman</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">19.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Crutchfield" title="Charlotte Crutchfield">Charlotte Crutchfield</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Cullison" title="Bonnie Cullison">Bonnie Cullison</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vaughn_Stewart_(politician)" title="Vaughn Stewart (politician)">Vaughn Stewart</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">20.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lorig_Charkoudian" title="Lorig Charkoudian">Lorig Charkoudian</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Moon_(politician)" title="David Moon (politician)">David Moon</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jheanelle_Wilkins" title="Jheanelle Wilkins">Jheanelle Wilkins</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">21.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ben_Barnes_(Maryland_politician)" title="Ben Barnes (Maryland politician)">Ben Barnes</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_A._Lehman" title="Mary A. Lehman">Mary A. Lehman</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseline_Pe%C3%B1a-Melnyk" title="Joseline Peña-Melnyk">Joseline Peña-Melnyk</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">22.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anne_Healey" title="Anne Healey">Anne Healey</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Martinez" title="Ashanti Martinez">Ashanti Martinez</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicole_A._Williams" title="Nicole A. Williams">Nicole A. Williams</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">23.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marvin_E._Holmes_Jr." title="Marvin E. Holmes Jr.">Marvin E. Holmes Jr.</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Boafo" title="Adrian Boafo">Adrian Boafo</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kym_Taylor" title="Kym Taylor">Kym Taylor</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">24.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Harrison" title="Andrea Harrison">Andrea Harrison</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_T._Alston" title="Tiffany T. Alston">Tiffany T. Alston</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jazz_Lewis" title="Jazz Lewis">Jazz Lewis</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">25.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kent_Roberson" title="Kent Roberson">Kent Roberson</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karen_Toles" title="Karen Toles">Karen Toles</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Denise_Roberts_(politician)" title="Denise Roberts (politician)">Denise Roberts</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">26.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Veronica_L._Turner" title="Veronica L. Turner">Veronica L. Turner</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kris_Valderrama" title="Kris Valderrama">Kris Valderrama</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jamila_Woods_(politician)" title="Jamila Woods (politician)">Jamila Woods</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">27A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harris_(politician)" title="Kevin Harris (politician)">Kevin Harris</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">27B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrie_Long_Jr." title="Jeffrie Long Jr.">Jeffrie Long Jr.</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">27C.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_N._Fisher" title="Mark N. Fisher">Mark N. Fisher</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">28.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Debra_Davis" title="Debra Davis">Debra Davis</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edith_J._Patterson" title="Edith J. Patterson">Edith J. Patterson</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/C._T._Wilson" title="C. T. Wilson">C. T. Wilson</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">29A.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Morgan_(politician)" title="Matthew Morgan (politician)">Matthew Morgan</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">29B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_M._Crosby" title="Brian M. Crosby">Brian M. Crosby</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">29C.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Todd_Morgan_(politician)" title="Todd Morgan (politician)">Todd Morgan</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">30A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shaneka_Henson" title="Shaneka Henson">Shaneka Henson</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dana_Jones_(politician)" title="Dana Jones (politician)">Dana Jones</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">30B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Seth_A._Howard" title="Seth A. Howard">Seth A. Howard</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">31.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Chisholm_(politician)" title="Brian Chisholm (politician)">Brian Chisholm</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎢</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nic_Kipke" title="Nic Kipke">Nic Kipke</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Rachel Muñoz">Rachel Muñoz</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">32.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._Sandy_Bartlett" title="J. Sandy Bartlett">J. Sandy Bartlett</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_S._Chang" title="Mark S. Chang">Mark S. Chang</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rogers_(Maryland_politician)" title="Mike Rogers (Maryland politician)">Mike Rogers</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">33A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Pruski" title="Andrew Pruski">Andrew Pruski</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">33B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Schmidt_Jr." title="Stuart Schmidt Jr.">Stuart Schmidt Jr.</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">33C.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Heather_Bagnall" title="Heather Bagnall">Heather Bagnall</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">34A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steven_C._Johnson_(Maryland_politician)" title="Steven C. Johnson (Maryland politician)">Steven C. Johnson</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson_Jr." title="Andre Johnson Jr.">Andre Johnson Jr.</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">34B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_K._McComas" title="Susan K. McComas">Susan K. McComas</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">35A.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Griffith_(politician)" title="Mike Griffith (politician)">Mike Griffith</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Teresa_E._Reilly" title="Teresa E. Reilly">Teresa E. Reilly</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">35B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hornberger" title="Kevin Hornberger">Kevin Hornberger</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">36.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steven_J._Arentz" title="Steven J. Arentz">Steven J. Arentz</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_L._Ghrist" title="Jefferson L. Ghrist">Jefferson L. Ghrist</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Jacobs_(politician)" title="Jay Jacobs (politician)">Jay Jacobs</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">37A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheree_Sample-Hughes" title="Sheree Sample-Hughes">Sheree Sample-Hughes</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">37B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christopher_T._Adams" title="Christopher T. Adams">Christopher T. Adams</a> (R)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hutchinson_(Maryland_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Hutchinson (Maryland politician)">Tom Hutchinson</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">38A.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_J._Otto" title="Charles J. Otto">Charles J. Otto</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">38B.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barry_Beauchamp" title="Barry Beauchamp">Barry Beauchamp</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">38C.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wayne_A._Hartman" title="Wayne A. Hartman">Wayne A. Hartman</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">39.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Acevero" title="Gabriel Acevero">Gabriel Acevero</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Lopez" title="Lesley Lopez">Lesley Lopez</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/W._Gregory_Wims" title="W. Gregory Wims">W. Gregory Wims</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">40.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marlon_Amprey" title="Marlon Amprey">Marlon Amprey</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_M._Conaway_Jr." title="Frank M. Conaway Jr.">Frank M. Conaway Jr.</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Wells_(politician)" title="Melissa Wells (politician)">Melissa Wells</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">41.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dalya_Attar" title="Dalya Attar">Dalya Attar</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Ruff" title="Malcolm Ruff">Malcolm Ruff</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Samuel_I._Rosenberg" title="Samuel I. Rosenberg">Samuel I. Rosenberg</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">42A.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nino_Mangione" title="Nino Mangione">Nino Mangione</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">42B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michele_Guyton" title="Michele Guyton">Michele Guyton</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">42C.</div> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Stonko" title="Joshua Stonko">Joshua Stonko</a> (R)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">43A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Regina_T._Boyce" title="Regina T. Boyce">Regina T. Boyce</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Embry" title="Elizabeth Embry">Elizabeth Embry</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">43B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cathi_Forbes" title="Cathi Forbes">Cathi Forbes</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">44A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eric_Ebersole" title="Eric Ebersole">Eric Ebersole</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">44B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Ruth" title="Sheila Ruth">Sheila Ruth</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aletheia_McCaskill" title="Aletheia McCaskill">Aletheia McCaskill</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">45.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_M._Smith" title="Stephanie M. Smith">Stephanie M. Smith</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Addison" title="Jackie Addison">Jackie Addison</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Caylin_Young" title="Caylin Young">Caylin Young</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">46.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Luke_Clippinger" title="Luke Clippinger">Luke Clippinger</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right; transform:translateY(0.25em)">⎢</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robbyn_Lewis" title="Robbyn Lewis">Robbyn Lewis</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Edelson" title="Mark Edelson">Mark Edelson</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">47A.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Diana_M._Fennell" title="Diana M. Fennell">Diana M. Fennell</a> (D)<br /></div><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">⎣</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julian_Ivey" title="Julian Ivey">Julian Ivey</a> (D)</div></li> <li><div><div style="width:3em; display:inline-block; text-align:right">47B.</div> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Deni_Taveras" title="Deni Taveras">Deni Taveras</a> (D)</div></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (102)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Republican_Party" title="Maryland Republican Party">Republican</a> (39)</li> <li><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i> (0)</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Maryland General Assembly</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">Maryland House of Delegates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">Maryland Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Government_of_Maryland" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:MD_Gov_branches" title="Template:MD Gov branches"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:MD_Gov_branches" title="Template talk:MD Gov branches"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:MD_Gov_branches" title="Special:EditPage/Template:MD Gov branches"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Government_of_Maryland" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Maryland" title="Government of Maryland">Government of Maryland</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Executive</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">Governor</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Maryland" title="List of governors of Maryland">List</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">Lt. 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Appeals">Justices</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appellate_Court_of_Maryland" title="Appellate Court of Maryland">Appellate Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Circuit_Courts" title="Maryland Circuit Courts">Circuit Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_District_Court" title="Maryland District Court">District Court</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Constitutional offices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comptroller_of_Maryland" title="Comptroller of Maryland">Comptroller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_Maryland" title="Treasurer of Maryland">Treasurer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Maryland" title="Attorney General of Maryland">Attorney General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Board_of_Public_Works" title="Maryland Board of Public Works">Board of Public Works</a></li></ul> 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Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_State_Commission_on_Criminal_Sentencing_Policy" title="Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy">State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Legislatures_of_the_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks 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href="/wiki/Alabama_Senate" title="Alabama Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alaska_State_Legislature" title="Alaska State Legislature">Alaska</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alaska_House_of_Representatives" title="Alaska House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alaska_State_Senate" title="Alaska State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Legislature" title="Arizona State Legislature">Arizona</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_General_Assembly" title="Arkansas General Assembly">Arkansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Arkansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Legislature" title="Florida Legislature">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_General_Assembly" title="Georgia General Assembly">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span 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