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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That officer served as president of the Senate and would assume the office of <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">governor</a> if the incumbent should die, resign, be removed, or be disqualified.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Christian_Cox" title="Christopher Christian Cox">Christopher Christian Cox</a> was the first and only lieutenant governor to preside over the Senate in that capacity;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the position was abolished in the state's <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Constitution_of_1867" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Constitution of 1867">1867 Constitution</a>, which remains in effect as amended.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the lieutenant governorship was re-established by a <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_amendment" title="Constitutional amendment">constitutional amendment</a> in 1970, it did not include the Senate presidency.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Senate_presidents">List of Senate presidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Maryland_Senate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of Senate presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Order </th> <th>Name (Political Party) </th> <th>District </th> <th>Sessions </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_of_St._Thomas_Jenifer" title="Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer">Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1777–1780 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Tilghman" title="Matthew Tilghman">Matthew Tilghman</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1780 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_of_St._Thomas_Jenifer" title="Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer">Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1780 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Plater" title="George Plater">George Plater</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1780–1782 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Tilghman" title="Matthew Tilghman">Matthew Tilghman</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1782–1783 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton" title="Charles Carroll of Carrollton">Charles Carroll of Carrollton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1783 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Carroll" title="Daniel Carroll">Daniel Carroll</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1783 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton" title="Charles Carroll of Carrollton">Charles Carroll of Carrollton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1783 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Plater" title="George Plater">George Plater</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1784 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Smith (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">John Smith</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1784 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Plater" title="George Plater">George Plater</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1785 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Carroll" title="Daniel Carroll">Daniel Carroll</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1785 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Plater" title="George Plater">George Plater</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1786 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Smith (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">John Smith</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1786 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Carroll" title="Daniel Carroll">Daniel Carroll</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1787 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Plater" title="George Plater">George Plater</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1787–1788 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Carroll" title="Daniel Carroll">Daniel Carroll</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1788–1789 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Smith_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Smith (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">John Smith</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1789 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Plater" title="George Plater">George Plater</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1790 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Smallwood" title="William Smallwood">William Smallwood</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Dent" title="George Dent">George Dent</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Perry_(Maryland)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Perry (Maryland) (page does not exist)">William Perry</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1792–1798 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Thomas_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Thomas (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">John Thomas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1797–1800 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Harwood_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Harwood (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">Richard Harwood</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1801–1805 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Thomas_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Thomas (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">William Thomas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1806–1807 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Lowrey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stephen Lowrey (page does not exist)">Stephen Lowrey</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1807 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Thomas_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Thomas (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">William Thomas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1807–1809 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Lowrey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stephen Lowrey (page does not 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Chapman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td>1834–1836 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Thomas_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Thomas (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">Richard Thomas</a> </td> <td>St. Mary's </td> <td>1836–1843 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Williams_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Williams (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">William Williams</a> </td> <td>Somerset </td> <td>1844–1847 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Lingan_Gaither" title="William Lingan Gaither">William Lingan Gaither</a> </td> <td>Montgomery </td> <td>1849 </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Lloyd_(1798-1861)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Lloyd (1798-1861) (page does not exist)">Edward Lloyd</a> </td> <td>Talbot </td> <td>1852–1853 </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Lingan_Gaither" title="William Lingan Gaither">William Lingan Gaither</a> </td> <td>Montgomery </td> <td>1854 </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Wells_(Maryland_Senate_President)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Wells (Maryland Senate President) (page does not exist)">George Wells</a> </td> <td>Anne Arundel </td> <td>1856 </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_H._Webster" title="Edwin H. Webster">Edwin H. Webster</a> </td> <td>Harford </td> <td>1858 </td></tr> <tr> <td>45 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_B._Brooke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John B. Brooke (page does not exist)">John B. Brooke</a> </td> <td>Prince George's </td> <td>1860–1861 </td></tr> <tr> <td>46 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_Hollyday_Goldsborough&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry Hollyday Goldsborough (page does not exist)">Henry Hollyday Goldsborough</a> </td> <td>Talbot </td> <td>1861–1862 </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_S._Sellman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John S. Sellman (page does not exist)">John S. Sellman</a> </td> <td>Anne Arundel </td> <td>1864 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffaacc"> <td>48 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_C._Cox" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher C. Cox">Christopher C. Cox</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Union_Party_(United_States)" title="National Union Party (United States)">National Union</a>)* </td> <td> </td> <td>1865–1867 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barnes_Compton" title="Barnes Compton">Barnes Compton</a> (D) </td> <td>Charles </td> <td>1868–1870 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>50 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Snyder" title="Henry Snyder">Henry Snyder</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore City, District 2 </td> <td>1872 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Carroll" title="John Lee Carroll">John Lee Carroll</a> (D) </td> <td>Howard </td> <td>1874 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>52 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Fields" title="Daniel Fields">Daniel Fields</a> (D) </td> <td>Caroline </td> <td>1876 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>53 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Lloyd_(1825-1907)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Lloyd (1825-1907) (page does not exist)">Edward Lloyd</a> (D) </td> <td>Talbot </td> <td>1878 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herman_Stump,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Herman Stump, Jr.">Herman Stump, Jr.</a> (D) </td> <td>Harford </td> <td>1880 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Hawkins_Williams" title="George Hawkins Williams">George Hawkins Williams</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>1882 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>56 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Lloyd_(governor)" title="Henry Lloyd (governor)">Henry Lloyd</a> (D) </td> <td>Dorchester </td> <td>1884 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>57 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Warfield" title="Edwin Warfield">Edwin Warfield</a> (D) </td> <td>Howard </td> <td>1886 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>58 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Peter_(politician,_died_1893)" title="George Peter (politician, died 1893)">George Peter</a> (D) </td> <td>Montgomery </td> <td>1888 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>59 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Franklin_Brattan" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Franklin Brattan">Robert Franklin Brattan</a> (D) </td> <td>Somerset </td> <td>1890 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>60 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Lloyd_VII&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Lloyd VII (page does not exist)">Edward Lloyd VII</a> (D) </td> <td>Talbot </td> <td>1892 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>61 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Walter_Smith" title="John Walter Smith">John Walter Smith</a> (D) </td> <td>Worcester </td> <td>1894 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>62 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Cabell_Bruce" title="William Cabell Bruce">William Cabell Bruce</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore City, District 2 </td> <td>1896 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>63 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Wirt_Randall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Wirt Randall (page does not exist)">John Wirt Randall</a> (R) </td> <td>Anne Arundel </td> <td>1898 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>64 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hubner" title="John Hubner">John Hubner</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>1900–1902 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>65 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Cone_Jones" title="Spencer Cone Jones">Spencer Cone Jones</a> (D) </td> <td>Montgomery </td> <td>1904 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>66 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_B._Seth" title="Joseph B. Seth">Joseph B. Seth</a> (D) </td> <td>Talbot </td> <td>1906–1908 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>67 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Pue_Gorman_Jr." title="Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.">Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.</a> (D) </td> <td>Howard </td> <td>1910 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>68 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_D._Price" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesse D. Price">Jesse D. Price</a> (D) </td> <td>Wicomico </td> <td>1912–1914 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>69 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_J._Campbell" title="Peter J. Campbell">Peter J. Campbell</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore City, District 2 </td> <td>1916–1918 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>70 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_I._Norris&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William I. Norris (page does not exist)">William I. Norris</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore City, District 1 </td> <td>1920–1922 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>71 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_G._McIntosh_Jr." title="David G. McIntosh Jr.">David G. McIntosh Jr.</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>1924–1929 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>72 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_J._Mitchell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Walter J. Mitchell (page does not exist)">Walter J. Mitchell</a> (D) </td> <td>Charles </td> <td>1931–1933 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>73 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lansdale_G._Sasscer" class="mw-redirect" title="Lansdale G. Sasscer">Lansdale G. Sasscer</a> (D) </td> <td>Prince George's </td> <td>1935–1937 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>74 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_H._Brice&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur H. Brice (page does not exist)">Arthur H. Brice</a> (D) </td> <td>Kent </td> <td>1939–1943 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>75 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_J._Lindsay,_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James J. Lindsay, Jr. (page does not exist)">James J. Lindsay, Jr.</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore </td> <td>1944–1946 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>76 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_R._Byrnes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph R. Byrnes (page does not exist)">Joseph R. Byrnes</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore City, District 5 </td> <td>1947–1950 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>77 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=L._Harold_Sothoron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="L. Harold Sothoron (page does not exist)">L. Harold Sothoron</a> (D) </td> <td>Prince George's </td> <td>1950 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>78 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_W._Della" title="George W. Della">George W. Della</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore City, District 6 </td> <td>1951–1954 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>79 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_L._Goldstein" title="Louis L. Goldstein">Louis L. Goldstein</a> (D) </td> <td>Calvert </td> <td>1955–1958 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>80 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_W._Della" title="George W. Della">George W. Della</a> (D) </td> <td>Baltimore City, District 6 </td> <td>1959–1962 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>81 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_S._James" title="William S. James">William S. James</a> (D) </td> <td>Harford </td> <td>1963–1974 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>82 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steny_Hoyer" title="Steny Hoyer">Steny Hoyer</a> (D) </td> <td>District 26 </td> <td>1975–1978 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>83 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Clark,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="James Clark, Jr.">James Clark, Jr.</a> (D) </td> <td>District 14 </td> <td>1979–1982 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>84 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melvin_A._Steinberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Melvin A. Steinberg">Melvin A. Steinberg</a> (D) </td> <td>District 11 </td> <td>1983–1986 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>85 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_V._Miller,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas V. Miller, Jr.">Thomas V. 'Mike' Miller, Jr.</a> (D) </td> <td>District 27 </td> <td>1987–January 8, 2020 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>86 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bill Ferguson (politician)">Bill Ferguson</a> (D) </td> <td>District 46 </td> <td>January 8, 2020 – Present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>* Cox was elected Lieutenant Governor under the 1864 Constitution, which made him <a href="/wiki/Ex_officio_member" title="Ex officio member"><i>ex officio</i></a> president of the Senate. </p> <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=President_of_the_Maryland_Senate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Maryland_General_Assemblies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Maryland General Assemblies">List of Maryland General Assemblies</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Maryland_Senate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/sen.html">"Maryland Senate - Organizational Structure"</a>. <i>msa.maryland.gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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