Johns Hopkins Institutions

Legislative Hotline

Volume 13, Number 13�� December 8, 2006

On Tuesday, November 7^th citizens from across Maryland voted in the general election.� The voter turn out was high, leading to several races being so close the Board of Elections was unable to declare a victor for several weeks.� As a result of the general election there is great deal of change in the political landscape of Maryland.� The following is a brief description of the impact of the election on the federal, state and local levels.

FEDERAL UPDATE

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MARYLAND UPDATE

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BALTIMORE CITY UPDATE

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General Election Results 2007

�Biographies of Elected Officials Representing Johns Hopkins Institutions Campuses

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STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

Federal Update

Congress has returned to Washington this week, although very little legislative activity is expected beyond the adoption of another so-called “continuing resolution” funding the activities of the federal government through mid-February; leaving the fate of the FY 2007 appropriations bills to be resolved between the new Democratic majorities and the Bush Administration.� The results of the various leadership elections for the two chambers, which took place in November, are listed below.

Committee assignments will not be finalized until Congress convenes in early January. Nonetheless, we can report the following with a good level of certainty:� Senator Mikulski will regain the chair of the Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations and will also chair the Aging subcommittee of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.� It is also anticipated that Senator-Elect Cardin will become a member of the Budget, Environment and Public Works, Foreign Relations, Judiciary and Small Business committees.� With his ascendancy to the post of Majority Leader, Representative Hoyer must relinquish his seat on the Appropriations Committee.� This has resulted in significant jockeying for committee assignments amongst the members of the MD delegation that is not likely to be resolved until January.

v The Senate Democratic Leadership for the 110^th Congress

o Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia: President Pro Temp

o Dick Durbin of Illinois: Assistant Majority Leader

o Charles E. Schumer of New York: Vice Chair of the Conference

o Patty Murray of Washington: Secretary of the Conference

o Charles E. Schumer of New York: Chairman of Campaign Committee

o Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota: Chairman of Policy Committee

v The House Democratic Leadership for the 110^th Congress

o Nancy Pelosi of California: Speaker

o Steny Hoyer of Maryland: Majority Leader

o James E. Clyburn of South Carolina: Majority Whip

o Rahm Emanuel of Illinois: Democratic Caucus Chairman

o John Larson of Connecticut: Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman

v The Senate Republican Leadership for the 110^th Congress

o Mitch McConnell of Kentucky: Minority Leader

o Trent Lott of Mississippi: Minority Whip

o Jon Kyl of Arizona: Republican Conference Chair

o John Cornyn of Texas: Republican Conference Vice Chair

o Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas: Policy Chair

o John Ensign of Nevada: Campaign Committee Chair

v The House Republican Leadership for the 110^th Congress

o John Boehner of Ohio: Minority Leader

o Roy Blunt of Missouri: Minority Whip

o Adam Putnam of Florida: Conference Chair

o Kay Granger of Texas: Conference Vice Chair

o John Carter of Texas: Conference Secretary

o Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan: Policy Committee Chair

o Tom Cole of Oklahoma: Campaign Committee Chair

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Maryland Update

The Maryland General Assembly will convene for its annual 90-day legislative session on January 10, 2007.� As a result of the November 2006 general election, there will be 34 new delegates and 11 new senators in Annapolis this year.� The Democrats retain a significant majority in both the House and the Senate, and in fact gained six seats in the House of Delegates.� Despite broad winning margins in many races around the state a small number of districts were so closely contested that their outcomes were dependent upon provisional and absentee ballot counts which delayed final results by several weeks.� In statewide offices, Democrats Peter Franchot and Douglas Gansler were elected State Comptroller and Attorney General, respectively, by wide margins.

Governor-Elect Martin O’Malley, who won by a margin of over 100,000 votes, or 6.5%, is moving quickly to prepare for his new administration.� He has tapped his running mate, Lieutenant Governor-Elect Anthony Brown, a member of the House of Delegates since 1999 and the Majority Whip since 2004, to lead the administration’s higher education and health care initiatives.� On December 1, the leaders of 22 issue- and agency-specific transition committees were named.� Ron Peterson has been named co-chair of the health and mental hygiene committee.� It is anticipated that other Johns Hopkins representatives will be named members of several of the full committees.� O’Malley has also named Michael Enright as his Chief of Staff; currently Enright serves as First Deputy Mayor.

Several Senate leadership changes have been announced by Senate President Mike Miller as a result of the vacancies created by the election.� Four African American Senators from Baltimore City will gain additional responsibilities due to those changes.� Senator Joan Carter Conway, Vice Chair of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, will take over the chairmanship from Senator Paula Hollinger who lost her bid for the 3rd Congressional district.� Carter Conway represents the City’s 43rd District, which borders the Homewood campus and Charles Village.� Senator Lisa Gladden, who represents the 41st District in northwest Baltimore, will replace retiring Senator Leo Green as the Vice Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.� Senator Nathaniel McFadden, who represents the area bordering the East Baltimore Campus, will become president pro tem.� McFadden will be the first African American to hold the second-in-command position in the Senate.� Lastly, freshman Senator Catherine Pugh, a former member of the House of Delegates who represents the Homewood campus, will be an assistant deputy majority whip.� On the House side, Talmadge Branch, representing district 45 in Baltimore City, has also gained new responsibilities.� Delegate Branch has been elevated from vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee to majority whip.

In Senate promotions outside Baltimore City, Edward Kasemeyer (representing Baltimore and Howard Counties), has been named to succeed McFadden as majority leader, and freshman Senator and former Howard County executive Jim Robey will be the deputy majority whip.� Other House of Delegates changes include new leadership for Baltimore City’s House Delegation.� Curt Anderson of the 43rd District was elected Chair and Keith Haynes of the 44th District, which includes the East Baltimore campus, was elected Vice Chair.

In another significant development since the election, Senate President Mike Miller has announced that he will not run for re-election in 2010, thus ending his 40-plus year legislative career and unprecedented 20-plus year rein as Senate President by the end of the current four year term.

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Baltimore City Update

When Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley becomes Governor on January 17, 2007, City Council President Sheila Dixon becomes Mayor, serving out his term in office.� She will be the African-American first woman in the City’s top position.� In the fall of 2007, elections will be held for Mayor, City Council President, Comptroller, and 14 City Council representatives, all of whom will take office early the following December.

Dixon recently named a 47-member transition team that includes Johns Hopkins Health System president Ron Peterson.� The changes in the Mayor and Council President seats will create general staff changes in both offices, as well as in the leadership of some city departments and agencies.� Once O’Malley announces the members of his staff who will be leaving City Hall, Dixon will announce her other appointments.

Attached please find a list of elected officials who will not be returning to office and a compilation of biographies of the elected officials representing Johns Hopkins University campuses.

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General Election Results 2007

STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO WILL NOT BE RETURNING - 2 total

Retired

Attorney General J. Joseph Curran (D)

Lost General Election

Governor Robert Ehrlich (R)

Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)

Lt. Governor Michael Steele (R)��

STATE SENATORS WHO WILL NOT BE RETURNING - 11 total

Retired

Leo Green (D-23)

Sharon Grosfeld (D-18)

John Hafer (R-1)

Ralph Hughes (D-40)

Philip Jimeno (D-31)

Gloria Lawlah (D-26)

Leonard Teitelbaum (D-19)

Lost Primary Election, then General Election

John Giannetti (R-21)

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Ran for Congress (lost)

Paula Hollinger (D-11)

Lost Primary Election

Ida Ruben (D-20)��

Sandra Schrader (R-13)

STATE DELEGATES WHO WILL NOT BE RETURNING - 36 total

Deceased

John Arnick (D-6)

K. Bennett Bozman (D-38)

Retired

Clarence Davis (D-45)

Michael Gordon (D-17)

Pauline Menes (D-21)

John Trueschler (R-42)

Ran for Lieutenant Governor (won)

Anthony Brown (D-25)

Ran for Comptroller (won)

Peter Franchot (D-20)

Lost General Election

Joan Cadden (D-31)

John Cluster (R-8)

Jean Cryor (R-15)

Terry Gilleland (R-32)

Patrick Hogan (R-3A)

Sheryl Davis Kohl (R-34A)

W. Daniel Mayer (R-28)

Lost Primary Election

Mary Conroy (D-23A)

Marshall Goodwin (D-40)

Darryl Kelley (D-26)

Brian Moe (D-21)

Gareth Murray (D-20)

Jeffrey Paige (D-44)

Rosetta Parker (D-47)

Joanne Parrott (R-35)

Neil Quinter (D-13)

Joan Stern (D-39)

Ran for State Senate (won)

George Edwards (R-1A)

Richard Madaleno (D-18)

Catherine Pugh (D-40)

Bobby Zirkin (D-11)

Ran for State Senate (lost)

Adrienne Mandel (D-19)��

Salima Siler Marriott (D-40)

Herb McMillan (R-30)

Obie Patterson (D-26)

Carol Petzold (D-19)

Ran for Anne Arundel County Executive (won)

John Leopold (R-31)

Ran for Anne Arundel County Executive (lost)

David Boschert (R-33A)��

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Biographies of Elected Officials Representing Johns Hopkins Institutions Campuses

United States Congress:

Senate

Ben Cardin Benjamin L. Cardin (D) was born in Baltimore and still resides in the city.� He graduated from Baltimore public schools in 1961.� Cardin received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964 and a law degree from the University of Maryland in 1967.� He had a private law practice before running for the state legislature.� Cardin was first elected in 1966 to the House of Delegates, where he served from 1967-87.� He was chairman of the Ways and Means Committee before becoming Speaker of the House in 1979.� Cardin was elected to the U.S. House in 1986 and has been re-elected every two years since.� He and his wife, Myrna, have one child.

House of Representatives

District 1 (Eastern Shore, Harford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel Counties)

Wayne Gilchrest Wayne T. Gilchrest* (R) was born in Rahway, N.J., and resides in Kennedyville.� He attended Wesley College and Union College, and received a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State College in 1973.� He served with the Marines in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam from 1964-68.� He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Navy Commendation Medal.� Gilchrest taught government and history in public schools from 1973-86.� Gilchrest was a high school teacher in Kent County and a part-time house painter when he was first elected to the U.S. House in 1990.� Gilchrest and his wife, Barbara, have three children.

District 2 (Harford, Baltimore, Anne Arundel Counties and Baltimore City)

Dutch Ruppersberger C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger* (D) was born in Baltimore and lives in Cockeysville.� He attended the University of Maryland before transferring to the University of Baltimore where he earned his law degree.� Ruppersberger worked as an assistant county prosecutor and spent 14 years in private law practice before becoming a member of the Baltimore County Council in 1985.� He was re-elected in 1986 and 1990.� Ruppersberger was elected county executive in 1994 and 1998.� He was elected to the U.S. House in 2002 and re-elected in 2004.� Ruppersberger and his wife, Kay, have two children.

District 3 (Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel Counties and Baltimore City)

John P. Sarbanes (D) was born in Baltimore and lives in Towson.� He earned degrees from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Harvard Law School.� He spent a year in Greece, the home of his immigrant grandmother and grandfather on his father’s side, as a Fulbright scholar.� After earning his law degree in 1988, he returned to Maryland to work as a law clerk for a U.S. District Judge and began private law practice in Baltimore.� In 1998 he started working 20 hours a week in the state Department of Education dealing with low-performing schools.� He spent 15 years as a board member and three years as president of the non-profit Public Justice Center.� Sarbanes and his wife, Dina, have three children.

District 4 (Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties)

Al Wynn Albert R. Wynn* (D) was born in Philadelphia and resides in Largo.� He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973 and a law degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1977.� Wynn is a former director of the Prince George’s County Consumer Protection Commission and former president of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Consumer Agencies.� He served in the Maryland House of Delegates, 1983-86, and in the state Senate, 1986-92.� He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992.� Wynn and his wife, Gaines Clore Wynn, each has one child from previous marriages.

District 5 (Southern Maryland, Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties)

Steny Hoyer Steny Hoyer* (D) was born in New York City, and resides in Mitchellville.� He received a bachelor’s degree in 1963 from the University of Maryland and a law degree from Georgetown University in 1966.� That same year, he began his private law practice and also was elected to the state Senate for the first of three four-year terms.� He made an unsuccessful bid to become lieutenant governor of Maryland in 1978.� Hoyer was elected to the U.S. House during a special May 1981 election.� In 2002, he was named Minority Whip after Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became minority leader.� Hoyer is a widower with three children.

District 6 (Western Maryland, Baltimore and Harford Counties)

Roscoe Bartlett Roscoe G. Bartlett* (R) was born in Moreland, Ky., and resides in Frederick.� He received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia Union College, in Takoma Park, Md., where he majored in biology and theology.� He received a master’s and a doctoral degree from the University of Maryland in 1948 and 1952.� Bartlett has taught and researched, primarily in the area of respiratory physiology.� Bartlett is also an inventor and holds 20 patents, most of them dealing with breathing support devices used by firefighters.� He also worked eight years with IBM in their medical instrument division.� With IBM’s assistance, he set up his own research and development company, which he later transformed into a real estate development firm.� He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992.� Bartlett and his wife, Ellen, have 10 children.

District 7 (Baltimore City, Howard and Baltimore Counties)

Elijah Cummings Elijah E. Cummings* (D) was born in Manning, S.C., and lives in Baltimore.� Cummings graduated from Baltimore City College, a high school in the city, and received a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington in 1973.� He received a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1976 and was admitted to the state bar that same year.� Cummings operated his own law practice in Baltimore.� In 1982, he won his first election, taking a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving until 1996.� He won a special 1996 election to replace Kweisi Mfume, who resigned from the U.S. House to become head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.� He is the immediate past chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.� Cummings has two daughters from a previous marriage.

District 8 (Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties)

Chris van Hollen* (D) was born in Karachi, Pakistan, where his father was a Foreign Service officer.� He has an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, a master’s degree in national securities studies from the Kennedy School of Public Policy at Harvard and a law degree from Georgetown University.� Van Hollen began a private law practice in 1991.� He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1991-94 and in the state Senate from 1995 to 2002, when he unseated longtime Republican incumbent Connie Morella.� He and his wife, Katherine, have three children.

Statewide offices:

Governor

Martin O'Malley Martin O’Malley (D) was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in the Maryland suburbs.� He moved to Baltimore to launch his political career, first as a member of the city council and then as mayor.� O’Malley got his undergraduate degree from Catholic University and a law degree from the University of Maryland.� He was state field director for Barbara Mikulski in 1986 when she was elected to her first term in the U.S. Senate.� After law school, O’Malley worked as a prosecutor in the office of the Baltimore state’s attorney.� He ran for office the first time for a city council seat in 1990 and lost by 44 votes.� A year later he was elected to the council and in 1999 was elected mayor.� O’Malley met his wife, Catherine, daughter of Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr., while working on the Mikulski campaign.� They live in Baltimore with their two daughters and two sons.

Lieutenant Governor

Anthony G. Brown (D) was born in Huntington, N.Y. and received both his bachelor’s degree and his law degree from Harvard University.� From 1984-89 he served as an aviation officer in the U.S. Army.� He is currently in the U.S. Army Reserve and served in Iraq in 2004-05.� Brown began as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999 and in 2004 became Majority Whip.� He lives in Mitchellville and is married with two children.

Comptroller

Peter Franchot (D) is a business development consultant and has been a member of the Maryland House of Delegates since 1987 and has served on the Appropriations Committee since that time.� For the last six years he has served as the chair of the Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee of Appropriations.� Prior to being elected to the House of Delegates he served in the US Army and worked on Capitol Hill.� Franchot received a B.A. in English from Amherst College and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.� He is an attorney admitted to the bar in D.C.� He lives in Takoma Park and is married with two children.

Attorney General

Douglas F. Gansler (D) has served as Montgomery County State’s Attorney since 1998.� Prior to that, he was an Assistant United States Attorney and a private litigator.� He graduated from Yale, where he played lacrosse, with a B.A. in economics and political science and received his law degree from University of Virginia School of Law.� Gansler lives in Chevy Chase and is married with two children.

Maryland General Assembly

District 6:� (Baltimore County—Borders Bayview Medical Center)

Senate

[photo, Norman R. Stone, Jr., State Senator] Norman Stone* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended Baltimore public schools.� He is a graduate of the University of Baltimore and the University of Baltimore School of Law.� Stone has been a member of the Senate since 1967.� Prior to that, from 1963-67, he was a member of the House of Delegates.� Stone is married and has four children and eight grandchildren.

House of Delegates

[photo, Joseph J. Minnick, State Delegate] Sonny Minnick* (D) was born in Dundalk and attended Dundalk High School and Dundalk Community College.� He served in the U.S. Navy for four years.� Minnick has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995, having served as a Delegate previously from 1988-90.� He is married and has three children.

John Olszewski* (D) was born in Baltimore and received his B.A. from Goucher College and M.A. in political leadership from George Washington University.� Olszewski has been a member of the House of Delegates since June 2006.� Previously he was a teacher at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts.

[photo, Michael H. Weir, Jr., State Delegate] Mike Weir* (D) was born in Essex and served in the Maryland Air National Guard from 1969-75.� He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2003.� Weir received an associate’s degree from Essex Community College and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Baltimore.� He is married and has two children and one grandchild.

District 12:� (A: Baltimore County; B: Howard County General Hospital)

Senate

Edward J. Kasemeyer* (D) is an administrator at the Injured Workers Insurance Fund and in the legislature has served as chair of the Capital Budget Subcommittee in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and as chair of the Senate Pension Committee for the last four years.� Kasemeyer received his B.A. in political science from Western Maryland College and resides in Columbia.

House of Delegates

District 12A

[photo, Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., State Delegate] Steven DeBoy* (D) was born in Baltimore and graduated from the Baltimore County Police Academy.� He received an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Catonsville Community College and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Baltimore.� DeBoy has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2003.� He is married and has three children.

James E. Malone* (D) is a lieutenant in the Baltimore County Fire Department.� He received his associate’s degree in fire protection technology from Catonsville Community College.� Malone lives in Arbutus.

District 12B

Elizabeth Bobo* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended Seton High School and received a B.A. in literature from the University of Maryland and a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law.� She has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995.� Bobo lives in Columbia and is married with two children.

District 13:� (Howard County—Applied Physics Laboratory)

Senate

James N. Robey (D) is Howard County executive and is subject to term limits having served two terms.� He received his B.A. in criminal justice from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in administrative management from Hood College.� Robey lives in Elkridge.

House of Delegates

Guy Guzzone (D) is Chairman of the Howard County Council and was formerly a legislative aid to Maryland House Delegate Shane Pendergrass. �Guzzone lives in Columbia and received a B.A. in economics and government and a master’s in public management from the University of Maryland.

Shane Pendergrass Shane E. Pendergrass* (D) was born in Los Angeles and received a bachelor’s of fine arts and a master’s in art education from the University of Illinois.� She has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995.� Pendergrass resides in Columbia and is married with two children.

Frank S. Turner* (D) was born in Pleasant, N.Y. and received his B.A. from North Carolina College at Durham and J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law.� He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995. �Turner is an assistant professor at Morgan State University.� He resides in Columbia and is married with four children.

District 17:� (Montgomery County Campus)

Senate

[photo, Jennie M. Forehand, State Senator] Jennie M. Forehand* (D) was born in Nashville and received her B.S. in industrial relations from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.� She is a small-business owner and a former teacher and juvenile probation counselor.� Forehand has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995, Deputy Majority Whip since 2003, and Chair of the Joint Committee on Foreign Relations since 1998.� She resides in Rockville and is married with two children.

House of Delegates

Kumar P. Barve* (D) was born in Schenectady, New York and received a B.S. in accounting from Georgetown University.� He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1991 and Majority Leader since 2003.� Barve is chief financial officer of Environmental Management Services Inc.� He resides in Gaithersburg.

Jim Gilchrist

Jim Gilchrist (D) is a policy analyst in the Montgomery County Office of Intergovernmental Relations.� He received his B.A. in English from Grinnell College and M.B.A. in business economics and public policy from George Washington University.� Gilchrist resides in Rockville.

Luiz Simmons Luiz R.S. Simmons* (D) was born in Winchester, Va. and received a B.A. in international studies from American University and a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law.� He is a partner with Auerbach and Simmons law firm and the editor of several books on drug addiction.� Simmons has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2003, and previously served as a Delegate from 1979-83.� He lives in Rockville.

District 40:� (Baltimore City—Homewood Campus)

Senate

[photo, Catherine E. Pugh, State Delegate] Catherine E. Pugh (D) was born in Pennsylvania and received a B.S. and M.B.A. from Morgan State College.� She is president and CEO of C.E. Pugh & Company, a public relations consulting firm.� She is former dean and director of Strayer Business College.� Pugh joined the House of Delegates in June 2005.� Prior to that, she was a member of the Baltimore City Council.

House of Delegates

Frank Conaway Jr. (D) is the son of Frank Conaway, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, and Mary Conaway, Register of Wills.� He is a graduate of Sojourner-Douglass College with a degree in business administration.� He is a mail clerk in the Baltimore City Municipal Post Office.

Barbara Robinson (D) Born in Alabama, Barbara came to Baltimore to attend Morgan State University.� She dropped out of Morgan after becoming pregnant.� It took Barbara 18 years to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Baltimore.� Subsequently she earned a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Coppin State College and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Education (C.A.S.E) from the Johns Hopkins University.� She has authored four books.� Barbara has been married for 46 years and has four children.

Shawn Z. Tarrant (D) is president of the Ashburton neighborhood association.� He is a regional director for a pharmaceutical company.� He graduated from Norfolk State University.� Tarrant is married with two children.

District 41:� (Baltimore City – Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital)

Senate

[photo, Lisa A. Gladden, State Senator] Lisa Gladden* (D) was born in Baltimore and is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Maryland School of Law.� She has been a member of the Senate and Assistant Deputy Majority Whip since 2003.� Previously, she served as a member of the House of Delegates from 1999-2003.� Gladden has also served as assistant public defender for Baltimore City and a financial consultant for Merrill Lynch.

House of Delegates

[photo, Jill P. Carter, State Delegate] Jill Carter* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended Western High School.� She has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2003.� Previously she has served a Baltimore as a City Council Assistant, an Assistant Public Defender, a hearing officer for the civil service commission, and as assistant city solicitor.� Carter received a B.A. in English from Loyola College and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

[photo, Nathaniel T. Oaks, State Delegate]

Nathaniel Oaks* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended Edmonson High School.� He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995.� He also served as a Delegate from 1983-89.� Oaks has worked as an insurance agent.� He received a B.S. in business from Morgan State College.

Samuel I. (“Sandy”) Rosenberg* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended Baltimore City College.� He received degrees from Amherst College and Columbia University Law School.� He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1983.� Rosenberg is Vice-Chair of the Judiciary Committee.

District 43:� (Baltimore City—Borders Homewood Campus, Charles Village)

Senate

[photo, Joan Carter Conway, State Senator] Joan Carter Conway* (D) was born in Baltimore and received an associate’s degree from Community College of Baltimore and a B.A. from the University of Baltimore.� She has been a member of the Senate since 1997 and is Vice-Chair of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee.� Previously, Carter was a member of the Baltimore City Council.� She is married and has one son and two grandchildren.

House of Delegates

[photo, Curtis S. (Curt) Anderson, State Delegate] Curt Anderson* (D) was born in Chicago and attended Baltimore City College.� He received a B.A. from Morgan State College and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.� Anderson has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2003, though he also served as a delegate from 1983-95.� He has four children and one grandchild.

[photo, Ann Marie Doory, State Delegate] Ann Marie Doory* (D) was born in Yonkers, N.Y. and attended St. Mary’s Academy in Leonardtown, Md. and received degrees from Towson State University and the University of Baltimore School of Law.� She has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1987 and Vice-Chair of the Economic Matters Committee since 2003.� Doory is married and has two children.

[photo, Maggie McIntosh, State Delegate] Maggie McIntosh* (D) was born in Kansas and is a former teacher in the Baltimore City Public Schools.� She received a bachelor’s degree in arts education from Wichita State University in and a master’s degree in science from Johns Hopkins University.� In November 1992, McIntosh was appointed to a vacancy in the House and was elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 and 2002.� In 2001, McIntosh became the first female House Majority Leader.� Since 2003 she has been Chair of the Environmental Matters Committee.

District 44:� (Baltimore City—East Baltimore Campus)

Senate

[photo, Verna L. Jones, State Senator] Verna L. Jones* (D) was born in Baltimore and received a B.A. from University of Maryland-College Park and a master’s in public administration from City University of New York.� She has been a member of the Senate since 2003 and is currently Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.� Previously she served in the House of Delegates from 1999 to 2004.

House of Delegates

[photo, Keith E. Haynes, State Delegate] Keith Haynes* (D) was born in North Carolina and received a B.A. from North Carolina State University, a master’s in public administration from North Carolina Central University and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore.� He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2003 and became Deputy Majority Whip in 2006.

[photo, Ruth M. Kirk, State Delegate] Ruth Kirk* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended Baltimore public schools.� She has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1983.� She serves on the Economic Matters Committee.� Kirk is married and has six children.

Melvin Stukes (D) is a former Baltimore City Councilperson.� He has worked for the State of Maryland for 20 years, currently with the Maryland Transit Administration.� He is a former revenue specialist in the Comptroller’s Office.� Stukes is a graduate of Morgan State University with a B.S. in business administration.� He is married with two daughters.

District 45:� (Baltimore City—Borders East Baltimore Campus)

Senate

[photo, Nathaniel J. McFadden, State Senator] Nathaniel McFadden* (D) has been a member of the Senate since 1995, Majority Leader since 2003 and Chair of the Joint Audit Committee since 2001.� He was born in Philadelphia and attended Baltimore City College.� Prior to joining the Senate, McFadden spent 25 years as an educator at Dunbar High School, Lombard Junior High School, Sojourner-Douglass College, and Lake Clifton/Eastern High School.� McFadden received a B.A. and M.S. from Morgan State College.� He is married and has three children.

House of Delegates

[photo, Talmadge Branch, State Delegate] Talmadge Branch* (D) was born in North Hampton County, N.C. and attended Northern High School in Baltimore.� He received his associate’s degree from Essex Community College and bachelor’s degree from Salisbury State College.� Branch has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995 and Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Committee since 2003.� He has three children.

Cheryl Glenn* (D) is the Maryland political director for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters and member of the Democratic Central Committee.� During the late 1980s she helped organize the City Union of Baltimore, Local 800, AFT, AFL-CIO.

[photo, Hattie N. Harrison, State Delegate] Hattie Harrison* (D) was born in South Carolina and attended Baltimore City public schools and graduated from Antioch College.� She has been a member of the House of Delegates since August 1973 and she became the first African-American woman to chair a legislative committee when she was named Chair of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee in 1979, a position she still holds today.� Since 1992 Harrison has been chair of the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition (HEBCAC).

District 46:� (Baltimore City—Bayview Medical Center)

Senate

[photo, George W. Della, Jr., State Senator] George Della* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended the Gilman School, Southern High School, and is a graduate of the University of Baltimore and the University of Baltimore School of Law.� Della has been a member of the Senate since 1983.� Previously, from 1976-83, he was a member of the Baltimore City Council.� Della served in the Maryland National Guard from 1965-71.

House of Delegates

[photo, Peter A. Hammen, State Delegate] Peter Hammen* (D) was born in Baltimore and received a B.S. in criminal justice and a master’s in public administration from the University of Baltimore.� Hammen has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995 and has been Chair of the Health and Government Operations Committee since 2005.� Prior to joining the legislature, he was constituent liaison for U.S. Rep. Ben Cardin from 1990-2004.� Hammen is married.

[photo, Carolyn J. Krysiak, State Delegate] Carolyn Krysiak* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended the Catholic High School, the University of Maryland, and the Community College of Baltimore.� She has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1991 and Deputy Speaker Pro Tem since 2003.� Krysiak has five children.

[photo, Brian K. McHale, State Delegate] Brian McHale* (D) was born in Baltimore and attended Cardinal Gibbons High School, the Community College of Baltimore, Catonsville Community College, and Loyola College.� He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1990 and Assistant Majority Whip since 2004.� McHale is married and has two children.

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