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1 SENATOR George C. Edwards R 7 7 3 7
1A DELEGATE Wendell R. Beitzel R 7 7 3 7 General Assembly
1B DELEGATE Kevin Kelly D 7 7 3 7 Special Legislative
1C DELEGATE LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. R 7 3 3 7 Session
2 SENATOR Christopher B. Shank R 3 3 7 7 The General Assembly
2A DELEGATE Andrew A. Serafini R 3 3 7 7 will be back this fall for a
2B DELEGATE Neil C. Parrott R 3 3 7 7 Special Session to address
2C DELEGATE John P. Donoghue D 7 7 3 7
the Congressional redis-
tricting required after
3 SENATOR Ronald N. Young D 7 7 3 3
each census to maintain
3A DELEGATE Galen R. Clagett D 7 7 3 7 equal population in each
3A DELEGATE Patrick N. Hogan R 3 3 7 7 district. The districts must
3B DELEGATE Michael J. Hough R 3 3 7 7 be approved in time for
4 SENATOR David R. Brinkley R 7 7 7 7
the April primary for the
November 2012 elections.
4A DELEGATE Kathy L. Afzali R 3 3 7 7 Public hearings on
4A DELEGATE Kelly M. Schulz R 3 3 7 7 redistricting are planned
4B DELEGATE Donald B. Elliott R 3 3 7 7 this summer.
5 SENATOR Joseph M. Getty R 3 3 7 7
But many in Annapolis
5A DELEGATE Justin D. Ready R 3 3 7 7 expect legislators to
5A DELEGATE Nancy R. Stocksdale R 3 3 7 7 discuss more than
5B DELEGATE A. Wade Kach R 3 3 7 7 Congressional redistrict-
6 SENATOR Norman R. Stone, Jr. D 3 3 3 7 ing. “Rumors continue to
swirl about what else the
6 DELEGATE Joseph J. Minnick D 7 7 3 7
governor and General
6 DELEGATE John A. Olszewski, Jr. D 7 7 3 7 Assembly may attempt to
6 DELEGATE Michael H. Weir, Jr. D 7 7 3 7 tackle,” said MSEA’s Sean
7 SENATOR J.B. Jennings R 3 3 7 Absent Johnson, “including trans-
7 DELEGATE Richard K. Impallaria R 3 3 7 7 portation, taxes, wind
energy proposals, educa-
7 DELEGATE Patrick L. McDonough R 3 3 7 7
tion funding, and the cost
7 DELEGATE Kathy Szeliga R 3 3 7 7 shift of teacher pension
8 SENATOR Katherine A. Klausmeier D 7 7 3 7 costs to locals.”
8 DELEGATE Joseph C. Boteler, III R 3 3 7 7
8 DELEGATE Eric M. Bromwell D 7 7 3 7 help BuilD
8 DELEGATE John W. E. Cluster, Jr. R 3 3 7 7 on This year’s
9 SENATOR Alan H. Kittleman R 3 3 7 7 acTivisM.
9A DELEGATE Gail H. Bates R 3 3 7 7 See page 17 to
9A DELEGATE Warren E. Miller R 3 3 7 7 get involved.
9B DELEGATE Susan W. Krebs R 3 3 7 7
10 SENATOR Delores G. Kelley D 7 7 3 3
10 DELEGATE Emmett C. Burns, Jr. D 7 7 3 7
10 DELEGATE Adrienne A. Jones D 7 7 3 3
10 DELEGATE Shirley Nathan-Pulliam D Absent 7 Absent 3
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11 SENATOR Robert A. Zirkin D 7 7 3 7
11 DELEGATE Jon S. Cardin D 7 7 3 NV
11 DELEGATE Dan K. Morhaim D 7 7 3 7
11 DELEGATE Dana M. Stein D 7 7 3 NV This year, all 188
12 SENATOR Edward J. Kasemeyer D 7 7 3 3 members of the general
12A DELEGATE Steven J. DeBoy, Sr. D 7 7 3 7
12A DELEGATE James E. Malone, Jr. D 7 7 3 7
assembly earned an
12B DELEGATE Elizabeth Bobo D 7 7 3 3 Incomplete because
13 SENATOR James N. Robey D 7 7 3 3 there are still many
13 DELEGATE Guy J. Guzzone D 7 7 3 3
issues to address, votes
13 DELEGATE Shane E. Pendergrass D 7 7 3 3
13 DELEGATE Frank S. Turner D 7 7 3 3 to cast, and lobbying
14 SENATOR Karen S. Montgomery D 7 7 3 3 to do between now
14 DELEGATE Anne R. Kaiser D 7 7 3 3
and the next election
14 DELEGATE Eric G. Luedtke D 7 7 3 3
14 DELEGATE Craig J. Zucker D 7 7 3 3
in 2014.
15 SENATOR Robert J. Garagiola D 7 7 3 3
15 DELEGATE Kathleen M. Dumais D 7 7 3 3
15 DELEGATE Brian J. Feldman D 7 7 3 3
15 DELEGATE Aruna Miller D 7 7 3 3
16 SENATOR Brian E. Frosh D 7 7 3 3
16 DELEGATE C. William Frick D 7 7 3 3
16 DELEGATE Ariana B. Kelly D 7 7 3 3
16 DELEGATE Susan C. Lee D 7 7 3 3
17 SENATOR Jennie M. Forehand D 7 7 3 3
17 DELEGATE Kumar P. Barve D 7 7 3 3
17 DELEGATE James W. Gilchrist D 7 7 3 3
17 DELEGATE Luiz R. S. Simmons D 7 7 3 3
18 SENATOR Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. D 7 7 3 3
18 DELEGATE Alfred C. Carr, Jr. D 7 7 3 3
18 DELEGATE Ana Sol Gutierrez D 7 7 3 3
18 DELEGATE Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher D 7 7 3 3
19 SENATOR Roger Manno D 7 7 3 3
19 DELEGATE Sam Arora D 7 7 3 3
19 DELEGATE Bonnie L. Cullison D 7 7 3 3
19 DELEGATE Benjamin F. Kramer D 7 7 3 3
20 SENATOR Jamie B. Raskin D 7 7 3 3
20 DELEGATE Sheila Ellis Hixson D 7 7 3 3
20 DELEGATE Tom Hucker D Absent 7 Absent 3
20 DELEGATE Heather R. Mizeur D 7 7 3 3
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21 SENATOR James C. Rosapepe D 7 7 3 3
21 DELEGATE Benjamin S. Barnes D 7 7 3 3
21 DELEGATE Barbara A. Frush D 7 7 3 3
21 DELEGATE Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk D 7 7 3 3
22 SENATOR Paul G. Pinsky D 7 7 3 3
22 DELEGATE Tawanna P. Gaines D 7 7 3 3 Report Card Guide
22 DELEGATE Anne Healey D 7 Absent 3 3
22 DELEGATE Justin D. Ross D 7 7 3 3 HB House Bill
23 SENATOR Douglas J.J. Peters D 7 7 3 3 SB Senate Bill
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23A DELEGATE Geraldine Valentino-Smith D 7 7 3 3 Legislator voted for
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23B DELEGATE Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. D 7 7 3 3
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24 DELEGATE Tiffany T. Alston D 7 7 3 3 NV Legislator did not vote
24 DELEGATE Michael L. Vaughn D 7 7 3 3 Absent Legislator excused
from voting
25 SENATOR Ulysses Currie D 7 7 3 3
25 DELEGATE Aisha N. Braveboy D 7 7 3 3
25 DELEGATE Dereck E. Davis D 7 7 3 3
25 DELEGATE Melony G. Griffith D 7 7 3 3
26 SENATOR C. Anthony Muse D 7 7 3 7
26 DELEGATE Veronica L. Turner D 7 7 3 3
26 DELEGATE Kriselda Valderrama D 7 7 3 3
26 DELEGATE Jay Walker D 7 7 3 3
27 SENATOR Thomas V. Miller, Jr. D 7 7 3 3
27A DELEGATE James E. Proctor, Jr. D 7 7 3 3
27A DELEGATE Joseph F. Vallario, Jr. D 7 7 3 3
27B DELEGATE Mark N. Fisher R 3 3 7 7
28 SENATOR Thomas M. Middleton D 7 7 3 3
28 DELEGATE Sally Y. Jameson D 7 7 3 7
28 DELEGATE Peter F. Murphy D 7 7 3 3
28 DELEGATE C.T. Wilson D 7 7 3 3
29 SENATOR Roy P. Dyson D 7 7 3 7
29A DELEGATE John F. Wood, Jr. D 7 7 3 7
29B DELEGATE John L. Bohanan, Jr. D 7 7 3 7
29C DELEGATE Anthony J. O’Donnell R 3 3 7 7
30 SENATOR John C. Astle D 7 7 3 3
30 DELEGATE Michael E. Busch D 7 7 3 3
30 DELEGATE Ronald A. George R 3 3 7 7
30 DELEGATE Herbert H. McMillan R 3 3 7 7
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31 SENATOR Bryan W. Simonaire R 3 3 7 7
31 DELEGATE Don H. Dwyer, Jr. R 3 3 7 7
31 DELEGATE Nicholaus R. Kipke R 3 3 7 7
31 DELEGATE Steven R. Schuh R 3 3 7 7
32 SENATOR James E. DeGrange, Sr. D 7 7 3 7
32 DELEGATE Pamela G. Beidle D 7 7 3 7 It has and always will
32 DELEGATE Mary Ann E. Love D 7 7 3 3
be the voice of many
32 DELEGATE Theodore J. Sophocleus D 7 7 3 7
33 SENATOR Edward R. Reilly R 3 3 7 7 that makes a difference.
33A DELEGATE Tony McConkey R 3 3 7 7 We are a stronger
33A DELEGATE Cathleen M. Vitale R 3 3 7 7
union because of
33B DELEGATE Robert A. Costa R 3 3 7 7
34 SENATOR Nancy Jacobs R 3 3 7 7
the battles we fought.
34A DELEGATE Mary-Dulany James D NV 7 NV 7 —Clara Floyd
34A DELEGATE Glen Glass R 3 3 7 7 MSEA president
34B DELEGATE David D. Rudolph D 7 7 3 7
35 SENATOR Barry Glassman R 3 3 7 7
35A DELEGATE H. Wayne Norman, Jr. R 3 3 7 7
35A DELEGATE Donna M. Stifler R 3 3 7 7
35B DELEGATE Susan K. McComas R 3 3 7 7
36 SENATOR Edward J. Pipkin R 3 3 7 7
36 DELEGATE Jay A. Jacobs R 3 3 7 7
36 DELEGATE Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. R 3 3 7 7
36 DELEGATE Michael D. Smigiel, Sr. R 3 3 7 7
37 SENATOR Richard F. Colburn R 7 7 3 7
37A DELEGATE Rudolph C. Cane D 7 7 3 3
37B DELEGATE Adelaide C. Eckardt R 3 3 7 7
37B DELEGATE Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio R 3 3 7 7
38 SENATOR James N. Mathias, Jr. D 7 7 3 7
38A DELEGATE Charles J. Otto R 3 3 7 7
38B DELEGATE Norman H. Conway, Jr. D 7 7 3 7
38B DELEGATE Michael A. McDermott R 3 3 7 7
39 SENATOR Nancy J. King D 7 7 3 3
39 DELEGATE Charles E. Barkley D 7 7 3 3
39 DELEGATE Kirill Reznik D 7 7 3 3
39 DELEGATE A. Shane Robinson D 7 7 3 3
40 SENATOR Catherine E. Pugh D 7 7 3 3
40 DELEGATE Frank M. Conaway, Jr. D 7 7 3 3
40 DELEGATE Barbara A. Robinson D 7 7 3 3
40 DELEGATE Shawn Z. Tarrant D 7 7 3 3
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41 SENATOR Lisa A. Gladden D 7 7 3 3
41 DELEGATE Jill P. Carter D 7 NV NV 3
41 DELEGATE Nathaniel T. Oaks D 7 7 3 3
41 DELEGATE Samuel I. Rosenberg D 7 7 3 3 Report Card Guide
42 SENATOR James Brochin D 7 7 3 7
42 DELEGATE Susan L. M. Aumann R 3 3 7 7 HB House Bill
42 DELEGATE William J. Frank R 3 3 7 7 SB Senate Bill
42 DELEGATE Stephen W. Lafferty D 7 7 3 7
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Mary L.
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44 SENATOR Verna Jones Rodwell D 7 7 3 3 NV Legislator did not vote
44 DELEGATE Keith E. Haynes D 7 7 3 3 Absent Legislator excused
44 DELEGATE Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. D 7 7 3 3 from voting
44 DELEGATE Melvin L. Stukes D 7 7 3 3
45 SENATOR Nathaniel J. McFadden D 7 7 3 3
45 DELEGATE Talmadge Branch D 7 7 3 3
45 DELEGATE Cheryl D. Glenn D 7 7 3 3
45 DELEGATE Hattie N. Harrison D 7 7 3 3
46 SENATOR William C. Ferguson, IV D 7 7 3 3
46 DELEGATE Luke H. Clippinger D 7 7 3 3
46 DELEGATE Peter A. Hammen D 7 7 3 7
46 DELEGATE Brian K. McHale D 7 7 3 7
47 SENATOR Victor R. Ramirez D 7 7 3 3
47 DELEGATE Jolene Ivey D 7 7 3 3
47 DELEGATE Doyle L. Niemann D 7 7 3 3
47 DELEGATE Michael G. Summers D 7 7 3 3
Every legislator has a chance to improve or weaken their
pro-public education credentials between now and 2014.
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