[citation needed], The first bloodshed of the Civil War occurred in Maryland. Zucker, Craig J. [1] Culturally, geographically and economically, Maryland found herself neither one thing nor another, a unique blend of Southern agrarianism and Northern mercantilism. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen. [29] Civil authority in Baltimore was swiftly withdrawn from all those who had not been steadfastly in favor of the Federal Government's emergency measures.[30]. The Maryland Senate is the upper house of the Maryland General Assembly, Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 (D), District 14, Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 Zucker, Craig J. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 [33], The Merryman decision created a sensation, but its immediate impact was rather limited, as the president simply ignored the ruling. The destruction was accomplished the next day. If youve visited a bill page on GovTrack.us recently, you may have noticed a new study guide tab located just below the bill title. [1] In the leadup to the American Civil War, it became clear that the state was bitterly divided in its sympathies. He never shows in the day time & is cautious who sees him at any time.[56]. "Teaching American History in Maryland Documents for the Classroom: Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 16341980, Inside Lincoln's White House: The Complete Civil War Diary of John Hay, "History of the Federal Judiciary: Circuit Court of the District of Columbia: Legislative History", "Suspension of Civil Liberties in Maryland", "Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War: The Trials of John Merryman", "Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy? Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19 (D), District 8 Ellis, Arthur C. (D), District 28 MEMBERS. William A. Dobak, Freedom by the Sword, Skyhorse Publishing, 2013, Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, constitution which the state adopted in 1864, Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, History of the Maryland Militia in the Civil War, List of Maryland Confederate Civil War units. After the court heard the Dobbs v. Jackson case in late 2021, Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson ushered legislation to expand abortion access to the governors desk during the 2022 legislative session. Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 WebStatus Agendas Senate Index House Index Follow Both Chambers Publications About. B. While other men born in Maryland may have served in other Confederate formations, the same is true of units in the service of the United States. [45] Among them were members of the former volunteer militia unit, the Maryland Guard Battalion, initially formed in Baltimore in 1859. (R), District 7 Meanwhile, General Winfield Scott, who was in charge of military operations in Maryland indicated in correspondence with the head of Pennsylvania troops that the route through Baltimore would resume once sufficient troops were available to secure Baltimore.[17]. West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 Howard described these events in his 1863 book Fourteen Months in American Bastiles, where he noted that he was imprisoned in Fort McHenry, the same fort where the Star Spangled Banner had been waving "o'er the land of the free" in his grandfather's song. [60] Hagerstown too would also suffer a similar fate. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 The battle of Antietam, though tactically a draw, was strategically enough of a Union victory to give Lincoln the opportunity to issue, in September 1862, the Emancipation Proclamation. Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Well be in touch. Feb 20, 2023. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 Gallion, Jason C. (R), District 35 A federal judge in Texas is expected to rule in the coming days on the legality of the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations decades-old approval of mifepristone. As he presented the bill to amend the state constitution before the committee, Ferguson recalled his wifes reaction on June 24, 2022, when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Dobbs case. Feldman, Brian J. James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 Privacy Policy | Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 In June 1863 General Lee's army again advanced north into Maryland, taking the war into Union territory for the second time. Anthony Kennedy (AM. or "The South shall be free!" Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Corderman, Paul D. (R), District 2 [citation needed], Thousands of Union troops were stationed in Charles County, and the Federal Government established a large, unsheltered prison camp at Point Lookout at Maryland's southern tip in St. Mary's County between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay, where thousands of Confederates were kept, often in harsh conditions. Lincoln ignored the ruling of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in "Ex parte Merryman" decision in 1861 concerning freeing John Merryman, a prominent Southern sympathizer arrested by the military. Should a Senator resign from office before his or her term expires, the local central committee of the party to which the retiring senator belonged makes a recommendation to the Governor for whom to appoint to the open seat. Klausmeier, Katherine A. McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Skip Content. As of January 2023, 34 of those seats are held by Democrats and 13 by Republicans. [16] President Lincoln also complied with the request to reroute troops to Annapolis, as the political situation in Baltimore remained highly volatile. Zucker, Craig J. In July 1864 the Battle of Monocacy was fought near Frederick, Maryland as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. We need to close the loopholes in our data privacy laws, or else Maryland abortion patients and their providers can be too easily identified, Hettleman said. Guzzone, Guy J. Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Maryland has two senators in the United States Senate and eight representatives in the United States House of Representatives. This represented 25% of the Federal force and 31% of the Confederate. McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 Of the 50,000 Southern soldiers held in the army prison camp, who were housed in tents at the Point between 1863 and 1865, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, (Maryland Park Service) nearly 4,000 died, although this death rate of 8 percent was less than half the death rate among soldiers who were still fighting in the field with their own armies. McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19 (D), District 8 69-70. Because Maryland had not seceded from the United States the state was not included under the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, which declared that all enslaved people within the Confederacy would henceforth be free. After the April 19 rioting, skirmishes continued in Baltimore for the next month. Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 [4] Democrats maintain a super-majority in the chamber. The Maryland General Assembly convened in Frederick and unanimously adopted a measure stating that they would not commit the state to secession, explaining that they had "no constitutional authority to take such action,"[19] whatever their own personal feelings might have been. 4, 1809. One Senator is elected from each of the state's 47 electoral districts. Guzzone, Guy J. Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 182 Calendar Date: Feb 24, 2023 11:58 (AM) 2023 Regular Session Presiding: Mr. President Legislative Date: Feb 24, 2023 SB 167 Third Reading (SB) Calendar No.11 Senator Elfreth et al Maryland State Arts Council - Funding On Third Reading (B&T) Voting Yea - 44 Mr. President Ellis Hester Lam Smith Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 Smith was reelected by the state legislature on Nov. 16, 1809. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 WebUntil the assembly appointed George L. Wellington of Cumberland in 1897, senators in class 3 were chosen from the Eastern Shore while senators in class 1 were chosen from State's participation as a Union slave state; a border state, Marylanders fought both for the Union and the Confederacy, Constitution of 1864, and the abolition of slavery. 6. [66], Lee's setback at the Battle of Antietam can also be seen as a turning point in that it may have dissuaded the governments of France and Great Britain from recognizing the Confederacy, doubting the South's ability to maintain and win the war.[67]. (D), District 14, Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Zucker, Craig J. Zucker, Craig J. Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies, Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Boards. Contact | Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. The Maryland State Senate meets in the State House in Annapolis, Maryland . Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 The issue of slavery was finally confronted by the constitution which the state adopted in 1864. ; COS (D), District 14, Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Guzzone, Guy J. King, Nancy J. (D), District 39 Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 We love educating Americans about how their government works too! (D), District 14, Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 History of Maryland From the Earliest Period to the Present Day. Assignment to the Rules or Executive Nominations committees or to any Ad Hoc committees is not noted. Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong. Carter, Jill P. (D), District 41 Zucker, Craig J. Disappointingly for the exiles, recruits did not flock to the Confederate banner. The state legislature failed to elect a candidate to fill the term before it adjourned, so the governor appointed Smith to fill the seat on Mar. [Activists rally to end abortion ahead of protection bill hearings in General Assembly], Dr. Ololade Sanusi, a family medicine practitioner from Baltimore, testified in favor of Hettlemans legislation. See chart and explanation, p. 550. Jackson, Michael A. Voters codified the law in a 1992 referendum, guaranteeing Marylanders keep access to abortion regardless of decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. Anxious about the risk of secessionists capturing Washington, D.C., given that the capital was bordered by Virginia, and preparing for war with the South, the federal government requested armed volunteers to suppress "unlawful combinations" in the South. Each state in the United States elects two senators, regardless of the states population. Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 Confederate casualties were 10,318 with 1,546 dead. [37] The court objected that this disruption of its process was unconstitutional, but noted that it was powerless to enforce its prerogatives. WebSeal of Maryland during the war. By late summer Maryland was firmly in the hands of Union soldiers. The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. [45] Its initial term of duty was for twelve months.[48]. Menu. Content Responsibility | (D), District 14, Carozza, Mary Beth (R), District 38 Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 The Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, just outside Frederick, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 There formerly was a Confederate monument behind the courthouse in Rockville, Maryland, dedicated to "the thin grey line". (D), District 39 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, consisting of about 40,000 men, had entered Maryland following their recent victory at Second Bull Run. Guzzone, Guy J. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 He does, however, serve on both the Executive Nominations and the Rules Committees. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! During the early summer of 1861, several thousand Marylanders crossed the Potomac to join the Confederate Army. [44], Although Maryland stayed as part of the Union and more Marylanders fought for the Union than for the Confederacy, Marylanders sympathetic to the secession easily crossed the Potomac River into secessionist Virginia in order to join and fight for the Confederacy. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 2: 2: State Designations State Spirit [50] Tony Campbell, Evan Cronhardt, Nnabu Eze, Gerald Smith, and Blaine Taylor [51] were seeking the Republican nomination, with Campbell (D), District 14, Elfreth, Sarah K. (D), District 30 Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 (D), District 8 Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 The Associated Press. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 Hester, Katie Fry (D), District 9 b The President of the Senate does not serve on any of the four standing legislative committees. All representatives serve until the end of the current Congress on Jan 3, 2025. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 WebAppointments are available Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. at our offices located at 1100 N. Eutaw Street, Room 121 Baltimore, MD 21201. This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 In addition, senators elect a President Pro Tempore, and the respective party caucuses elect a majority and minority leader and a majority and minority whip. The Maryland Public information Act would be amended to deny the inspection of records that contain personally identifiable information related to licensed surgical abortion facilities. [62] The battle was the culmination of Robert E. Lee's Maryland Campaign, which aimed to take the war to the North. Another was the 4th United States Colored Troops, whose Sergeant Major, Christian Fleetwood was awarded the Medal of Honor for rallying the regiment and saving its colors in the successful assault on New Market Heights.[54]. On April 14, 1865 the actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. After he shot Lincoln, Booth shouted "Sic semper tyrannis" ("Thus always to tyrants"). Please arrive at least 10 minutes early before your scheduled appointment time. Hester, Katie Fry (D), District 9 The federal troops executing Judge Carmichael's arrest beat him unconscious in his courthouse while his court was in session, before dragging him out, initiating a public controversy. Carozza, Mary Beth (R), District 38 Maryland, as a slave-holding border state, was deeply divided over the antebellum arguments over states' rights and the future of slavery in the Union. Guess the Committee! Maryland has two senators in the United States Senate and eight representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Maryland is a state in the United States. [20] On April 29, the Legislature voted decisively 5313 against secession,[21][22] though they also voted not to reopen rail links with the North, and they requested that Lincoln remove Union troops from Maryland. (D), District 13 Welcome to our home page. (D), District 14, Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 Republicans gained two seats (District 38 in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties and District 42 in Baltimore County), while losing one seat (District 9 in Howard and Carroll counties) in the elections held on November 6, 2018. (D), District 13 The rebellious States are to be brought back to their places in the Union, without change or diminution of their constitutional rights.[73]. The 1860 Federal Census[7] showed there were nearly as many free blacks (83,942) as slaves (87,189) in Maryland, although the latter were much more dominant in southern counties. Whether this was due to local sympathy with the Union cause or the generally ragged state of the Confederate army, many of whom had no shoes, is not clear. 1864. WebDespite some popular support for the cause of the Confederate States of America, Maryland did not secede during the Civil War. [1] Nine of the current members of the Maryland State Senate were originally appointed, all of whom have since been elected in their own right. WebSenate of Maryland SEQ NO. The Confederate General A. P. Hill described, the most terrible slaughter that this war has yet witnessed. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 4, 1867, to Mar. King, Nancy J. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 4. Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 Gallion, Jason C. (R), District 35 He has been concealed for more than six months. Marylands senators are: Senior Article II, Section 17(a) of the Maryland Constitution specifies it takes a three-fifths vote of both chambers to override a veto,[5] which is 29 votes in the State Senate. Maryland Humanities Council (2001). Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 (D), District 15 Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 (R), District 7 Schedule 33, Page 2 SENATE OF MARYLAND March 2, 2023 SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED February 27, 2023 SB 960 Senator Kelly McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 King, Nancy J. Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 Find My Representatives Senate House Publications Related Links About. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 Senators serve six-year terms with staggered elections. [15] One of the men involved in this destruction would be arrested for it in May without recourse to habeas corpus, leading to the ex parte Merryman ruling. In other words, the Assembly members could only agree to state that the war was being fought over the issue of secession. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Zucker, Craig J. Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19 Visit us on Mastodon Maryland had ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 3, 1865, within three days of it being submitted to the states. check that your profile has your current email address before its too late. Zucker, Craig J. Klausmeier, Katherine A. A further 3,925 Marylanders, not differentiated by race, served as sailors or marines. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 Klausmeier, Katherine A. King, Nancy J. B. (2021), Schoeberlein, Robert W. "'A Record of Heroism': Baltimores Unionist Women in the Civil War", This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 01:19. Because the state bordered the District of Columbia and the opposing factions within the state strongly desired to sway public opinion towards their respective causes, Maryland played an important role in the war. SENATORS FROM MARYLAND Benjamin L. Cardin Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. Maryland's U.S. Hatboro, PA: Tradition Press, Whitman H. Ridgway. One month later in October 1861 one John Murphy asked the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia to issue a writ of habeas corpus for his son, then in the United States Army, on the grounds that he was underage. WebStates in the Senate | Maryland Senators. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Obviously many natives of Maryland were doubtless in 1861 citizens of other States, and could not therefore be reckoned among the soldiers furnished by Maryland to the Confederate armies. Several state officials, including Davis and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, are ex officio members of its board. [86], The legacies of the debate over Lincoln's heavy-handed actions that were meant to keep Maryland within the union include measures such as arresting one third of the Maryland General Assembly, which was controversially ruled unconstitutional at the time by Maryland native Justice Roger Taney, and in the lyrics of the former Maryland state song, Maryland, My Maryland, which referred to Lincoln as a "despot," a "vandal," and, a "tyrant.". [6] Not all blacks in Maryland were slaves. Brooks, Benjamin T., Sr. (D), District 10 Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 [18], Responding to pressure, on April 22 Governor Hicks finally announced that the state legislature would meet in a special session in Frederick, a strongly pro-Union town, rather than the state capital of Annapolis. 3. [citation needed]. Menu. Klausmeier, Katherine A. Americans in the United Statess six territories do not have senators. In a letter explaining his actions, Booth wrote: I have ever held the South was right. [69] Such celebrations would prove short lived, as Steuart's brigade was soon to be severely damaged at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 13, 1863), a turning point in the war and a reverse from which the Confederate army would never recover. Jones also sponsored a bill last session that would have allowed Marylanders to vote to enshrine abortion access in the states constitution. SEARCH & ARCHIVES. Find your representative by entering your address: Social Media Child Protection Act would ban children younger than 16 from platforms like TikTok, REAL House Act, Equal Voice Act would each increase number of House of Representatives members, Standing with Moms Act would create Life.gov website of anti-abortion information for pregnant. Harris states that Lincoln may or may not have been aware of this communication. Those who voted for Maryland to remain in the Union did not explicitly seek for the emancipation of Maryland's many enslaved people, or indeed those of the Confederacy. All 47 seats in the Maryland State Senate were up for election in 2022. If I am attacked to-night, please open upon Monument Square with your mortars. West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 Ferguson, Bill (D), Senate President, District 46 [57] When the prisoners were taken, many men recognized former friends and family. "Southern sympathies: The Civil War on Maryland's eastern shore" (Thesis. Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19 Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Senators serve six-year terms with staggered elections. Ferguson, Bill (D), Senate President, District 46 [64], The armies met near the town of Sharpsburg by the Antietam Creek. B. [58], Among the prisoners captured by William Goldsborough was his own brother Charles Goldsborough. (D), District 27 (R), District 7 Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 In 1864, elements of the warring armies again met in Maryland, although this time the scope and size of the battle was much smaller. (D), District 27 After shooting the President, Booth galloped on his horse into Southern Maryland, where he was sheltered and helped by sympathetic residents and smuggled at night across the Potomac River into Virginia a week later. [citation needed] This last provision diminished the power of the small counties where the majority of the state's large former slave population lived. Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 WebContact Us 410-841-3360 Email Us About The Howard County Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly is currently chaired by Senator Clarence Lam and Delegate Courtney Watson. The state could assist other jurisdictions in these circumstances only if the acts were also criminalized in Maryland. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Around 70,000 soldiers passed through Camp Parole until Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assumed command as General-in-Chief of the Union Army in 1864, and ended the system of prisoner exchanges.[72]. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 The right to vote was eventually extended to non-white males in the Maryland Constitution of 1867, which remains in effect today. Vacancy from Feb. 25 to Nov. 18, 1891, because of recess of legislature. Gonzlez, Felipe, Guillermo Marshall, and Suresh Naidu. If you log into GovTrack using Twitter, make sure you dont lose access to your GovTrack account. (D), District 14, Feldman, Brian J. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 King, Nancy J. Jurisdictions with bans or restrictive abortion policies also are going after abortion providers from other states, like the Indiana physician investigated after providing abortion services to a 10-year-old rape survivor from Ohio. Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 Mayor George William Brown and Maryland Governor Thomas Hicks implored President Lincoln to reroute troops around Baltimore city and through Annapolis to avoid further confrontations. [25] Butler then sent a letter to the commander of Fort McHenry: I have taken possession of Baltimore. Two-term Democrat Ben Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 U.S. Senators are elected to serve six-year terms with one-third of the body standing for election every two years (U.S. Constitution, Art. 1, sec. 3). From 1789 to 1913, U.S. Senators from Maryland were chosen by the General Assembly. Since 1913, they have been elected by the voters of Maryland (U.S. Constitution, Amendment 17). Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 [62] The order indicated that Lee had divided his army and dispersed portions geographically (to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Hagerstown, Maryland), thus making each subject to isolation and defeat in detail - if McClellan could move quickly enough. You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. Web110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4654 Fax: (202) 228-0629 DIRECTIONS Baltimore Regional Office 1900 N. Howard Street Suite 100 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 Although tactically inconclusive, the Battle of Antietam is considered a strategic Union victory and an important turning point of the war, because it forced the end of Lee's invasion of the North, and it allowed President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, taking effect on January 1, 1863. Folden, William G. (R), District 4 For a time it looked as if Maryland was one provocation away from joining the rebels, but Lincoln moved swiftly to defuse the situation, promising that the troops were needed purely to defend Washington, not to attack the South. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 Log in and Ellis, Arthur C. (D), District 28 Maryland exile George H. Steuart, leading the 2nd Maryland Infantry regiment, is said to have jumped down from his horse, kissed his native soil and stood on his head in jubilation. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 Jackson, Michael A. Facing a changing national landscape for abortion care access, state senators considered legislation Wednesday that would help protect reproductive health care providers, patients and their health data. ", Schearer, Michael. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Some witnesses said he shouted "The South is avenged! SEARCH & ARCHIVES. Despite some In 1864, before the end of the War, a constitutional convention outlawed slavery in Maryland. On May 13, 1861 General Benjamin F. Butler entered Baltimore by rail with 1,000 Federal soldiers and, under cover of a thunderstorm, quietly took possession of Federal Hill. Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Vacancy from Mar. 4, 1815, to Jan. 28, 1816, because of failure of legislature to elect. The bill is currently in the Economic Matters committee in the state legislature. McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 Stuart. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. Senate President Bill Ferguson introduces SB768, which would allow voters to enshrine abortion access in the Maryland constitution, on Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Additionally, the bill would prevent a governor from honoring requests for the extradition of providers to other states for administering abortion services in Maryland. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 A number of senators have secondary committee assignments, most prominently to the Executive Nominations Committee, which oversees the constitutional responsibility of the Senate to approve nominations by the Governor. (D), District 8 Ferguson, Bill (D), Senate President, District 46 McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 The On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 Senators represent Maryland in the 118th Congress, which convened Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Keep up to date with Maryland politics, elections and important decisions made by federal, state and local government officials. Feldman, Brian J. Majority Whip. Zucker, Craig J. The Senate decided that Smith would retain his seat during the session of the legislature, unless the assembly named a successor during that session. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 Duncan, Richard Ray. 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