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United States House Of Representatives, Maryland District 7
Maryland's 7th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives encompasses almost the entire city of Baltimore, and some of Baltimore County. The district was created following the census of 1790, which gave Maryland one additional representative in the House. It was abolished in 1843, but was restored in 1950 as a west Baltimore district. It has been drawn as a majority-African American district since 1973. Democrat Kweisi Mfume is the current representative, winning a special election on April 28, 2020, to finish the term of Elijah Cummings, who died in October 2019. Mfume had previously held the seat from 1987 to 1996. Recent election results from statewide races Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: Baltimore County (10) : Arbutus, Baltimore Highlands, Catonsville (part; also 2nd), Dundalk, Edgem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maryland's 7th Congressional District (since 2023)
Maryland's 7th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives encompasses almost the entire Baltimore, city of Baltimore, and some of Baltimore County, Maryland, Baltimore County. The district was created following the census of 1790, which gave Maryland one additional representative in the House. It was abolished in 1843, but was restored in 1950 as a west Baltimore district. It has been drawn as a majority-African American district since 1973. Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Kweisi Mfume is the current representative, winning a special election on April 28, 2020, to finish the term of Elijah Cummings, who died in October 2019. Mfume had previously held the seat from 1987 to 1996. Recent election results from statewide races Composition For the 118th United States Congress, 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 United States census, 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. ( ; born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017 and as a Maryland state senator from 1995 to 2003. In 2007, Van Hollen became the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). In this post, he was responsible for leading efforts to defend vulnerable Democrats and get more Democrats elected to Congress in 2008, which he did. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi created a new leadership post, Assistant to the Speaker, in 2006 so that Van Hollen could be present at all leadership meetings. He was elected ranking member on the Budget Committee on November 17, 2010. Pelosi appointed Van Hollen to the 12-member bipartisan Committee on Deficit Reduction with a mandate for finding major budget reductions by late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brooke Lierman
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (born February 14, 1979) is an American civil rights and disabilities attorney and politician who is the 34th Comptroller of Maryland. She was first elected in 2022, becoming the first female Comptroller of the state and the first woman elected to an independent state government office in Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, Lierman was previously a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 46 in Baltimore. Life and career Lierman was born in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 1979, to father Terry Lierman, who served as the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party from 2004 to 2007. She graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1997. Lierman attended Dartmouth College, where she earned an A.B. degree in history in 2001. She later attended the University of Texas School of Law, where she earned a J.D. degree and graduated cum laude in 2008. Between college and law schools, Lierman was an AmeriCorps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 Maryland Comptroller Election
The 2022 Maryland Comptroller election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Comptroller of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot declined to run for a fifth term and instead ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maryland. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee * Brooke Lierman, state delegate for the 46th district (2015–present) and attorney Eliminated in primary * Tim Adams, mayor of Bowie (2019–present) Declined * Kumar P. Barve, state delegate for the 17th district (1991–present) and accountant ''(endorsed Lierman)'' * Brian Feldman, state senator (2013–present) and former state delegate (2003–2013) for the 15th district (''endorsed Lierman'') * Peter Franchot, incumbent Comptroller (''ran for governor'') * James Rosapepe, state senator for the 21st district (2007–present) and former Ambassador to Romania (1998–2001) (''ran for re-election'') Endorsements Debates and forums Fundraising Polling Results R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 Maryland Attorney General Election
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2022 was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a third term in office, but announced that he would retire at the end of his term in early 2023. U.S. Representative, former Lieutenant Governor, and 2014 gubernatorial nominee Anthony Brown won the Democratic nomination, while Neo-Confederate former Anne Arundel County councilman and 2004 Constitution Party Presidential nominee Michael Peroutka won the Republican nomination. As was expected, Brown won the general election by a wide margin. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee * Anthony Brown, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district (2017–2023), former lieutenant governor (2007–2015), and nominee for governor in 2014 Eliminated in primary * Katie O'Malley, former Baltimore City District Court Judge (2001–2021), former First Lady of Maryland (2007–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wes Moore
Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, businessman, author, and former U.S. Army officer serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023. Moore was born in Maryland and raised primarily in New York. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. After several years in the United States Army, U.S. Army and United States Army Reserve, Army Reserve, he became an investment banker in New York. Between 2010 and 2015, Moore published five books, including a young-adult novel. He served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation from 2017 to 2021. Moore authored ''The Other Wes Moore'' and ''The Work.'' He also hosted ''Beyond Belief'' on the Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel), Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and was executive producer and a writer for ''Coming Back with Wes Moore'' on PBS. Moore is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
