Maryland General Assembly SPEAKER BUSCH ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Michael E. Busch, Speaker

For Immediate Release:

December 29, 2010

SPEAKER BUSCH ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

ANNAPOLIS, MD – House Speaker Michael E. Busch today announced committee assignments for six standing committees in the House of Delegates, as well as appointments to new leadership positions.  In the upcoming session, Appropriations will have 25 members, Environmental Matters will have 24, Health & Government Operations, Economic Matters and Ways & Means each will have 23, and Judiciary will have 22 members. 

The committees are balanced to reflect the demographic, geographic and party makeup of the legislature. 

The following Delegates and Delegates-elect were appointed today.  Delegates not included on this list will maintain their current committee assignments. 

LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais (District 15) Vice Chairman, Judiciary Committee

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41) Vice Chairman, Ways and Means Committee

Delegate Brian J. Feldman (District 15), House Parliamentarian

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23B) Chair, Democratic Caucus

Delegate Justin D. Ross (District 22), Vice Chair, Democratic Caucus and Chief Deputy Majority Whip

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (District 14), Chief Deputy Majority Whip

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Delegate-elect Michael Hough (District 3B)

Delegate-elect Kathy Szeliga (District 7)

Delegate-elect Mary Washington (District 43)

Delegate-elect Craig Zucker (District 14)

ECONOMIC MATTERS COMMITTEE

Delegate Benjamin Barnes (District 21)

Delegate-elect Steve Hershey (District 36)

Delegate Tom Hucker (District 20)

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)

Delegate Steven R. Schuh (District 31)

Delegate Kelly Schulz (District 4A)

Delegate Jay Walker (District 26)

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS COMMITTEE

Delegate James W. Gilchrist (Delegate 17)

Delegate-elect Patrick Hogan (Delegate 3A)

Delegate-elect Jay Jacobs (District 36)

Delegate-elect Herb McMillan (District 30)

Delegate-elect Charles Otto (District 38A)

Delegate-elect Shane Robinson (District 39)

Delegate-elect Cathy Vitale (District 33)

Delegate-elect C.T. Wilson (District 28)

HEALTH & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Delegate-elect Bonnie Cullison (District 19)

Delegate William J. Frank (District 42)

Delegate-elect Ariana Kelly (District 16)

Delegate Peter F. Murphy (Districgt 28)

Delegate-elect Justin Ready (5A)

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Delegate-elect Tiffany Alston (District 24)

Delegate-elect Sam Arora (District 19)

Delegate-elect Luke Clippinger (District 46)

Delegate-elect John Cluster (District 8)

Delegate-elect Michael McDermott (District 38B)

Delegate-elect Keiffer Mitchell (District 44)

Delegate-elect Neil Parrott (District 2B)

Delegate-elect Geraldine Valentino-Smith (District 23A)

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE

Delegate-elect Kathy Afzali (District 4A)

Delegate Talmadge Branch (District 45)

Delegate-elect Mark Fisher (District 27B)

Delegate Glen Glass (District 34A)

Delegate-elect Eric Luedtke (District 14)

Delegate-elect Aruna Miller (District 15)

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)

Delegate Andrew A. Serafini (District 2A)

Delegate-elect Michael Summers (District 47)

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Alexandra Hughes

Communications Director/Policy Advisor

Speaker's Legislative Office

410/841-3917 (o)

443/807-3881 (c)