Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Senate President Announces Committee Assignments
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D-Dist. 27) last week announced the standing committee assignments for the 2011 legislative session.
The biggest news for the Maryland Chamber is on the Budget and Taxation Committee, where there will be numerous changes. The committee’s makeup has been changed from 15 members to 13 members. Committee members Sen. Rona Kramer (D-Dist. 14) and Sen. Donald Munson (R-Dist. 2) were defeated in their re-election bids, and Sen. Lowell Stoltzfus (R-Dist. 38) retired. Sen. Robert Zirkin (D-Dist. 11) was moved to the Judicial Proceedings Committee. New members of the Committee include Sen. Roger Manno (D-Dist. 19) and Sen. Richard Colburn (R-Dist. 37).
Below are the 2011 Senate committee rosters:
Budget and Taxation
Edward J. Kasemeyer, Chair
Nathaniel J. McFadden, Vice-Chair
David R. Brinkley
Richard F. Colburn
Ulysses Currie
James E. DeGrange, Sr.
George C. Edwards
Verna L. Jones
Nancy J. King
Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.
Roger Manno
Douglas J.J. Peters
James N. Robey
Education, Health and Environmental Affairs
Joan Carter Conway, Chair
Roy P. Dyson, Vice-Chair
Joanne C. Benson
Bill Ferguson
J.B. Jennings
Karen S. Montgomery
Paul G. Pinsky
Edward R. Reilly
James C. Rosapepe
Bryan W. Simonaire
Ronald N. Young
Finance
Thomas M. Middleton, Chair
John C. Astle, Vice-Chair
Robert J. Garagiola
Barry Glassman
Delores G. Kelley
Allan H. Kittleman
Katherine A. Klausmeier
James N. Mathias, Jr.
C. Anthony Muse
E.J. Pipkin
Catherine E. Pugh
Judicial Proceedings
Brian E. Frosh, Chair
Lisa A. Gladden, Vice-Chair
James Brochin
Joseph M. Getty
Jennie M. Forehand
Nancy Jacobs
Jamin B. (Jamie) Raskin
Norman R. Stone, Jr.
Robert A. (Bobby) Zirkin
Victor R. Ramirez
Christopher B. Shank
