Women in Leadership

Senate of Maryland

Floor Leaders (Democrat)

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Deputy Majority Leader
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, Majority Whip
Senator Nancy J. King, Assistant Deputy Majority Whip
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Chair, Party Caucus

Floor Leaders (Republican)

Senator Nancy Jacobs, Minority Leader

Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

Senator Joan Carter Conway
Chair, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, Vice Chair, Judicial Proceedings
Senator Delores G. Kelley, Chair, Executive Nominations
Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier, Chair, Rules

Subcommittee Chairs

Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Chair, Budget and Taxation, Pensions
Senator Joan Carter Conway, Chair, EHEA, Health Occupations
Vice Chair, EHEA, Environment, EHEA, Labor, Licensing & Regulation
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Chair, Finance, Transportation

 

House of Delegates

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, Speaker Pro Tem
Delegate Carolyn J.B. Howard, Deputy Speaker Pro Tem

Majority Floor Leaders (Democrat)

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, Chief Deputy Majority Whip
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn
Delegate Susan C. Lee
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama
Deputy Majority Whips

Minority Floor Leaders (Republican)

Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, Assistant Minority Leader
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, Minority Whip
Delegate Susan L.M. Aumann
Delegate Susan Krebs
Delegate Donna Stifler
Deputy Minority Whips
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, Chair, Party Caucus

Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

Delegate Hattie Harrison, Chair, Rules and Executive Nominations
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, Chair, Ways and Means
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, Chair, Environmental Matters
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, Vice Chair, Judiciary
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, Vice Chair, Health & Government Operations

Subcommittee Chairs

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, Chair
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, Vice Chair, Appropriations, Capital Budget
Delegate Heather Mizeur, Vice Chair, Appropriations, Education and Economic Development
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, Chair, Appropriations, Health & Human Resources
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, Chair, Appropriations, Transportation & The Environment
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, Chair, Appropriations, Oversight Committee on Pensions
Delegate Sally Y. Jameson, Chair, Economic Matters, Workers' Compensation
Delegate Aisha Braveboy, Chair, Economic Matters, Consumer Protection & Commercial Law
Delegate Barbara A. Frush, Chair, Environmental Matters, Environment
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, Chair, Environmental Matters, Land Use & Ethics
Delegate Anne Healey, Chair, Environmental Matters, Local Government & Bi-County Agencies
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, Chair, Health & Government Operations, Insurance
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, Chair, Health & Government Operations, Minority Health Disparities
Delegate Jill P. Carter, Chair, Judiciary, Estates & Trusts
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, Chair, Judiciary, Family Law
Delegate Susan C. Lee, Chair, Judiciary, Juvenile Law
Delegate Carolyn J.B. Howard, Chair, Ways & Means, Transportation
Delegate Anne Kaiser, Chair, Ways & Means, Education

Joint Standing Committees

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, Senate Chair
Delegate Mary Ann Love, House Chair
Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier
Delegate Sally Y. Jameson
Protocol Committee

Joint Statutory Committees

Senator Nancy Jacobs, ex officio
Senator Joan Carter Conway, ex officio
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, ex officio
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, ex officio
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, ex officio
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
Delegate Carolyn J.B. Howard
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass
Legislative Policy Committee

Special Joint Committees, Task Forces, & Work Groups

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, Co-Chair
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson
Delegate Maggie McIntosh
Joint Legislative Work Group to Study State, County & Municipal Fiscal Relationships

Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Senate Chair
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, House Chair
Delegate Susan L.M. Aumann
Delegate Gail H. Bates
Delegate Mary-Dulany James
Special Joint Committee on Pensions

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo
Delegate Mary-Dulany James
Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space & Agricultural Land Preservation

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, House Chair
Delegate Maggie McIntosh
Special Committee on State Employee Rights & Protections

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, House Chair
Senator Nancy Jacobs
Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell
Senator Nancy J. King
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer

Delegate Anne Healey, House Chair
Senator Jennie M. Forehand
Senator Lisa A. Gladden
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt
Delegate Jolene Ivey
Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive & Legislative Review

Senator Jennie M. Forehand
Senator Catherine E. Pugh
Delegate Susan L.M. Aumann
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson
Delegate Carolyn J.B. Howard
Joint Audit Committee

Senator Nancy Jacobs
Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier
Delegate Mary-Dulany James
Delegate Mary Ann Love
Delegate Donna Stifler
Joint Committee on Base Realignment & Closure

Delegate Barbara A. Frush, House Chair
Joint Committee on the Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area


Senator Nancy J. King, Senate Chair
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, House Chair
Senator Joanne C. Benson
Senator Joan Carter Conway
Senator Jennie M. Forehand
Senator Nancy Jacobs
Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell
Senator Karen S. Montgomery
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale
Joint Committee on Children, Youth, & Families

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, House Chair
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt
Joint Committee on Fair Practices & Personnel Oversight

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, Senate Chair
Senator Verna L. Jones
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser
Joint Committee on Federal Relations

Senator Delores G. Kelley, Senate Vice Chair
Senator Catherine E. Pugh
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Delegate Veronica L. Turner
Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery & Financing

Senator Jennie M. Forehand
Joint Information Technology & Biotechnology Committee


Senator Nancy Jacobs
Delegate Susan L.M. Aumann
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones
Delegate Mary Ann Love
Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones
Spending Affordability Committee

Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Senate Chair
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, House Chair
Senator Jennie M. Forehand
Delegate Carolyn J.B. Howard
Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds

Senator Joan Carter Conway
Senator Karen S. Montgomery
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt
Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services

Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
Delegate Sally Y. Jameson
Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, Senate Chair
Senator Joanne C. Benson
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser
Joint Committee on Welfare Reform

Senator Katherine Klausmeier, Senate Chair
Delegate Sally Y. Jameson, House Chair
Workers' Compensation Benefit & Insurance Oversight Committee