The Maryland State Senate is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the legislative body of any of the country's 50 states. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is composed of 47 senators elected from single-member districts. A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament.

Contents 1 Leadership 2 Make-up of Maryland State Senate 3 Districts and Party Composition Map 4 See also 5 External links

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
President of the Senate	Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.	Democratic	27
President Pro Tem	Nathaniel J. McFadden	Democratic	45
Majority Leader	Edward J. Kasemeyer	Democratic	12
Majority Whip	Lisa A. Gladden	Democratic	41
Minority Leader	David R. Brinkley	Republican	4
Minority Whip	Allan H. Kittleman	Republican	9

Make-up of Maryland State Senate

See also: President of the Maryland State Senate and List of members of the Maryland State Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	33
	Republican Party	14
Total		47
Majority		24

Districts and Party Composition Map

See also

• Maryland House of Delegates

External links

• Maryland General Assembly
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Maryland

The President of the Maryland Senate serves as president of the Maryland Senate. Thomas V "Mike" Miller Jr (born December 3, 1942) is the current president of the Maryland Senate. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator if you have information that can be referenced with a citation, please feel free to help! Nathaniel J The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. In US politics, the majority leader is a partisan position in a legislative body Edward J Kasemeyer is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature Lisa A Gladden is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. In US politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest Caucus in a legislative body David R Brinkley (born September 24, 1959) is a Republican State Senator in Maryland, United States Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature Allan H Kittleman has been a member of the Maryland Senate since 2004 representing Carroll County and Howard County. The President of the Maryland Senate serves as president of the Maryland Senate. This is a list of the Current members of the Maryland State Senate. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U

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