M C E A

2008 General Assembly

LOBBY YOUR LEGISLATORS

Download MCEA's latest Legislative Update and 2008 Legislative Listing.

For more information on the legislative session, employees may visit the General Assembly's web site at http://mlis.state.md.us, or call MCEA's Legislative Office at 410-269-6993 or 1-888-613-MCEA.

For valuable information, including that listed below, visit Maryland General Assembly web site .

Find out who are your State legislators and your legislative district

To contact a legislator by e-mail

Check the status of a bill. Then, click on the bill number to access a copy of the bill.

For a list of Senators ( by name, county, district). Click on Senators by name and then the name.

For a list of Delegates (by name, county, district). Click on Delegates by name and then the name.

For MCEA's 2008 legislative agenda, see our issues.

SENATE LEADERSHIP

Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.
President
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3700 or 1-800-492-7122

Nathaniel McFadden
President Pro Tem
James Senate Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3165 or 1-800-492-7122

Edward J. Kasemeyer
Majority Leader
James Senate Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3653 or 1-800-492-7122

David Brinkley
Minority Leader
James Senate Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3704 or 1-800-492-7122

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HOUSE LEADERSHIP

Michael E. Busch
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3800 or 1-800-492-7122

Adrienne A. Jones
Speaker Pro Tem
Lowe House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3391 or 1-800-492-7122

Kumar P. Barve
Majority Leader
Lowe House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3464 or 1-800-492-7122

Anthony O'Donnell
Minority Leader
Lowe House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401-1999
410-841-3314 or 1-800-492-7122

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SENATE COMMITTEES

BUDGET AND TAXATION
EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS
FINANCE
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

BUDGET AND TAXATION
Miller Senate Office Building
3 West Wing
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1991
410-841-3690/301-858-3690
Members. Click on Senator to e-mail.
Ulysses Currie, Chair
Edward Kasemeyer, Vice Chair
David R. Brinkley
James E. DeGrange Sr.
George C. Edwards
Verna Jones
Nancy King
Rona E. Kramer
Richard Madaleno
Nathaniel J. McFadden
Donald F. Munson
Douglas Peters
James N. Robey
J. Lowell Stoltzfus
Bobby Zirkin

EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND
ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS
Miller Senate Office Building
2 West Wing
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1991
410-841-3661/301-858-3661
ehe@mlis.state.md.us
Members.
Joan Carter Conway, Chair
Roy P. Dyson, Vice Chair
Richard F. Colburn
Janet Greenip
Andrew P. Harris
J. Robert Hooper
Michael Lenett
Paul G. Pinsky
James C. Rosapepe

FINANCE
Miller Senate Office Building
3 East Wing
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1991
410-841/301-858-3677
Members. Click on Senator to e-mail.
Thomas M. Middleton, Chair
John C. Astle, Vice Chair
George W. Della, Jr.
Nathaniel Exum
Robert Garagiola
Barry Glassman
Delores G. Kelley
Allan Kittleman
Katharine Klausmeier
Edward "E.J." Pipkin
Catherine Pugh

JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Miller Senate Office Building
2 East Wing
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1991
410-841-3623/301-858-3623
Members
Brian E. Frosh, Chair
Lisa Gladden, Vice Chair
Jim Brochin
Jennie M. Forehand
Larry E. Haines
Nancy Jacobs
Alexander X. Mooney
C. Anthony Muse
Jamie Raskin
Bryan Simonaire
Norman R. Stone, Jr.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES COMMITTEES

APPROPRIATIONS
HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
ECONOMIC MATTERS
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
JUDICIARY
WAYS AND MEANS

APPROPRIATIONS

Lowe House Office Building
Room 131
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3407/301-858-3407
Members. Click on Delegate to e-mail.

Norman Conway, Chair
James Proctor, Vice Chair
Susan L.M. Aumann
Charles F. Barkley
Gail Bates
John L. Bohanan Jr.
Talmadge Branch
William Bronrott
Galen R. Clagett
Steven DeBoy Sr.
Adelaide C. Eckardt
Tawanna P. Gaines
Melony G. Griffith
Ana Sol Gutierrez
Guy J. Guzzone
Keith Haynes
Henry B. Heller
Mary-Dulany James
Adrienne Jones
Murray Levy
LeRoy Myers Jr.
Barbara A. Robinson
Steven Schuh
Theodore Sophocleus
Nancy R. Stocksdale
John F. Wood

HEALTH AND
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Lowe House Office Building
Room 161
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3770/301-858-3770

Members
Peter A. Hammen, Chair
Shane Pendergrass, Vice Chair
Wendell R. Beitzel
Joanne C. Benson
Eric M. Bromwell
Robert A. Costa
John P. Donoghue
Donald B. Elliott
James Hubbard
A. Wade Kach
Nicholaus R. Kipke
Sue Kullen
Adrienne A. Mandel
Patrick L. McDonough
Heather R. Mizeur
Karen Montgomery
Dan Morhaim
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Nathaniel T. Oaks
Kirill Reznik
B. Daniel Riley
Shawn Z. Tarrant
Veronica Turner
Richard B. Weldon Jr.

ECONOMIC MATTERS

Lowe House Office Building
Room 151
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3519/301-858-3519

Members
Dereck E. Davis, Chair
David B. Rudolph, Vice Chair
Aisha N. Braveboy
Emmett C. Burns Jr.
Brian Feldman
Jeannie Haddaway
Hattie N. Harrison
Sue Hecht
Richard K. Impallaria
Sally Y. Jameson
Ruth M. Kirk
Carolyn J. Krysiak
Mary Ann Love
Roger Manno
James N. Mathias
Brian K. McHale
Warren E. Miller
Joseph J. Minnick
Donna Stifler
Herman L. Taylor II
Michael L. Vaughn
Mary Roe Walkup

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Lowe House Office Building
Room 141
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3990/301-858-3990

Members
Maggie I. McIntosh, Chair
James E. Malone Jr., Vice Chair
Saqib Ali
Pamela G. Beidle
Elizabeth Bobo
Joseph C. Boteler III
Rudolph C. Cane
Alfred C. Carr Jr.
Virginia P. Clagett
Barbara A. Frush
Barry Glassman
Cheryl Glenn
Anne Healey
Marvin Holmes Jr.
Tom Hucker
Stephen W. Lafferty
Doyle L. Niemann
H. Wayne Norman
Anthony O'Donnell
Tanya Thornton Sewell
Richard A. Sossi
Dana Stein
Paul S. Stull
Michael H. Weir Jr.

JUDICIARY

Lowe House Office Building
Room 121
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3488/301-858-3488

Members
Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., Chair
Samuel Rosenberg, Vice Chair
Curtis S. Anderson
Ben Barnes
Jill P. Carter
Frank M. Conaway Jr.
Kathleen M. Dumais
Donald H. Dwyer Jr.
William J. Frank
Kevin Kelly
Benjamin Kramer
Susan C. Lee
Gerron Levi
Susan K. McComas
Tony McConkey
Victor R. Ramirez
Todd Schuler
Christopher B. Shank
Luiz R. S. Simmons
Michael Smigiel Sr.
Kris Valderrama
Jeff Waldstreicher

WAYS AND MEANS

Lowe House Office Building
Room 111
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3469/301-858-3469

Members
Sheila E. Hixson, Chair
Ann Marie Doorey, Vice Chair
Joseph R. Bartlett
Kumar P. Barve
Jon S. Cardin
D. Page Elmore
William Frick
Ron George
James Gilchrist
Carolyn J. B. Howard
Jolene Ivey
J.B. Jennings
Anne R. Kaiser
Susan Krebs
Robert A. McKee
Peter F. Murphy
John A. Olszewski Jr.
Justin D. Ross
Melvin L. Stukes
Frank S. Turner
Jay Walker

MARYLAND ELECTED LEADERSHIP

Governor Martin O'Malley
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-3901 or 1-800-811-8336
web: www.gov.state.md.us

Anthony G. Brown
Lieutenant Governor
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-2804
fax 410-974-5882

Peter Franchot
Comptroller of the Treasury
Goldstein Treasury Building
80 Calvert Street
Annapolis, MD 21404-0466
410-260-7801
fax: 410-974-3808
web: www.comp.state.md.us

Nancy Kopp
State Treasurer
Goldstein Treasury Building
80 Calvert Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-3533 or 301-858-5419
e-mail: treasurer@treasurer.state.md.us
fax: 410-974-3530
web: www.treasurer.state.md.us

Douglas F. Gansler
Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-576-6300
email: AG@oag.state.md.us
fax: 410-576-6404
web: www.oag.state.md.us

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LOBBYING TIPS

Lobbying is the art of influencing others. When it comes to State legislation, the persons you want to influence are members of the Maryland General Assembly.

Make sure you are a registered voter.
Familiarize yourself with key legislators, and the legislative and budget process.
Know the issue inside and out, including the opponent's side and MCEA's position.
Set your priorities and develop a strategy.
Identify key elected officials to inform about your issue. Make your point in a brief but convincing manner.
You may communicate with a legislator by letter, phone, e-mail, or personal visit.
State the effect the proposed bill will have, if passed.
Be firm and persistent, but courteous and never threatening or demanding.
Copy the Association's government relations staff on your correspondence.
Follow up any meetings or communications with a thank-you note.

As soon as the session ends, prepare for the next session. Build political action. Network with other organizations and individuals that have similar interests. Stay in contact with the legislators. Good luck!
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