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The Western Delegation refers to the members of the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

who reside in or represent legislative districts that include parts of Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick or Carroll counties in the state of Maryland

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. Three delegates are elected from each district, though some districts are divided into sub-districts.

Current Members of the Western Maryland Delegation

District	Counties Represented	Delegate	Party	First Elected	Committee
01.11A	Allegany Allegany County, Maryland Allegany County is a county located in the northwestern part of the US state of Maryland. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 75,087. Its county seat is Cumberland... , Garrett Garrett County, Maryland Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. Created from Allegany County, Maryland in 1872 it was the last Maryland county to be formed. It was named for John Work Garrett , railroad executive, industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as president of the Baltimore...	Beitzel, Wendell R. Wendell R. Beitzel Wendell R. Beitzel Wendell R. Beitzel was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006 to represent District 1A, which covers the western Maryland counties of Garrett and Alleganey County. He defeated Bill Aiken for the seat vacated by George C. Edwards, who ran for election as State Senator.-Education:Beitzel...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2006	Health and Government Operations
01.21B	Allegany	Kelly, Kevin Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly (politician) Kevin Kelly is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his fifth term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing district 1B in Allegany County. Kelly is a member of the Judiciary Committee and its Civil Law and Procedure...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	1986	Judiciary
01.31C	Allegany, Washington Washington County, Maryland Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...	Myers, LeRoy E. Jr. LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. LeRoy E. Myers, Jr. is a Maryland politician.-Background:LeRoy Myers was first elected into the Maryland House of Delegates in 2003 to represent District 1C, which covers Allegany & Washington Counties. He defeated long-time delegate and Speaker of the House, Casper R. Taylor...	Republican	2002	Appropriations
02.12A	Washington	Serafini Andrew A. Serafini Andrew A. Serafini Andrew A. Serafini is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 2A in Washington County.-Education:...	Republican	2008	Ways and Means
02.22B	Washington	Shank, Christopher B.Christopher B. Shank Christopher B. Shank Christopher Shank was first elected to District 2B of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1999, which represents Washington County, defeating incumbent Bruce Poole. He has been the House Minority Whip since 2007.-Education:...	Republican	1998	Judiciary
02.32C	Washington	Donoghue, John P. John P. Donoghue John P. Donoghue John P. Donoghue is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 5th term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 2C in Washington County. Donoghue is a member of the Health and Government Operations...	Democratic	1990	Health and Government Operations
03.13A	Frederick Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....	Clagett, Galen R. Galen R. Clagett Galen R. Clagett Galen R. Clagett is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 2nd term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 3A in Frederick County. Clagett is a member of the Appropriations Committee.Clagett was born...	Democratic	2002	Appropriations
03.13A	Frederick	Hecht, Sue Sue Hecht Sue Hecht Sue Hecht is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving in her 3rd term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 3A in Frederick County. Hecht is a member of the Economic Matters Committee.Hecht was born in Takoma...	Democratic	1994	Economic Matters
03.23B	Frederick, Washington	Jenkins Michael Hough Michael Hough Michael Hough serves in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 3B, which covers portions of Frederick and Washington Counties. He was the former chairman and served on the Frederick County Republican Central Committee...	Republican	2002	Health and Government Operations
04.14A	Frederick	Bartlett, Joseph R. Joseph R. Bartlett Joseph R. Bartlett Joseph R. Bartlett is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 4A, which covers most of Frederick County, Maryland. He is also the son of U.S. Congressman Roscoe G. Bartlett.-External links:*...	Republican	1998	Ways and Means
04.14A	Frederick	Sshulz, K. Kelly M. Schulz Kelly M. Schulz Kelly M. Schulz is an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 4A in Frederick County, Maryland.-Education:...	Republican	2011	Environmental Matters
04.24B	Carroll Carroll County, Maryland Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 167,134. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster.... , Frederick	Elliott, Donald B. Donald B. Elliott Donald B. Elliott Donald B. Elliott is a registered pharmacist and American politician of the Republican Party in the State of Maryland, currently serving his 6th term as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He serves as the representative of Maryland legislative district 4B, which encompasses Carroll and...	Republican	1986	Health and Government Operations
05.15A	Carroll	Shewell, Tanya T. Tanya Thornton Shewell Tanya Thornton Shewell Tanya Thornton Shewell is an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Tanya Shewell replaced Carmen Amedori when she was appointed to the Parole Commission by Governor Bob Ehrlich in 2004. In 2007, she became the Deputy Minority Whip in the Maryland House of...	Republican	2004	Environmental Matters
05.15A	Carroll	Stocksdale, Nancy R. Nancy R. Stocksdale Nancy R. Stocksdale Nancy R. Stocksdale is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Nancy Stocksdale is one of the delegates for District 5A, which covers portions Carroll County. Stocksdale was first elected in 1994 along with Democrat Richard N. Dixon and Republican Joseph M...	Republican	1994	Appropriations
09.29B	Carroll	Krebs, Susan W. Susan W. Krebs Susan W. Krebs -Background:Susan Krebs is the delegate representing Maryland District 9B, which is southeast Carroll County including the areas of Eldersburg, Marriottsville, and parts of Sykesville Maryland. In 2002, she defeated Democrat Kenneth Holniker with 62% of the vote....	Republican	2002	Ways and Means

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