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 MEMBERS AND GOVERNOR
Gov.Parris N. Glendening (D)
Sen.Paul S. Sarbanes (D)
Sen.Barbara A. Mikulski (D)
Rep.Wayne T. Gilchrest (R-01)
Rep.Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R-02)
Rep.Benjamin L. Cardin (D-03)
Rep.Albert R. Wynn (D-04)
Rep.Steny H. Hoyer (D-05)
Rep.Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-06)
Rep.Elijah E. Cummings (D-07)
Rep.Constance A. Morella (R-08)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
General Assembly:
Meets January-April
House of Representatives: 141 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 35R, 106D; 95 men, 46 women
Salary: $30,000
Phone: (410) 841-3100
Senate: 47 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 15R, 32D; 38 men, 9 women
Salary: $30,000
Phone: (410) 841-3100

Urban Statistics
Baltimore: Mayor Martin O'Malley (D), Population 675,401
Frederick: Mayor James Grimes (R), Population 46,227
Rockville: Mayor Rose Krasnow, N-P, Population 46,019
Gaithersburg: Mayor Sidney A. Katz, Population 45,361
Bowie: Mayor G. Frederick Robinson, N-P, Population 40,181

Registered Voters
Democrat: 58%
Republican: 30%
Other: 12%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 D
House: 4 D, 4 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 54%, Bob Dole 38%, Ross Perot 7%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 50%, George Bush 36%, Ross Perot 14%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 51%, Michael S. Dukakis 48%

Population
1998 population (est.): 5,071,604
1990 population: 4,781,468
1980 population: 4,216,975
Percent change 1980-90: +13%
Rank among states (1998): 19
White: 69%
Black: 27%
Asian or Pacific islander: 4%
Hispanic origin: 3%
Urban: 81%
Rural: 19%
Born in state: 50%
Foreign-born: 7%
Under age 18: 1,268,552 (25%)
Ages 18-64: 3,241,883 (64%)
65 and older: 583,854 (11%)
Median age: 35.3

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.md.us
Capital: Annapolis
Median household income: $45,844 (1997)
   Rank among states: 3
Total area: 12,297 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 42


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