The Maryland Republican Party is the

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state branch of the Republican Party (GOP), headquartered in Annapolis. Republican v Democrat Gallup 6-10

Current elected officials

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate *None Both of Maryland's

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seats have been held by Democrats since

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Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of ...

was the last Republican to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. House of Representatives

Statewide offices

* Larry Hogan,

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State Legislature

Senate Minority Leader The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...

: Stephen S. Hershey Jr. *

Senate Minority Whip The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate. They serve as the chief spokespersons for their respective political parties holding t ...

: Justin Ready *

House Minority Leader Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are el ...

: Jason Buckel *

House Minority Whip Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...

: Christopher Adams

State Party

The Republican Party is the minority party in both houses of the

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. In the House of Delegates, the Republicans control 42 seats to the Democrats' 99. In the Maryland State Senate, the Republicans control 15 seats to the Democrats' 32. The Republican Party enjoys widespread support from

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and the Eastern Shore, both of which are mainly rural. In other areas of the state such as heavily populated Montgomery County,

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, and the City of

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, Republicans are a minority. The majority of voters in the state of Maryland live in urban metropolitan areas such as Baltimore and are affiliated with the Democratic Party.

In 2003,

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became the first African American elected to statewide office in the state of Maryland, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor. Prior to this, Steele served as the Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party. In 2009, Michael S. Steele was elected chair of the

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, the first African American to hold that position.

Financial status

''The Washington Post'' characterized the party as "close to broke" as of January 2009, with $703.10 on hand and $57,000 in loans and bills. The Maryland Election Board also ruled in 2009 that the Maryland GOP must return $77,500 to a campaign account of Steele's for party legal expenses that he had paid. In November 2011 ''The Baltimore Sun'' reported that the Maryland Republican party owed over $100,000 to vendors that stemmed from the 2010 election cycle. The picture changed after Republican Larry Hogan was elected as governor in November 2014. According to ''The Washington Post'', "Hogan raised nearly $1.4 million in the two months after the election" and the state party raised another $1 million.

Current notable Maryland Republicans

Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. was the first Republican governor of Maryland since the 1960s, serving as governor from 2003 to 2007. He was defeated in the 2010 election by Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley. Ehrlich's wife,

Kendel Ehrlich Kendel Sibiski Ehrlich (born 1961) is a former First Lady of Maryland, having served from 2003 to 2007 during the administration of Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich. She is the first woman of Polish descent to have been Maryland's First Lady. F ...

, is a notable state Republican who hosts, along with her husband, a conservative talk radio show on WBAL 1090-AM in Baltimore. Andy Harris was one of the few bright spots for Maryland Republicans in the 2010 election as he won a congressional seat back from the Democrats. Nicholaus R. Kipke became the House Minority Leader in 2013, by unseating Anthony J. O'Donnell. Larry Hogan is current governor, he defeated Democratic candidate Anthony Brown in November 2014.

was Hogan's running mate and is the current Lt. Governor of Maryland. In 2018, Hogan won re-election as Governor against Democratic challenger,

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. This makes him the first two-term Republican governor of Maryland since Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin.

Current Leadership

The current officers of the Maryland Republican Party were elected at the Fall 2020 Convention to two year terms with the exception of the National committeeman and Committeewomen who were elected at the Spring 2020 convention to four year terms. In December 2022, the Maryland Republican Party elected Nicole Beus Harris, the wife of U.S. Representative Andy Harris, to serve as its chair following the resignation of Dirk Haire. The Maryland Republican Party also employs several staff members including an Executive Director, a Deputy Director, and a Data Director.

State Party Chairmen

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References

External links

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