How Anne Arundel residents can reach out to their state elected officials

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Only State troopers occupy the upper galleries as the Maryland House of Delegates works on Sunday Mar 15, to pass necessary bills before the last day of the session on Wednesday Mar 18. This session has been cut short in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Photo by: Kenneth K. Lam 3/15/20
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FILE - The Maryland House of Delegates gathers in Annapolis, Md., for the first day of a special session on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, to take up a proposed new congressional map, as well as to vote to override vetoes by Gov. Larry Hogan from the last legislative session. On Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, the Maryland General Assembly approved new boundaries for its 188 seats. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

PUBLISHED: August 25, 2022 at 5:03 a.m. | UPDATED: August 25, 2022 at 9:03 a.m.

The Maryland legislature traditionally meets for three months at the beginning of each year, and many of the representatives also work jobs in the private sector throughout the rest of the year. The presiding officers of each house, Senate President Bill Ferguson and Speaker of the House Adrienne A. Jones, are allowed to call the members back for other special sessions.

At the State House, Anne Arundel County is represented by 15 delegates and five senators. After a power shake-up in the 2018 election, 10 delegates are Democrats, and five are Republicans. Three senators are Democrats and two are Republicans. The makeup of the delegation could change further following the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022.

Maryland elected officials from federal and state offices are up for reelection this year against a host of challengers from across the state and political spectrum. Some candidates will be running in reshaped or newly created districts this year following a lengthy process to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.

More information about the members and state legislation is available online at http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/.

Here is a breakdown of representatives and ways to contact them.

Federal officials

Representatives:

* C.A Dutch Ruppersberger, D-District 2. 410-628-2701. https://ruppersberger.house.gov/

* John P. Sarbanes, D-District 3. 410-295-1679. https://sarbanes.house.gov/

* Anthony G. Brown, D-District 4. 410-266-3249. https://anthonybrown.house.gov/

* Steny H. Hoyer, D-District 5. 301-474-0119. https://hoyer.house.gov/

Senators:

* Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md. 202-224-4524. https://www.cardin.senate.gov/

* Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. 410-263-1325. https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/

State officials

* Gov. Larry Hogan, Republican. 410-974-3901. https://governor.maryland.gov/

* Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, Republican. 410-974-2461. https://governor.maryland.gov/ltgovernor/

Anne Arundel County’s state legislators:

More information about senators and delegates can be found at http://mgaleg.maryland.gov.

District 21:

* Sen. James C. Rosapepe, D-College Park. 410-841-3141 or 301-858-3141. jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us.

* Del. Benjamin S. Barnes, D-College Park. 410-841-3046 or 301-858-3046. ben.barnes@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Mary Lehman, D-Laurel. 410-841-3114 or 301-858-3114. mary.lehman@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk, D-College Park. 410-841-3502 or 301-858-3502. joseline.pena.melnyk@house.state.md.us.

District 30:

* Sen. Sarah Elfreth, D-Annapolis. 410-841-3578. sarah.elfreth@senate.state.md.us.

* Del. Shaneka Henson, D-Annapolis. 410-841-3045. shaneka.henson@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Seth Howard, R-West River. 410-841-3439. seth.howard@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Dana Jones, D-Annapolis. 410-841-3211. dana.jones@house.state.md.us.

District 31:

* Sen. Bryan W. Simonaire, R-Pasadena. 410-841-3658. bryan.simonaire@senate.state.md.us.

* Del. Ned Carey, D-Brooklyn Park. 410-841-3047. ned.carey@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke, R-Pasadena. 410-841-3421. nicholaus.kipke@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Brian Chisholm, R-Severna Park. 410-841-3206. brian.chisholm@house.state.md.us.

District 32:

* Sen. Pam Beidle, D-Linthicum. 410-841-3593. pam.beidle@senate.state.md.us.

* Del. Sandy Bartlett, D-Maryland City. 410-841-3370. sandy.bartlett@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Mark S. Chang, D-Glen Burnie. 410-841-3511. mark.chang@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Mike Rogers, D-Laurel. 410-841-3372. mike.rogers@house.state.md.us.

District 33:

* Sen. Edward R. Reilly, R-Crofton. 410-841-3568. edward.reilly@senate.state.md.us.

* Del. Heather Bagnall, D-Arnold. 410-841-3406. heather.bagnall@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Rachel P. Muñoz, R-Severna Park. 410-841-3510. rachel.munoz@house.state.md.us.

* Del. Sid Saab. R-Crownsville. 410-841-3551. sid.saab@house.state.md.us.

Redistricting

Due to a redrawing of congressional and legislative boundaries following the release of recent census data, some voters may be in different districts than they have been in the past.

Anne Arundel County will be represented by two congressional districts — District 3 and District 5. District 12 will now include a small portion of the northern part of Anne Arundel County. In the House of Delegates, District 12 is split into 12A and 12B; only 12B will include Anne Arundel County neighborhoods like Brooklyn Park.

Democratic and Republican primary elections on July 19 finalized the nominations for a raft of seats ahead of the general election Nov. 8.

Upcoming federal elections and candidates:

District 3 Representative:

John Sarbanes (D-incumbent), Yuripzy Morgan (R)

District 5 Representative:

Steny Hoyer (D-incumbent), Chris Palombi (R)

Senators:

Chris Van Hollen (D-incumbent), Chris Chaffee (R)

State leadership elections:

Maryland Governor:

Dan Cox (R), Wes Moore (D), David Lashar (L), David Harding (Working Class Party), Kyle Sefcik (Unaffiliated)

Upcoming state elections: