Baltimore City Senate Delegation is an association of the six state senators who represent Baltimore City in the Maryland General Assembly

Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives...

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Authority and responsibilities

The Baltimore City Senate Delegation is responsible for representing the interests, needs and concerns of the City of Baltimore in the Maryland General Assembly

Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives...

. The first priority has been to ensure that sufficient state funds are granted to the city to support the funding of education and the construction and operation of public school facilities. Additionally, the delegation monitors state transportation trust funds allocated to the city for its transportation infrastructure. Every year, the Mayor of Baltimore provides of list of special projects that need to be funded through state loans (bonds); the Baltimore City Senate Delegation is responsible for passage of those projects in the General Assembly.

Current Members of the Baltimore City Senate Delegation

District	Senator	Party
40	Catherine E. Pugh Catherine E. Pugh Catherine E. Pugh is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving in her 2nd term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 40 in Baltimore City.-Background:...	Democrat
41	Lisa A. Gladden Lisa A. Gladden Lisa A. Gladden is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving in her 2nd term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 41 in Baltimore City.-Background:...   vice chairman	Democrat
43	Joan Carter Conway Joan Carter Conway Joan Carter Conway is an American politician who represents district 43 in the Maryland State Senate. She is the first African American woman to be appointed chairman of any of the standing committees in the Maryland Senate and in 2000 was listed one of "Maryland's Top 100 Women" by the Daily...	Democrat
44	Verna L. Jones Verna L. Jones Verna L. Jones-Rodwell is an American politician who represents the 44th legislative district in the Maryland State Senate. Senator Jones-Rodwell was also the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2007 to 2008.-Background:...	Democrat
45	Nathaniel J. McFadden Nathaniel J. McFadden Nathaniel J. McFadden is an American politician who represents district 45 in the Maryland State Senate and is the Senate's president pro tem.-Background:... , chair	Democrat
46	Bill Ferguson Bill Ferguson (politician) William C. "Bill" Ferguson IV is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate, representing the 46th district since 2011. The district is composed of parts of Baltimore City....	Democrat