Maryland Legislative District 12 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers parts of Anne Arundel County and Howard County.
Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 130,272, of whom 101,992 (78.3%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 69,722 (53.5%) White, 27,474 (21.1%) African American, 571 (0.4%) Native American, 15,056 (11.6%) Asian, 69 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 6,522 (5.0%) from some other race, and 10,851 (8.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12,261 (9.4%) of the population.
The district had 83,011 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 17,218 (20.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 19,094 (23.0%) were registered as Republicans, 45,268 (54.5%) were registered as Democrats, and 895 (1.1%) were registered to other parties.
Political representation The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Clarence K. Lam (D) and in the House of Delegates by Jessica M. Feldmark (D, District 12A), Terri L. Hill (D, District 12A), and Gary Simmons (D, District 12B).
Election history Multi-member Senate district (1967–1975) Years Senator Party Electoral history Years Senator Party Electoral history January 18, 1967–August 12, 1974 William L. Hodges Democratic Redistricted from Baltimore City's 6th district and re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1970.Died on August 12, 1974. January 18, 1967–January 8, 1975 Harry J. McGuirk Democratic Elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1970.Redistricted to the 37th district. October 12, 1974–January 8, 1975 Joan Vane Democratic Appointed to finish Hodges's term.Retired.
Single-member Senate district (1975–present) Years Senator Party Electoral history January 8, 1975–January 12, 1983 Melvin A. Steinberg Democratic Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1978.Redistricted to the 11th district. January 12, 1983–May 8, 1989 John C. Coolahan Democratic Elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1986.Resigned to become a judge on theBaltimore County Circuit Court. June 3, 1989–January 11, 1995 Nancy L. Murphy Democratic Appointed to serve the remainder of Coolahan's term.Elected in 1990.Lost renomination. January 11, 1995–January 9, 2019 Edward J. Kasemeyer Democratic Elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2014.Retired. January 9, 2019–present Clarence Lam Democratic Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2022.
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