After election by the voters, some local central committee members are unable to serve. When circumstances warrant it, the State central committee then appoints new members to replace those who have resigned or died. In the text below, such new members bear asterisks after their names.

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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Anne Arundel County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Ashley Heffernan, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Legislative Dist. 21: J. Sandy Hines
Legislative Dist. 30: Victoria R. Garcia; Ashley Heffernan; Van O. Lee.
Legislative Dist. 31: Edward P. (Ned) Carey*; Christine Davenport; Brian Sanders.
*(appointed Feb. 3, 2011, to replace Justin M. Towles, who resigned Jan. 10, 2011)
Legislative Dist. 32: Earl W. Barnes; Kathleen A. Shatt; one vacancy*.
*(no appointment yet made to replace Wanda Williams, who resigned May 2013)
Legislative Dist. 33: Judith P. Moylan-Forman; Stephen W. Thibodeau; Lucy Travers.
Terms expire 2014.

BALTIMORE CITY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Baltimore City Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Scherod C. Barnes, Chair (chosen by City Central Committee)
Legislative Dist. 40: Thomas Ruben Akras; Sandra Almond-Cooper; Marc Broady; Betty Clark; Barbara A. Robinson; Agnes B. Welch; Deborah E. Woolford.
Legislative Dist. 41: Ramona Moore Baker; Angela C. Gibson; Lisa A. Gladden; Nathaniel T. Oaks; Thomas A. Phillips III; Ron Rosenbluth; Joyce J. Smith.
Legislative Dist. 43: Karenthia A. Barber; Scherod C. Barnes; Beatrice M. Brown; Rodney C. Burris; Robert W. Curran; Bill Henry; Sylvia Williams.
Legislative Dist. 44: Timothy J. Bridges; Marvin (Doc) Cheatham; Gary T. English; Arlene B. Fisher; Charles A. Jackson; Aline V. Kirk-Watson; Wesley Wood.
Legislative Dist. 45: Ronald Bailey; Warren M. Branch; Tashea Brodgins; Donovon R. Brooks; Nina Harper; Kevin W. Parson; Robert R. Stokes.
Legislative Dist. 46: Betty Bland-Thomas; Amie Kershner; Michael Mitchell; Baltimore Bob Murray; Shannon Sullivan; Gary L. Thomas; one vacancy.*
*(no appointment yet made to replace Jennifer K. Etheridge, who resigned April 2012)
Terms expire 2014.

BALTIMORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Baltimore County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Margaret M. Brassil, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Legislative Dist. 5B: Savas J. Karas
Legislative Dist. 6: Marilyn M. Baldwin; Stephanie Chambers; Janice B. Evans; Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr.; Janet B. Wood.
Legislative Dist. 7: Dorothy E. Foos; Vincent J. Gardina; David (Ski) Mioduszewski; Jack R. Sturgill, Jr.
Legislative Dist. 8: Sandra P. Caslin; Margaret A. Forte; Krista M. Klausmeier; Jeffrey William Smith; Theresa A. White.
Legislative Dist. 10: Benjamin Brooks; Adrienne A. Jones; Delores G. Kelley; Pat Kelly; Angela J. Scott.
Legislative Dist. 11: Sheldon D. Caplan; Linda Dorsey-Walker; Julian Earl Jones, Jr.; Shelley Morhaim; Alan P. Zuckerberg.
Legislative Dist. 12A: Brian S. Bailey*; Margaret M. Henn; Pauline (Kibby) Rada**; Paula W. Wolf.
*(appointed 2013 to replace Michael Mastracci, who resigned)
**(appointed 2013 to fill Douglas A. Brinkley's place which was declared vacant)
Legislative Dist. 42: Margaret M. Brassil; Edwin S. Crawford; Margaret Z. (Meg) Ferguson; I. Scott Sokol; John Ward.
Terms expire 2014.

CALVERT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Calvert County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Clifton E. Savoy, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
George (Stovy) Brown; Thomas Craddock*; Melissa A. Miller; Pearl Armiger Miller; Ron Milligan; Hagner R. Mister; Beth Swoap; Kathy Tollerton; Abby Ybarra. Terms expire 2014.
*(appointed Jan. 17, 2013, to replace Marie Duffield, who resigned Jan. 17, 2013)

CAROLINE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Caroline County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
James Brown, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Patty Gray; Neil Lambert; Lisa N. Martin; Beatrix H. (Paddy) Richards; James Voss. Terms expire 2014.

CARROLL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Carroll County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Jacqueline S. Jones, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Central Committee Dist. 1: Jacqueline S. Jones; one vacancy.
Central Committee Dist. 2: Neil M. Ridgely; Don H. West.
Central Committee Dist. 3: Douglas Mathias; Corynne Courpas*.
Central Committee Dist. 4: George E. Maloney; one vacancy.
Central Committee Dist. 5: Anita Lombardi Riley; one vacancy.**
Terms expire 2014.
*(elected by Committee, Sept. 16, 2010)
**(no appointment yet made to replace Maxine C. Wooleyhand who died Aug. 15, 2011)

CECIL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Cecil County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
John Madison Ulrich, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Brad Dawkins; Franklin T. Mackie; Herbert W. Welch. Terms expire 2014.

CHARLES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Charles County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Albert B. Coleman, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Elvira M. Barnes; Virginia Lee Benedict; L. Eugene Davies; Deborah Demsey Hobbs; Reginald Kearney; Evalyn M. Phelps; Janice M. Talley; Gregory Waller. Terms expire 2014.

DORCHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Dorchester County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Cheryl Everman, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Councilmanic Dist 2: Janice J. Lake
Councilmanic Dist 3: Terry Dayton Wheatley
Councilmanic Dist 5: Cheryl Everman
At Large: Richard Ball; Randy L. Bradford; Charles (Butch) Hachemeister.
Terms expire 2014.

FREDERICK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Frederick County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Myrna R. Whitworth, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Deborah Carter; Mary Costello; Russell L. Currey; Diane L. Fink; Jason Judd; Robert Kresslein; Michael Kurtianyk*; Judith A. Rice; Stephen G. Slater; Tony Soltero; Cynthia T. Taylor. Terms expire 2014.
*(appointed June 2011 to replace Stephan J. Bearman, who resigned)

GARRETT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Garrett County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Andrew Diliddo, Jr.; Patricia Duck; Timothy Duck; William Goldsborough; Jeff Hovis; Zelma M. Neary. Terms expire 2014.

HARFORD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Harford County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Wendy L. Sawyer, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Cassandra R. Beverley, Esq.; Jerry Comeau; Jerome Foster; Rev. Cordell E. Hunter, Sr.; Russ Kovach; Barbara Osborn Kreamer; Kim McCarthy; Darlene M. Riley; Joseph C. Smith. Terms expire 2014.

HOWARD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Howard County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Michael C.A. McPherson, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Diane Banner; Jonathan K. Branch; Carole J. Chase; Abby R. Hendrix; Ethel B. Hill; Clarence Lam; Kathy MacFarlane; Ethan Moore; Kristen M. Neville; Deanna Peel; Catherine M. Zomlefer. Terms expire 2014.

KENT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Kent County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Vita Pickrum, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Thad L. Bench; Sandra Bjork; Anita Gottlieb; Erik T. Gulbrandsen; Kathy Hock; Martha Holland; John J. LaFerla, M.D.; Thomas Martin; Christina Showalter; Thomas Timberman; Grenville Whitman. Terms expire 2014.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Montgomery County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Daniel Adcock, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Legislative Dist. 14: Marva Dekins; Arthur Edmunds.
Legislative Dist. 15: Sharon Jackson Bland; Marjorie Goldman.
Legislative Dist. 16: Almina Khorakiwala; Marc Korman.
Legislative Dist. 17: Anna K. Matko; Oscar Thomas Ramirez.
Legislative Dist. 18: Gabriel I. Albornoz; Victor Weissberg.
Legislative Dist. 19: Charlotte Crutchfield; Harold N. Diamond.
Legislative Dist. 20: Daniel Adcock; Karla D. Walker.
Legislative Dist. 39: Darrell E. Anderson; Francine Towbridge.
At Large: Simon Atlas; Alan Banov; Vivian Malloy; Sandra Raymond; Elly Shaw-Belblidia; Venattia W. Vann; Marie Wallace; Janet Williams.
Terms expire 2014.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Prince George's County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Terry L. Speigner, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Legislative Dist. 21: Sylvia Bolivar; Salome Peters; Dennis Whitley III.
Legislative Dist. 22: Denise Riley; Alonzo T. Washington; James Thomas Wilkinson.
Legislative Dist. 23: Cheryl Landis; Denise A. Tyler (23A); Cassandra (Casey) Lewis (23B).
Legislative Dist. 24: Mary R. Davis; Pamela Oatis; Terry L. Speigner.
Legislative Dist. 25: Teena M. Green; Norma L. Lindsay; Shirley Pearl Thompson.
Legislative Dist. 26: Nora A. Carmichael; Veronica L. Davila-Steele; Dennis H. Rowe.
Legislative Dist. 27A: Shaihi Mwalimu; LaRhonda R. Owens; Matthew Thomas.
Legislative Dist. 47: Beverly Ball; Janelle J. Jordan; Dorothy E. (Dottie) McNeill.
Terms expire 2014.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Queen Anne's County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
R. Thomas Rider, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Kenneth W. Addison; Stephen Z. Meehan; Robert Shaffer; three vacancies. Terms expire 2014.

ST. MARY'S COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by St. Mary's County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Julie B. Randall, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Joseph Anderson; Kathleen O'Brien; Leslie Roberts; Cynthia (Cindy) Slattery; two vacancies. Terms expire 2014.

SOMERSET COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Somerset County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Kenneth E. Ballard, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Margo Green-Gale; Kirkland J. Hall; Chris Parks; Edward J. (Bunky) Price; Edward (Ned) Shores. Terms expire 2014.

TALBOT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Talbot County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Carl Widell, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Allison E. Dungan; Ryan E. Ewing; Eric M. Lowery; Blair Burns Potter; Maureen Scott-Taylor. Terms expire 2014.

WASHINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Washington County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Elizabeth A. Paul, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Larry N. Barron; Ronnie Hooten; Blakeley A. Jackson; Ronald A. Kerns; Jereme Weston Leazier; Claudia Gattis Martin; Edythe M. Rickard. Terms expire 2014.

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WICOMICO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Wicomico County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Ernest Leatherbury, Jr., Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (443) 250-1139
Harry Basehart; Ernest F. Davis; Ernest Leatherbury, Jr.; three vacancies. Terms expire 2014.

WORCESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Worcester County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms:
Barbara Richardson, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 641-2755
Commissioner Dist. 1: one vacancy
Commissioner Dist. 2: one vacancy
Commissioner Dist. 3: one vacancy
Commissioner Dist. 4: Barbara Richardson
Commissioner Dist. 5: Dell Purrell
Commissioner Dist. 6: Chuck Herbert
Commissioner Dist. 7: Ivory Smith
At Large: Lanny K. Hickman; Arlene Page; Thomas Wilson; one vacancy.
Terms expire 2014.

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