POLITICAL PARTIES

REPUBLICAN PARTY

LOCAL CENTRAL COMMITTEES

Local central committee members of the Maryland Republican Party are elected at the primary election held in September in gubernatorial election years. The last such primary was September 10, 2002. After election by the voters, some local central committee members are unable to serve. When circumstances warrant it, the State central committee appoints new members to replace those who have resigned or died. In the text below, such new members bear asterisks after their names.

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Anne Arundel County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Chuck Gast, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
e-mail: chuckgast@yahoo.com

Legislative Dist. 21: Eric Flamino*
Legislative Dist. 30: Robin Bissett*; Michael J. Collins; Nora Keenan.
Legislative Dist. 31: Thomas R. Gardner; John Moran V.; Erik S. Robey.
Legislative Dist. 32: Daniel Bowen; Gerald P. Starr; Mark Soo Chang*.
Legislative Dist. 33: Chuck Gast*; Michael Malone; James Pelura, D.V.M.*

BALTIMORE CITY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected By Baltimore City Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Donald R. Farber, Chair (chosen by City Central Committee) (410) 467-2722
e-mail: duaneshelton@baltimorecitygop.org
web: www.baltimorecitygop.org

Councilmanic Dist. 1: Will Bauer*; Margaret R. (Peggy) Mitchell; Duane Shelton; Ted Watts*.
Councilmanic Dist. 2: Iris Bellamy; Kathleen B. Buffington; Donald R. Farber; Brian Jones.
Councilmanic Dist. 3: Reba Jones; Kenneth Ward*; Frank Welsh.
Councilmanic Dist. 4: Victor Clark, Jr.; Riple Hansalia; David D. Morgan, Sr; Jeff Smith*.
Councilmanic Dist. 5: Richard Ambrose; Joseph W. Brown, Jr.; Nicholas Fessenden; Frankie L. Powell.
Councilmanic Dist. 6: Anthony D. (Tony) Cobb; Marie A. Cobb; Gloria A. Jones; James Peters.

BALTIMORE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Baltimore County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Chris Cavey*, Chair (chosen by Baltimore County Republican Voters)
*(appointed to replace Donald E. Murphy, who resigned 2003)
web: www.baltimorecountyrepublicans.org

Councilmanic Dist. 1: Sheila Faulstich*; Harry Korrell; Gloria B. Murphy; Albert L. Nalley.
Councilmanic Dist. 2: Beverly E. Goldstein; Steven Hawtof*; Dilip B. Paliath, Esq.*; Alan P. S. Zukerberg.
Councilmanic Dist. 3: Ray Allen; Jeffrey P. Button; Frances A. S. Harris; Betty Wagner*.
Councilmanic Dist. 4: J. Michael Collins*; Alfred Mendelsohn*; Gail M. Theis; Melvin Thomas*.
Councilmanic Dist. 5: Christine Nizer*; James F. Ports, Jr.*; Emil B. Pielke*; Timothy L. Tilghman.
Councilmanic Dist. 6: Michael Bullinger*; Valerie McDonough*; Melissa Redmer Mullahey; Dennis Robinson*.
Councilmanic Dist. 7: Carl A. Brewer; Fred Fleischmann*; Gregory H. N. Massoni; Herman E. Wood.

At Large: Chris Cavey*

*appointed members

CALVERT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Calvert County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Thomas Kelley, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 1-year term) (410) 535-9100
e-mail: calvertgop.hq@verizon.net
web: www.calvertgop.com

Barbara A. Burton; Virginia L. Hurrey; Robert W. Reed; Donald R. Statter*; Linda D. Tracy; Robin C. Tracy-Marshall.
*(appointed to replace Leslie Downs in 2002).

CAROLINE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Caroline County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Robert L. Clendaniel, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 479-2383
e-mail: ccrcc@beowulfweb.com
fax: (410) 479-5551

William Burkard*; Bryan Gadow; Harry N. Muir; James Newcomb*; Howard W. Reardon, Jr.; Joanne F. Smith.
*appointed members

CARROLL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Carroll County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
C. David Jones, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 1-year term) (443) 340-8663
e-mail: gopcharlie@earthlink.net
web: www.carrcogop.com

Joseph F. Burns, Jr.; Betsy Combass****; Larry Helminiak*; E. Scott Hollenbeck*****; Koreen Hughes******; James E. Reter; April Rose***; Michael D. Zimmer**.
*(appointed to replace Josephine Velazquez, who resigned in Sept. 2004, after replacing Joseph M. Getty, who resigned in Aug. 2003).
**(appointed to replace E. Scott Hollenbeck, who resigned in Sept. 2003).
***(appointed to replace Amanda L. Boyd who resigned in Aug. 2004).
****(appointed to replace Travis A. Zepp, who resigned on Sept. 23, 2004).
*****(appointed to replace Yvonne Y. Deardorff, who resigned on Sept. 23, 2004).
******(appointed to replace Michelle B. Jefferson, who resigned on Sept. 23, 2004).

CECIL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Cecil County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Joseph Carabetta, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
e-mail: carabetta@erols.com
web: www.ccmagazine.org/republicanparty.htm

Keith A. Baynes; Diane Broomell; Michael Dunn; Patrick Lewis; Andrew VanDen Heuvel; Peter Wood.

CHARLES COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Charles County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Ernest L. Wallace, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (301) 645-9444
e-mail: ewallace@olg.com
fax: (301) 934-3120
web: www.charlescountygop.org

Julianne Carroll; Vivian H. Castello; G. Wade Compton; Joseph T. Crawford; James S. Douglas; Carolyn V. Lees; Lewis F. McIntyre.

DORCHESTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Dorchester County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Dorothy Marshall Griffith, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)

Joseph W. Feldman; Robert L. Herbert; Frederick Lubbe; H. Theodore Wilson; two vacancies.

FREDERICK COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Frederick County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Charles Jenkins, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (310) 898-5722

Timothy W. Brooks; Michael W. Dunn; Michael T. Farrell; Philip Greene; William Kelley; Doris M. McDonnell; Eric T. Myer; Marjorie Thomas; Craig Wolf.

GARRETT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Garrett County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Brenda Butscher, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (301) 334-4500

Michael H. Bittinger; DeCorsey E. Bolden; Joanne V. Glotfelty; Arzella T. Parsons; David Thomas; Ruth H. Umbel.

HARFORD COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Harford County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
William G. Christoforo, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 836-2413
e-mail: l-amerrell@comcast.net

James A. Close; Vernon L. Gauss, Jr.; Miles M. Kress; Carol MacCubbin; Lee Merrell; Blane H. Miller III; Howard W. Norman, Jr.; Teresa Reilly; Frank Wilson.

HOWARD COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Howard County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Howard M. Rensin, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 997-VOTE (8683)
e-mail: info@HoCoGOP.com
fax: (410) 461-2117
web: www.HoCoGOP.com

Edward Armanas; Margaret S. (Peg) Browning; Michael J. Deets; Manda Ervin; Warren E. Miller; Edward L. Patrick; Anthony C. Wisniewski.

KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Kent County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Alice Kennedy Wright, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 778-6468

Harrison C. (Jim) Bristoll, Jr.; Jean Ann Leager; John A. Piposzar; Terrence Scout; Martin Stetson; one vacancy.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Montgomery County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Thomas J. Reinheimer, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 1-year term) (301) 417-9256
e-mail: info@mcgop.net
fax: (301) 417-9257
web: www.mcgop.net/

Legislative Dist. 14: M. Teresita Bork; Frank U. Hackenberg.
Legislative Dist. 15: Sylvia Darrow; Thomas J. Reinheimer.
Legislative Dist. 16: Sharon M. Constantine; Charles W. Stansfield.
Legislative Dist. 17: Rachael Gingrich; Henry Marraffa, Jr.****
Legislative Dist. 18: Katja Bullock*****; Steven P. Dirlik.
Legislative Dist. 19: Lynn Siguenza; Daniel S. Willard.
Legislative Dist. 20: Rebecca Love***; one vacancy.
Legislative Dist. 39: Robert Holden; William J. Witham.**

At Large: Stephen N. Abrams; Scott Dyer; George E. Sauer.

*(appointed May 22, 2003, to replace Tonya M. Johnson, who resigned March 2003)
**(appointed Oct. 28, 2003, to replace Kyle Winkfield, who was removed from committee)
***(appointed to replace John W. Wrightson, who resigned Jan. 14, 2004)
****(appointed to replace Patricia Corwin McLane)
*****(appointed to replace Charles B. Barksdale)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Prince George's County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Virginia W. Kellogg, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 2-year term), 2006
(301) 459-2580
e-mail: pgrcc@juno.com
web: http://pggop.com

Legislative Dist. 21: Kevin L. Bruening
Legislative Dist. 22: Marlyn Bitzer; Sonal Pulivarti.*
Legislative Dist. 23: Evelyn B. diStefano; M. Jacqueline Gordon.*
Legislative Dist. 24: Jason Fenwick*; Virginia W. Kellogg.
Legislative Dist. 25: Chris Carroll*; William Franklin.*
Legislative Dist. 26: Dale L. Anderson; JoAnn Y. Fisher.
Legislative Dist. 27: Dot Principe*
Legislative Dist. 47: Steven W. Johnson; Paul J. Seifert.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Queen Anne's County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Marirose J. Capozzi, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 643-2262

James Griffin; Scott J. Jacobs; Donna Judge; Peter B. Lee; Beatrice McCann; Theodore G. Moeller.

ST. MARY'S COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by St. Mary's County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
A. Shane Mattingly, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)

Glenn E. Bailey; John Bergin; William B. Buckler, Jr.; Owen T. Miller; Sean P. Powell; Noel T. (Tim) Wood.

SOMERSET COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Somerset County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Stephen G. Frey, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 957-3056

Alice Johnson; Lance Fisher; John O'Meara; Michael W. Ward; Jack A. Willing, Jr.

TALBOT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Talbot County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
John H. Rothert, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)

Arlene Baybutt; Melissa Gray; Jeanne Haddaway; Lynn Henley; Bobbi Kendal; Al Lawling, Jr.

WASHINGTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Washington County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Philip Baker-Shenk, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
e-mail: philip.bakershenk@hklaw.com

Mark K. Boyer; Richard Hugg; Paula Lampton*; Dee Mayberry; Mildred Myers; David L. Smith; Robert Sweeney; Mark D. Thomas.
*appointed in Dec. 2003.

WICOMICO COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Wicomico County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
John A. Bartkovich, M.D., Chair (chosen by County Central Committee) (410) 742-5399
e-mail: johngail@ezy.net
fax: (410) 742-8187

W. Blan Harcum, Sr.; S. Norman Holland, Jr.; Wallace H. Peterman; Susan S. Ragan; Louise Smith; Ford C. Waggoner III.

WORCESTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Worcester County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Patricia Schrawder, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)

Roseann Bridgman; Ann Granados; Linda Hess; Martha Pusey; Joseph F. Schanno; Laurence O. Schrawder.

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