Listed below are those who were elected in June 2018 as members of the local central committees. They will assume office in November 2018. Until then, local central committees can be accessed at: https://www.mdgop.org/recs.
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, moved, or died. In the text below, such new members bear asterisks after their names.
P. O. Box 431, Cumberland, MD 21502 - 0431
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Anne Arundel County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
James P. Appel, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 2-year term)
Legislative Dist. 21: Tracey Matthews.*
*(appointed Oct. 6, 2021, to replace Scott W. DiBiasio, who was removed Oct. 6, 2021)
Legislative Dist. 30: Shannah Minderlein*; Matthew B. Pipkin Jr.**; Jason Trott***.
*(appointed Feb. 8, 2019, to replace Colin Nickerson, who resigned Dec. 31, 2018)
**(appointed May 4th, 2022, to replace Andy Owen, who resigned April 25, 2022 & had been appointed June 5, 2019, to replace Chelsea Gill, who resigned May 3, 2019)
***(appointed Dec. 6, 2018, to replace Judi L. Gordon, who resigned Nov. 20, 2018)
Legislative Dist. 31: Meg Butler*; Louis King**; Faith M. Loudon.
*(appointed April 14, 2020, to replace Chris Casey, who resigned Feb. 11, 2020)
**(appointed Feb. 5, 2020, to replace Alex Fakeri, who resigned Jan. 3, 2020)
Legislative Dist. 32: Robert Borochok*; Michael Burns**; Aysia Rodriguez***.
*(appointed Dec. 1, 2021, to replace Michele Speakman, who resigned Aug. 4, 2021)
**(appointed Sept. 5, 2019, to replace David P. Starr, who resigned July 3, 2019)
***(appointed March 6, 2019, to replace Hubert Ownes, Jr., who resigned Feb. 10, 2019)
Legislative Dist. 33: James P. Appel; Susan D. McConkey; Anne Elizabeth Rutherford.
Terms expire 2022.
e-mail: info@aagop.org
web: www.aagop.org
BALTIMORE CITY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected By Baltimore City Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Thomas J. Kennedy, Chair (chosen by City Central Committee in Jan., 4-year term)
Councilmanic Dist. 1: Kyna McKenzie*; Nicholas Wentworth.
*(appointed to replace Joseph Collins, Jr., who resigned)
Councilmanic Dist. 2: Andy Zipay; one vacancy.
Councilmanic Dist. 3: Shannon Wright; one vacancy*.
*(no appointment yet made to replace Rhandi Lawrence, who resigned Jan. 21, 2021)
Councilmanic Dist. 4: two vacancies*
*(no appointment yet made to replace Armand F. Girard, who resigned Aug. 20, 2020)
Councilmanic Dist. 5: Marie Vismale*; one vacancy.
*(appointed Aug. 20, 2020)
Councilmanic Dist. 6: two vacancies*
*(no appointment yet made to replace Joseph L. Aston, who resigned Aug. 20, 2020)
Councilmanic Dist. 7: Christopher Anderson*; Tamu Davenport; Jovani Patterson**.
*(appointed to replace Aaron Kates, who resigned)
**(appointed to replace Megan Oliveras-Conners, who resigned)
Councilmanic Dist. 8: Dennis Betzel; Joseph C. Brown.
Councilmanic Dist. 9: Victor Clark, Jr.; one vacancy.
Councilmanic Dist. 10: Mekkah Mohammed*; one vacancy**.
*(appointed to fill vacancy Aug. 20, 2020)
**(no appointment yet made to replace Michael Nolet, who resigned Nov. 22, 2020)
Councilmanic Dist. 11: Gary M. Collins; Thomas J. Kennedy.
Councilmanic Dist. 12: Eugene Bokai* ; one vacancy**.
*(appointed to replace Michael Pearson, who was removed)
**(no appointment yet made to replace Kasezga Tembo, who was removed Aug. 20, 2020)
Councilmanic Dist. 13: Blaire Freed*; Larry O. Wardlow, Jr.
*(appointed to replace Jacquelyn Fisher, who was removed)
Councilmanic Dist. 14: D. Dante Hughes*; Charles A. Long.
*(appointed to replace Christopher Hughes Carper, who resigned)
Terms expire 2022.
P. O. Box 921, Baltimore, MD 21233 - 0921
(410) 467-2722
e-mail: info@baltimorecitygop.org
web: www.baltimorecitygop.org
BALTIMORE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Baltimore County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Kathleen A. Smero, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Councilmanic Dist. 1: James Alvin Jones*; John C. Lerch, Jr.; Paul Lubbell**; Liliana Pulvirenti.
*(appointed Sept. 16, 2019 to replace Melanie Harris, who resigned Jan. 8, 2019)
**(appointed Feb. 10, 2020 to replace Peter Melcavage II, who resigned)
Councilmanic Dist. 2: Gregory Certeza; Ruth E. Goetz; John C. Gordon; Jonathan D. Porter***.
***(appointed Aug. 12, 2019 to replace Lisa Robin Lederman, who resigned Aug. 12, 2019)
Councilmanic Dist. 3: Raymond C. Boccelli; M. J. Madwolf****; William T. Newton; Angela Sudano-Marcellino.
****(appointed Nov. 12, 2019 to replace B. Scott Patrick, who died Dec. 24, 2018)
Councilmanic Dist. 4: J. Michael Collins; Alfred Mendelsohn; Charlene Merrill.
Councilmanic Dist. 5: Richard A. Brown; Bradley Lang; Jay Payne; Kathleen A. Smero.
Councilmanic Dist. 6: Tony Campbell; Jonah Jarosz; Kimberly Klacik; Norma Secoura.
Councilmanic Dist. 7: Paul M. Blitz; Brian J. Noon; Robert D. Schweitzer; Joshua Wolf.
Terms expire 2022.
P. O. Box 24773, Middle River, MD 21220
(443) 377-3355
e-mail: kasmero@icloud.com
web: www.baltimorecountygop.com
CALVERT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Calvert County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Catherine Grasso, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 1-year term)
Nick DePaulo; Eric Hiltpold; Robert W. Reed; Richard A. Romer; Sarah Elizabeth; Rosier; J. P. Sherkus; R. Calvert Steuart; David A. Wiley. Terms expire 2022.
424 Solomons Island Road North, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(410) 535-9100
e-mail: calvertgop.hq@calvertgop.org
web: www.calvertgop.org
CAROLINE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Caroline County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Stephen E. Stouffer, Jr., Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
George Bacorn; Garrett Shull; John Trevor Wingrove, Sr. Terms expire 2022.
e-mail: info@carolinegop.org
web: www.carolinegop.org
CARROLL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Carroll County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
David L. Brauning, Jr., Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 1-year term)
Katherine Adelaide; Cathey Allison; Lawrence W. Helminiak; Karen Leatherwood; Justin Mudgett; Richard S. Rothschild; Seth Shipley; Christopher Tomlinson. Terms expire 2022.
e-mail: carrollmdrepublicans@gmail.com web: www.ccgop.net
CECIL COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Cecil County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Vincent Sammons, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Cindy Emmerich; Kevin B. Emmerich; Bruce Leith; Jackson Leith; Ronald F. Lobos; David J. Woodruff; one vacancy. Terms expire 2022.
P. O. Box 1155, Elkton, MD 21922 - 1155
(443) 945-9766
e-mail: info@cecilgop.org
CHARLES COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Charles County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
James Emerson Ashburn, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
James H. Crawford; Joseph T. (J. T.) Crawford; Norris H. Hanes*; Mary (Bernadette) Smith**; Nancy G. Svites***; Michelle M. Talkington****; Henry Thompson; Zalee G. Harris*****. Terms expire 2022.
*(appointed April 2, 2019 to replace Maureen Janette Woodruff, who resigned Feb. 25, 2019)
**(appointed Feb. 25, 2021, to replace William J. Dotson, who resigned Dec. 1, 2020)
***(appointed April 29, 2021, to replace Nicole V. Bennett, who resigned Dec. 13, 2020)
****(appointed Dec. 30, 2021 to replace Steve Mattingly, who resigned Dec. 23, 2020)
*****(appointed February 24, 2022 to replace Katie W. Stickel, who resigned Feb. 18, 2022)
P. O. Box 314, Bryantown, MD 20617 - 0314
(240) 607-6442
e-mail: electjamesashburn@gmail.com
web: www.ccmdgop.com/
DORCHESTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Dorchester County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Ted Bryant, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Robert Angeli*; Tammy Burns; Michael Dodd*; Shannon Wanex Parker*; Thomas Robinson*; Emory Tamplin*; Tracy Simmons Taylor*; Lindsay Wheatley*. Terms expire 2022.
*(appointed)
e-mail: chairman@dorchestergop.org
web: www.docogop.com
FREDERICK COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Frederick County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Craig Giangrande*, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
*(appointed member)
Kathryn L. Afzali; Barrie S. Ciliberti; Dan Cox; Karen Dacey; Joeylynn Hough; Joseph Parsley; Mary C. Rolle; Billy J. Shreve; Cynthia G. Trout. Terms expire 2022.
(240) 415-2277
e-mail: info@frederickgop.org
web: www.frederickgop.org
GARRETT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Garrett County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Luanne Ruddell,* Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
*(chosen as Chair in 2019 to replace Ruth Hinebaugh Umbel, who died Sept. 24, 2019)
William G. Bishoff**; Jeffrey L. Conner**; Fred G. Fox; Rebecca C. Heath***; Lisa M. Herman****; Cross C. Ritchie*; Brian E. Schlossnagle; Thomas P. Sheahen. Terms expire 2022.
**(appointed in 2020)
***(appointed Aug. 2021 to replace Andy Adams, who was removed from office in 2021)
****(appointed Nov. 2021 to replace Louise Friend, who resigned in 2021)
e-mail: luanneruddell@yahoo.com
HARFORD COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Harford County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Michael Griffith, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Sharon Beam; Jean E. Beulah; Jessica Blake; Jason C. Gallion; Jordan Glassman; Patrick J. Haggerty, Jr.; Carol MacCubbin; Jeffrey McBride; Patrick L. McGrady; Matthew Resnick; Christina M. Trotta. Terms expire 2022.
P. O. Box 289, Bel Air, MD 21014 - 0289
web: www.harfordgop.org
HOWARD COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Howard County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Laura M. Walsh, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
William H. Campbell; Gary Clark; Michael Eisenberg; Frank Mirabile; David K. Myers; Jenny Park; Lee Sachs; Loretta H. Shields. Terms expire 2022.
(410) 997-VOTE (8683); fax: (410) 461-2117
e-mail: info@HoCoGOP.com
web: www.HoCoGOP.com
KENT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Kent County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Shawn Poulson*, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
*(appointed to fill vacancy Oct. 9, 2018; elected chair Jan. 11, 2022)
Kyle Durham; Holly Geddes**; James Gillman; Sherry Hughes***; Karen Kemp-Docksteader**; Rachel Poulson****. Terms expire 2022.
**(appointed to fill vacancy May 13, 2021)
***(appointed to fill vacancy Feb. 8, 2022)
****(appointed to fill vacancy in 2019)
e-mail: kentcountyrcc@gmail.com
web: www.kentcountyrcc.com
MONTGOMERY COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Montgomery County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Reardon (Sully) Sullivan, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 1-year term)
Legislative Dist. 14: Kevin A. Dorrance; Samuel Fenati; Joseph P. Gillin; Rick Hansen; Anne Koutsoutis.
Legislative Dist. 15: Daniel Cuda; Del Lamiman; William S. Richbourg; Bradley St. Rohrs; Reardon (Sully) Sullivan.
Legislative Dist. 16: Marcus Alzona; Paul S. Foldi; Leslie Grizzard; Lawrence M. Lesser; one vacancy*.
*(no appointment yet made to replace Gail Weiss, who resigned April 9, 2021)
Legislative Dist. 17: Paul J. Agle*; Deborah Lambert; Karol Ann Smith**; Chris Thoms; Josephine J. Wang.
*(appointed July 21, 2020, to replace Aron Schwartz, who resigned Jan. 2020)
**(appointed July 21, 2020, to replace Harry Burnett, who resigned April 14, 2020)
Legislative Dist. 18: Alexander A. Bush, Esq.; Dolores Newsuan-Reyes; Jean Alexandra Tuttle; Linda Willard; one vacancy.*
*(no appointment yet made to replace Vincent Frederick DeCain, who died June 3, 2021)
Legislative Dist. 19: Jeffrey Brown; Jim Yacov Daniel*; Donald Irvine; Sheldon E. Sacks; Martha Schaerr.
*(appointed July 21, 2020, to replace Patrick Spaulding, who resigned Jan. 2020)
Legislative Dist. 20: Jamie Greedan; Matthew Johnson; Joel Keralis; Nasanje Ruth-Grace Kirinda**; Ira William Zartman*.
*(appointed July 21, 2020, to vacant seat)
**(appointed Dec. 9, 2020, to vacant seat)
Legislative Dist. 39: Ramana Raju Sarikonda Bezwada; John Philip Cabrera; Candice Clough; Gregory Decker; Al Phillips.
At Large: Patricia A. Fenati; Michael L. Higgs, Jr.; Ann Guthrie Hingston; Lori Jaffe; Ryan Gniadek*; Lorraine M. Kuchmy; Dennis Brent Melby; Dwight Patel.
*(appointment Dec. 9, 2020, to replace Sharon L. Cohen, who resigned July 8, 2020)
Terms expire 2022.
15833 Crabbs Branch Way, Derwood, MD 20855
(301) 417-9256; fax: (301) 417-9257
e-mail: mdmcrp@comcast.net
web: www.mcgop.net/
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Prince George's County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
James Wass*, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 2-year term)
*(appointed member)
Legislative Dist. 21:
Legislative Dist. 22: James Wass; one vacancy.
Legislative Dist. 23:
Legislative Dist. 24:
Legislative Dist. 25:
Legislative Dist. 26:
Legislative Dist. 27A:
Legislative Dist. 47: Lucille Gaither; Alessandro Silverio Pacheco.
Terms expire 2022.
P.O. Box 403, Cheltenham, MD 20623 - 0403
(301) 203-0070; fax: (301) 459-2581
e-mail: info@pggop.com
web: www.pggop.com
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Queen Anne's County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Michael Arntz, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Richard C. Bowers; Eugene O. (Gene) Legg; John T. McQueeney; Laurie J. Piemons*; Jody J. Schulz; Diana Waterman**. Terms expire 2022.
*(appointed July 12, 2019, to replace Roger R. Twigg, who resigned May 31, 2019)
**(appointed April 3, 2019, to replace Camille Baca O'Donnell, who resigned Jan. 2019)
(410) 490-0227
e-mail: rcc@qarepublicans
web: www.qarepublicans.com
ST. MARY'S COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by St. Mary's County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
David L. Willenborg, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Bryan M. Barthelme II; Jacinta Bottoms-Spencer; Jennifer Hayden Boyd; Kevin S. Cioppa; Joseph C. DiMarco; Cody Hance; Jodi Stanalonis; Karen P. Wathen. Terms expire 2022.
SOMERSET COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Somerset County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Tammy Chaffey Truitt, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Matthew Adams; Stephen G. Frey; David B. Lloyd; Matthew C. Powell; Suzanne Tawes Smith; one vacancy.* Terms expire 2022.
*(no appointment yet made to replace Bella Hambrick, who moved July 2019)
P. O. Box 222, Princess Anne, MD 21853 - 0222
(410) 623-2093
e-mail: somersetrepublicans@gmail.com
TALBOT COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Talbot County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Richard Holman, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Eric Bridges; Ramon Gras; Raymond G. Grodecki*; Benjamin P. Kelley; Shari Ochse; Richard Osborne; Ashley Sard; Lori Stepp; James Worm III. Terms expire 2022.
*(appointed Jan. 31, 2019 to replace Frances (Frankie) Goeller, who resigned Oct. 2018)
web: https://talbotcountyrepublicancc.org/
WASHINGTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Washington County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Seth Edward Wilson, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee in Nov., 1-year term)
Nancy Allen*; Paul D. Banister; Michael E. Barnes**; Ginger L. Bigelow; Jerry DeWolf; Marilee Lum Kerns; Randy Leatherman; Mam Malick Thiam***; one vacancy****. Terms expire 2022.
*(sworn in Aug. 19, 2021, to replace Ray Edward Foltz, Sr., who resigned in June 2021)
**(sworn in March 12, 2021, to replace Darrell Evans, who resigned in Dec. 2020)
***(sworn in Feb. 17, 2022, to replace Deborah Steenburg, who resigned Feb. 2022)
****(no appointment yet made to replace Brian Paul Tana, who resigned Feb. 6, 2022)
(301) 739-2118
e-mail: gopseth@outlook.com
web: www.wcmdgop.com
WICOMICO COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Wicomico County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Mark G. McIver, Chair (chosen by County Central Committee)
Wendy R. Anspacher; Muir W. Boda; Shawn A. Bradley; Julie D. Brewington; Larry W. Dodd; David L. Goslee, Sr.; Linda Raye Luffman; Edward J. (John) Palmer, Jr. Terms expire 2022.
web: www.wicomicogop.net
WORCESTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Elected by Worcester County Republican Voters to 4-year terms:
Mary Burgess & Loretta M. Spinuzza, Co-Chairs (chosen by County Central Committee)
Vanessa Alban; Beverly June Bigler; Greg DeMarco; Joseph A. Groves; Steven K. Sisk; Edward J. Tinus; Harry W. Wimbrow. Terms expire 2022.
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