Maryland Legislative District 17 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Montgomery County. The district is represented by three delegates in the Maryland House of Delegates It includes economically and racially diverse communities, the most populous of which is Rockville, Maryland.
Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 142,567, of whom 111,177 (78.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 57,733 (40.5%) White, 19,939 (14.0%) African American, 1,096 (0.8%) Native American, 28,795 (20.2%) Asian, 31 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 18,519 (13.0%) from some other race, and 16,362 (11.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33,170 (23.3%) of the population.
The district had 80,488 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,436 (24.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 11,993 (14.9%) were registered as Republicans, 47,800 (59.4%) were registered as Democrats, and 791 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.
Political representation The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Cheryl C. Kagan (D) and in the House of Delegates by Ryan Spiegel (D), Joe Vogel (D) and Julie Palakovich Carr (D).
Election history Years Senator Party Electoral history January 8, 1975–December 4, 1978 Charles W. Gilchrist Democratic Elected in 1974.Retired to run for Montgomery County Executive. December 1978–January 9, 1991 S. Frank Shore Democratic Appointed to serve the remainder of Gilchrist's term.Elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1986.Lost renomination. January 9, 1991–January 11, 1995 Mary H. Boergers Democratic Elected in 1990.Retired to run for governor. January 11, 1995–January 14, 2015 Jennie M. Forehand Democratic Elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2010.Retired. January 14, 2015–present Cheryl Kagan Democratic Elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2022.
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