Maryland Legislative District 22 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. It covers part of Prince George's County. The district is represented by three delegates in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 144,235, of whom 108,328 (75.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 22,273 (15.4%) White, 65,577 (45.5%) African American, 2,014 (1.4%) Native American, 8,615 (6.0%) Asian, 16 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 32,693 (22.7%) from some other race, and 12,978 (9.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46,420 (32.2%) of the population.
The district had 75,652 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 11,434 (15.1%) were registered as unaffiliated, 5,125 (6.8%) were registered as Republicans, 57,189 (75.6%) were registered as Democrats, and 1,544 (2.0%) were registered to other parties.
Political representation The district is represented for the 2023–2027 legislative term in the State Senate by Alonzo T. Washington (D) and in the House of Delegates by Anne Healey (D), Nicole A. Williams (D) and Ashanti Martinez (D).
Election history Years Senator Party Electoral history January 8, 1975–December 31, 1977 Meyer M. Emanuel Jr. Democratic Redistricted from District 4-B and re-elected in 1974.Resigned. January 1978–June 19, 1982 John J. Garrity Democratic Appointed to serve the remainder of Emanuel's term.Elected in 1978.Resigned. August 1982–January 12, 1983 Richard A. Palumbo Democratic Appointed to serve the remainder of Garrity's term. January 12, 1983–December 31, 1977 Thomas P. O'Reilly Democratic Elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1990.Resigned. August 2, 1994–January 18, 2023 Paul G. Pinsky Democratic Appointed to serve the remainder of O'Reilly's term.Elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2022.Resigned. January 30, 2023–present Alonzo T. Washington Democratic Appointed to serve the remainder of Pinsky's term.
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