McIntosh, of Baltimore, would be first woman and first openly gay person to hold the position.
Rep. Maggie McIntosh rises to cheer as the Maryland General Assembly opens for the 2016 session. By Erin Cox Erin Cox Local reporter covering Maryland state politics Email Bio Follow April 12 at 5:50 PM Publicly, there is no campaign to be the next speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.As of Friday, according to multiple people familiar with the effort, McIntosh had more than 51 Democrats pledged to support her quest to succeed longtime speaker Michael E. Busch, who died Sunday.
The Anne Arundel County Democrat’s unexpected passing, after being hospitalized for pneumonia, sparked a new round of delicate posturing just hours after his death. Davis who is backed by many fellow Prince George’s County lawmakers, is widely viewed as more centrist and more friendly to business interests than McIntosh. He won a closed-door straw poll of the influential Black Legislative Caucus. But the vote of the 45-member group was not unanimous, according to several people briefed on the results.
House Minority Leader Nicholaus R. Kipke said Friday the GOP intends to vote as a bloc for one of the Democrats, but it has not yet settled on whom. House Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne Jones addresses the Maryland House of Delegates in Annapolis on Monday, a day after the death of longtime House Speaker Michael E. Busch. Electing any of the three would be historic for Maryland, where only white men have been governor, Senate president or Speaker of the House. Each candidate was elevated and coached by Busch during their careers, and multiple political observers said any one of them would provide a degree of continuity to his leadership structure.
Then-Maryland House Michael E. Busch, left, and Appropriations Committee Chair Maggie McIntosh in 2018. Supporters praised her emphasis on education and ability to go toe-to-toe with Republican Gov. Larry Hogan or Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller , who has presided over the Senate since 1987.McIntosh came up through Baltimore City politics and worked for former U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski , including running Mikulski’s first statewide reelection bid in 1992.
Del. Michael Jackson, a Democrat who chairs the Prince George’s County delegation, said Davis’s election would represent “a tremendous opportunity for us.”
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