The delegation to the Maryland General Assembly representing the lower Eastern Shore concluded its 2023 work in Annapolis 10 days before, but their duties were not quite finished until they made their way back home for the Post Legislative Session Forum in Salisbury.
At the Wicomico County Civic Center on Thursday, April 20, six area legislators attended a luncheon hosted by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce before recapping their recent three-month period of legislative activity. There were over 100 community members on hand to hear from the delegation.
“We had new individuals in positions of leadership and new people on the committees,” said Del. Charles Otto, R-Wicomico/Worcester/Somerset, during the forum alongside three other delegates and the area’s two state senators. Otto has been in the General Assembly since 2011.
A key new face is in Annapolis is the state’s governor, Democrat Wes Moore, who, after being elected last November, began his term one week after the legislators were sworn in. This shift from a Republican governor brought both new personnel and new legislation that affected the Lower Shore delegation.
Del. Chris Adams, R-Wicomico, finished his first session as chair of the Eastern Shore delegation that represents the nine Shore counties from Cecil to Somerset.
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