The last three people to represent Maryland in the United States Senate were all former representatives of the 3rd district.
Listening to their concerns allows him to better represent Maryland and has shaped his work in the House of Representatives.
The lawyer who represented Maryland in its lawsuit against tobacco companies offered to cut the legal fees he was seeking to about $250 million from $1 billion.
She broke glass ceilings leading top non-profit groups and is now the first black woman elected to represent Maryland in Congress.
Most recently he was replaced in 2010 by Peter Benjamin, one of the board members representing Maryland.
He represented Maryland at both the state and national level, and was a judge in several courts.
He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783.
He was also a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland, from 1879-1885.
He also served in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953.
The payment represents Maryland's largest to compensate someone wrongly convicted and imprisoned.