Current
Government Officials
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Note: Baltimore County and Baltimore City are
separate government areas, each with their own officials and laws.
Baltimore County
Council
County Council
Each Council members' page has his or her short biography, photo, Towson and district
office addresses, phone, fax,
e-mail, office hours, and map showing the area
he or she serves. This site also gives Council meeting dates, agenda and current
bills being considered.
County
Executive Branch
County Executive
James T. Smith, Junior (Democrat)
400 Washington Avenue
Old Courthouse Mezzanine
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-2450; FAX: 410-887-4049
jimsmith@baltimorecountymd.gov
Administrative Officer
Fred J. Homan, County Administrative Officer
Baltimore County Administrative Office
400 Washington Avenue
Old Courthouse
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-2460; FAX: 410-887-5781
Aging,
Department of
Laura Riley, Deputy Director
611 Central Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-2594
FAX: 410-887-2015
TTY: 410-887-3787
aginginfo@baltimorecountymd.gov
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Legislative Relations (in Law Office)
Frank Principe, Government Affairs Director (Federal issues)
Wynee Hawk, Director of State Affairs
Old Courthouse
400 Washington Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-2450
FAX: 410-269-0931 |
Budget and
Finance, Office of
Keith Dorsey, Director
Old Courthouse
400 Washington Avenue, Room 100
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3313; FAX: 410-887-3097
financeinfo@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Library, Baltimore County Public
James H. Fish, Director
320 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-6100; FAX: 410-887-6103
TTY:
410-821-5705
bcpl@bcpl.info |
Community
Conservation, Office of
Mary L. Harvey, Director
Drumcastle Government Center
6401 York Road, Second Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-887-3317; FAX: 410-887-5696;
TTY: 410-887-2799
occ@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Permits
and Development Management, Department of
Timothy M. Kotroco, Director
County Office Building
111 West Chesapeake Avenue,
Suite 105
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3353
FAX: 410-887-5708 |
Economic Development
David S. Iannucci, Director
Courthouse Mezzanine
400 Washington Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-8000; FAX: 410-887-8017
businesshelp@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Planning,
Office of
Arnold F. "Pat" Keller III, Director
The Jefferson
Building, Suite 101
105 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3211; FAX: 410-887-5862
planning@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Education, Department of
Doctor Joseph A. Hairston, Superintendent
6901 North Charles Street
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-4281;
410-887-4554
FAX: 410-887-4309 |
Police Department
Chief
James W. Johnson
Police Headquarters
700 East Joppa Road
Towson, Maryland 21286-5501
410-887-2214; FAX: 410-887-8887
bcpd@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Elections,
Board of
Katie A. Brown , Director
106 Bloomsbury Avenue, Third Floor
Catonsville, Maryland 21228-5220
410-887-5700; FAX: 410-887-0894
elections@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Public
Works, Department of
Edward C. Adams, Junior, Director
111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 307
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3300; FAX: 410-887-3406
publicworks@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Environmental
Protection and Resource Management, Department of
Jonas A. Jacobson, Director
The Jefferson Building
105 W. Chesapeake Ave, Suite 400
Towson, MD 21204
410-887-2904
FAX: 410-887-4804
deprm@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Recreation
and Parks, Department of
Robert J. Barrett, Director
The Jefferson Building
105 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3871
FAX: 410-825-3305;
TTY: 410-887-5319
recparks@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Fire Department
John J. Hohman, Chief
Public Safety Building
700 East Joppa Road, Suite 401
Towson, Maryland 21286-5500
410-887-4500; FAX: 410-887-8248
fireinfo@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Sheriff,
Office of
R. Jay Fisher, Sheriff
County Courts Building, Ground Floor
401 Bosley Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3151; FAX: 410-887-4081
sheriff@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Health,
Department of
Dr. Gregory W. Branch, Health Officer
Drumcastle Government Center
6401 York Road, Third Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-887-3740; FAX: 410-377-4751
health@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Social
Services, Department of
Timothy Griffith, Director
Drumcastle Government Center
6401 York Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-853-3000; FAX: 410-853-3925
24 hr. Access to Agency Services: 410-853-3000 |
Human Resources, Office of
Theresa Stokes Hill, Director
308 Allegheny Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3135; FAX: 410-887--8306
24 hour Job Line:
410-887-JOBS (5627)
ohr@baltimorecountymd.gov |
State's Attorney, Office of
Scott D. Shellenberger, State's Attorney
Courts Building
401 Bosley Avenue, Room 511
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-6600
FAX: 410-887-6646 |
Information
Technology, Office of
Rob Stradling, Director
Old Courthouse Building
400 Washington Avenue, Room 33
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3223; FAX: 410-821-8024
infotech@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Substance
Abuse, Bureau of
Drumcastle Government Center
6401 York Road, Third Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-887-3828
FAX: 410-887-3786
substanceabuse@baltimorecountymd.gov |
Law, Office
of
Old Courthouse
400 Washington Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-4420
FAX: 410-296-0931 |
Zoning
Commissioner, Office of the
William J. Wiseman III, Zoning Commissioner
The Jefferson
Building
105 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-887-3868; FAX: 410-887-3468
wwiseman@baltimorecountymd.gov
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Note: Baltimore City and Baltimore County are
two separate government areas with their own
officials and laws.
Baltimore City Council
Lists members and offers brief biographies, office
addresses, phone, e-mail. Has maps of City Council districts, Council meeting dates, agenda and more.
You can also find out the council district for a City address and a brief
history of the Council.
Baltimore City Mayor,
Sheila Dixon (Democrat)
Brief biography, speeches, how to contact the Mayor, weekly City business
and neighborhood news, Mayor's Cabinet and more.
Baltimore City
Departments and Offices
Facts about and how to contact the City departments, officials, boards and commissions.
Also links to city services.
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Maryland
State Government
Governor |
Lieutenant Governor and Executive Branch |
Maryland General Assembly
Government Buildings in Central Annapolis
Map showing location of the state government buildings in Annapolis,
Maryland.
Governor of Maryland,
Martin O'Malley(Democrat)
from the Maryland State Archives.
Short history of office, duties, term of office, who can be Governor,
Governor's office address, phone, e-mail, fax, TTY, biography,
photo and the Office of the Governor's Website.
Governor
of Maryland
from Congress.org
More facts about the Governor, the Governor's Washington D.C. office address, phone and fax.
Governor's
Staff Directory
from Office of the Governor website.
Names and how to contact Chief of Staff, Appointments Office, Press
Office, Legislative Office,
Constituent Services, Office of the First Lady.
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Lt. Governor and Executive Branch
Lieutenant Governor,
Anthony G. Brown (Democrat)
from Maryland State Archives
Address, phone, fax, e-mail, duties, a very brief history of the office,
requirements to be Lieutenant Governor, and
the Lieutenant Governor's Website.
Executive Branch Departments
from Maryland State Archives
Links to department home pages,
Department Secretaries biographies, department histories and
organization charts.
Executive Branch
Constitutional Officers
from Maryland State Archives
Gives address, phone, e-mail, fax, TTY, home page,
staff information for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Comptroller of Maryland, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and
Secretary of State.
Also has biographical facts about former office holders and Executive
Branch organizational chart.
Governor's Executive
Council (Governor's Cabinet)
from Maryland State Archives
The Governor's Cabinet or Executive Council directs and oversees State
government. Includes the names of department heads and other members, their titles, phone, e-mail, fax, TTY, office address and
biographical information.
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Baltimore County State Senators and Delegates
from
the Maryland State Archives
Baltimore County's General Assembly members by Legislative district.
Gives Annapolis and
district office addresses, e-mail, phone, fax, photo, and biography.
Baltimore City State Senators and Delegates
from the Maryland State Archives
Baltimore City's General Assembly members by Legislative district.
Maryland General Assembly
The General Assembly is the Maryland state legislature.
Maryland
General Assembly - Members by County
from the Maryland State Archives
Select a county. Lists members by Legislative district with addresses,
phone, etc.
Maryland House of Delegates
Speaker, Speaker Pro Tem, Majority and Minority Party Floor
Leaders, standing committees, and brief history. Lists Delegates by
Name,
County,
District,
Political Party,
Former Delegates (1996 - ), and
E-mail
addresses. Gives local and district office addresses, phone numbers, and
biography with photo of each Delegate.
Maryland Senate
from the Maryland State Archives
President, President Pro Tem, Majority and Minority Party Floor Leaders,
standing committees, and brief history. Also Senator lists by
Name,
County,
District,
Political
Party,
Former
Senators (1996 - ),
E-mail
Addresses. Give addresses, district office addresses, phones, photos and
biographies.
Roster and List of
Committees
from the Maryland State Archives
Biographies of current Senators and Delegates,
current legislators' Annapolis address and district address when General
Assembly is not in session, committees and current committee members.
Who are your elected officials?
Would you like to know who represents you in the
Maryland General Assembly and U.S. Congress? To find out, just enter your
home address in the form.
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Cabinet Secretaries
From White House website.
Current Secretaries with photos and biographical information and
links to departments' websites.
Executive Branch Departments and Agencies
from Library of Congress
To
quickly locate name of Secretary, key department officials, phone,
address, website, and agencies within a department.
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President Barack H. Obama,
Vice President Joseph R.
Biden, Jr.,
First Lady Michelle Obama,
and Dr. Jill
Biden
from White House website.
Biographies, photos, speeches, current projects, their homes, etc
President and Vice
President
from Congress.org
More background information, office address, phone, e-mail, website,
religion, birthday, etc.
The White
House
Official website for the White House.
How to contact the White House
by phone, fax, e-mail, TTY.
White House Offices
from White House website.
Includes Council of Economic Advisers, National Security Council, Office of
Management and Budget, etc
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Supreme
Court of the United States
Official site includes brief biographies of current members. Lists former
members from 1789 to present.
United
States Supreme Court
from Legal
Information Institute - Cornell.
Group picture lists current Justices (last name only) with
links to a page for each Justice that has a picture, some decisions
by the justice, and biography.
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Congressional
Directory
from Congress.org.
Quickly find
Speaker of the House, Majority and Minority Leaders, Whips, Senate and House committees, key Congressional officers, and United States senators and
representatives.
A search by name is possible.
House Democratic
and Republican Leadership
by
United States House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk
Leaders of the House of Representatives for each party.
House of
Representatives Official Alphabetical List
compiled by Clerk of the House.
Includes state, district and political party.
District office(s) addresses and other contact
information is usually included on Representatives Home Pages.
House of Representatives
Official List (by State)
compiled by Clerk of the House.
Members listed by state. Congressional District number and
political party given.
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United States Senate
Baltimore County and Maryland's
United States Senators:
Senator Barbara
A. Mikulski (Democrat)
Senator Benjamin L. Cardin
(Democrat)
Officers of the
United States Senate
Explains the duties of the officers of the Senate and lists former and current office
holders.
Senate
Democratic and Republican Leadership
Majority and Minority leaders and whips, their duties and lists of former
and current holders of position.
Senators
websites (Alphabetical List)
District Office(s) addresses, and other contact information usually
included on Senator Home Pages. Sort list
by State, by Party or by Class (year term of service ends).
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Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Members of Foreign Governments
Updated weekly by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Leaders of all countries.
Diplomatic List
by United States Department of State.
Ambassadors' and ministers' to the United States, their titles, addresses of
embassies and other offices, as well as phone numbers.
Foreign Consular Offices in
the United States
by the United States Department of State.
An official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States and
recognized consular officers.
United States Embassies and Consulates
by the United States Department of State.
United States embassies and consulates
around the world. Includes ambassador, address, phone, services offered and
more.
Washington D C
Embassies
by embassy.org
Information on each of the embassies in Washington D.C., with links to
Web-based resources where available.
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Find
Your Representative
Baltimore County Council
Council member and Councilmanic district
represented. Presents outline map of each district.
Officials Guide:
Elected Officials
from Congress.org
Search by zip code (+ 4 gives precise results for split districts),
your address or representative's last name
for Maryland General Assembly and United States Congressional representatives. Lists Congressional
delegations by state, or by
name.
E-mail, website, phone, fax, address, district office phone and address,
background information and photo given.
Who Are Your Elected Officials?
by Maryland State Archives.
Who represents you in the Maryland General Assembly and the United States Congress? To
find out, just enter your home address in the form. This site will also give
you a Baltimore City Council district information for a Baltimore City address.
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Need to find
your election district and precinct numbers or maps of your Councilmanic
(County Council), Legislative (Maryland General Assembly) or
Congressional (United States Congress) district?
Baltimore County Board of
Elections's Where Do I Vote?
Use Baltimore County's online polling place locator to
identify your councilmanic, legislative and congressional districts numbers.
Baltimore County Council
Council member and his or her Councilmanic district.
Has basic outline map of each district.
Baltimore County Councilmanic,
United States Congressional,
and Maryland Legislative (for Maryland General Assembly) District Maps
by
Baltimore County Board of Elections and Baltimore County Office of
Information Technology. These maps have more detail for all Baltimore
County election districts. Use Zoom In Tool to find what streets are found in each
district. They can be downloaded and printed.
Maryland
Legislative (Maryland General Assembly) Election Districts - 2002-2010 Maps
from Maryland State
Archives Maryland Manual On Line
County legislative district maps and state of Maryland Map.
United States Congressional
Election Districts 2002-2010 for Maryland
from Maryland State Archives Maryland Manual On Line
Boundaries of each district.
Who Are Your Elected Officials?
by Maryland State Archives.
Enter your address and not only find
out who represents you in the Maryland General Assembly and United States
Congress but get a map of the Legislative or Congressional
district they represent. Use the Zoom In tool to get more detail.. This site will also give
you a Baltimore City Council district map information for a Baltimore City
address.
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How to Address Officials
Spoken and Written Forms of Address
by BrainBank.
Form for addressing United States government officials, military personnel, foreign
officials, nobility, and religious officials in a letter as well as in
convermaking a formal introduction.
Written Form for Addressi a Government Official
The following table is meant only as a general guide for
official correspondence, though every effort has been made to provide accurate
information. The final authority for protocol information is the United
States State Department.
|
Official |
Business Address
|
Salutation (letter) |
|
President |
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
NW
Washington, DC 20500
|
Dear (Mr., Madam) President: |
|
First Lady |
Mrs. (Last Name)*
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
NW
Washington, DC 20500
*She is the only official woman always addressed out of respect
without a first name given.
|
Dear Mrs. (Last Name):* |
|
Vice President |
The Vice President
The White House
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Madam) Vice President: |
|
Vice President's Wife |
Mrs. (Husband's Full Name)
The White House
(Address)
|
Dear Mrs. (Husband's First and Last Name): |
President-elect
Vice-President-elect |
The Honorable (Full Name)
The
President-elect of the United States
The Honorable (Full Name)
Vice-President-elect of the United States
|
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss) (Last Name):
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss) (Last Name): |
|
Former President and Vice-President |
The Honorable (Full Name)
(Current Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss) (Last Name): |
|
Cabinet Members |
The Honorable (Full Name)
Secretary of_____
The Honorable (Full Name) Attorney General of the United States
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Madam) Secretary:
Dear (Mr., Madam) Attorney General: |
|
Supreme Court |
The Chief Justice
The Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20543
Justice (Last Name)
The Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20543
|
Dear Chief Justice:
Dear Justice
(Last Name): |
|
United States House of Representatives |
The Honorable (Full Name)
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.) (Last Name): |
|
United States Senate |
The Honorable (Full Name)
(Address)
|
Dear Senator (Last
Name): |
Governor
First Lady of (State) |
The Honorable (Full Name)
Governor of (State)
(Address)
Mrs. (Husband's Full Name)
(Address) |
Dear Governor (Last
Name):
Dear Mrs. (Last Name): |
|
Lieutenant
Governor |
The Honorable (Full Name)
Lieutenant Governor of (State)
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss) (Last Name): |
|
Attorney
General (State) |
The Honorable (Full Name)
Attorney General
State of (State)
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Madam)
Attorney General: |
|
Secretary of
State (State) |
The Honorable (Full Name)
Secretary of State of (State)
Address
|
Dear (Mr., Madam) Secretary: |
|
Comptroller |
The Honorable (Full Name)
Comptroller of (State)
Address
|
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss) (Last Name): |
|
Treasurer |
The Honorable (Full Name)
Treasurer of (State)
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Mrs. Miss) (Last Name): |
|
Governor's
Executive Council |
The Honorable (Full Name)
(Secretary of ____of State of Maryland
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Madam) Secretary: |
|
Maryland
Senators |
The Honorable (Full Name)
(Address) |
Dear (Mr., Mrs.,
Miss) (Last Name):
|
|
Maryland House
of Delegates |
The Honorable (Full Name)
(Address)
|
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss) (Last Name): |
|
County Executive |
The Honorable (Full Name)
County Executive of Baltimore County
(Address)
|
Dear County Executive (Last Name): |
|
Baltimore
County Council |
The Honorable (Full Name)
(Address) |
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Miss) (Last Name): |
Sources for the above information and
resources for additional protocol are listed below, including the BCPL
call number.
Lynne Brennan, Lynne. Business etiquette for the 21st century: what to do -
and what not to do. Piatkus, London. 2003. 395.52 B
Innis, Pauline,
Mary Jane McCaffree, Richard M. Sand. Protocol, the Complete Handbook of
Diplomatic, Official and Social Usage. Durban House Publishing Company,
Dallas, Texas. 2002. Ref
395 I Post, Elizabeth L. Emily Post's Etiquette. 16th edition. HarperCollins, New York. 1997.
(Ref) 395 P
Post, Peggy and Peter Post. Emily Post's The etiquette advantage in
business: personal skills for professional success. HarperResource, New York.
2005. 395.52 P
Tuckerman, Nancy. The Amy Vanderbilt Complete
Book of Etiquette. Doubleday, New York. 1995. (Ref) 395 T 1995 United States State Department, Office of Protocol.
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