Maryland Democrats Complete Convention Delegation

State Central Committee Approves “Add-ons”

24 More Delegates Pledged to Presidential Candidates Named

Clinton, Obama Split 2 Unpledged “Add-ons”

Lanham, MD - The Maryland Democratic State Central Committee this morning put the final stamp of approval on the list of 99 delegates and 12 alternates who will attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on August 25^th.  All of Maryland’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention have now been named. Today, 24 pledged “add-on” delegates were allocated to each presidential candidate in proportion to the statewide primary vote. Sen. Hillary Clinton received 9 “add-ons” and Sen. Barack Obama received 15. The Maryland Democratic State Central Committee voted overwhelmingly for the delegates approved by each presidential candidate’s campaign.

In addition to the 24 pledged delegates, two “unpledged add-on” delegates were also named. Although not pledged to any candidate, Gov. Parris Glendening (Obama) and Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (Clinton) had publically disclosed their preferences far in advance of the meeting.

“In August, these 99 delegates and 12 alternates will go to Denver and make history,” said Michael Cryor, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party. “Today’s meeting of Maryland Democrats delivered one powerful message to America. Regardless of which candidate they support, every member of this delegation is committed to unity and victory in November. First and foremost, no matter which of our exceptional candidates becomes the nominee, we will be joining hands and working our tails off together to take back the White House and reclaim two more Maryland seats in Congress. All we need to do is follow the lead trumpeted by Senator Clinton and Senator Obama in North Carolina last night. No matter where we go from here, we will make sure we send a Democrat to the White House.”  

“Each one of us knows in our heart that Maryland and America simply cannot afford the third Bush term promised by John McCain,” added Cryor. “Our passion is intense and our energy is off the charts because the stakes in this election are very high.”    

The Maryland Democratic Party State Central Committee overwhelmingly approved the following “add-ons” to the Maryland Delegation to the Democratic National Convention.

Un-Pledged Add-on Delegates: 2 total

Governor Parris Glendening

Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Pledged Party Leader or Elected Official Add-on Delegates: 9 total

Sen. Hillary Clinton

Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard

Delegate Susan Lee

Sen. Barack Obama

Delegate Curt Anderson

Mayor Sheila Dixon

Comptroller Peter Franchot

Attorney General Douglas Gansler

Councilwoman Jen Terrasa

County Executive Ken Ulman

Pledged At-Large Add-on Delegates: 15 total

Sen. Hillary Clinton

Former Co. Exec. Wayne Curry

Delegate Adrienne Jones

County Executive Jack Johnson

Loretta Johnson

Ellis Mottur

Marcia Massey

Sen. Barack Obama

Joseph Hansen

Councilwoman Helen Holton

Penny McCrimmon

Cheryl Miller

Joan Pitkin

Julie Randall

Elly Shaw-Belblidia

Dana Vickers Shelly

Jason Waskey

Pledged At-Large Add-on Alternates: 4 total

Sen. Hillary Clinton

Ida Bailey-Jones     

Jean Bailey                                

Sen. Barack Obama

Councilman Jamie Benoit

Rob Yochem 

Un-Pledged Delegates – 27 total