Guest Speakers
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Brooke Lierman
Maryland State Delegate, 2015-2023
Comptroller of Maryland, 2023-Present
Comptroller of Maryland, 2023-Present
Comptroller Lierman is the first woman elected on her own to one of Maryland’s statewide constitutional offices. She addressed MSL in 2023.
Ben Cardin
Maryland State Delegate, 1967-1987
Speaker of the House of Delegates, 1979-1987
United States Representative, 1987-2007
United States Senator, 2007-2023
Speaker of the House of Delegates, 1979-1987
United States Representative, 1987-2007
United States Senator, 2007-2023
Senator Cardin was the youngest Speaker of the House in Maryland history. He addressed MSL in 2001, 2016, and 2021.
Martin O’Malley
Baltimore City Councilmember
Mayor of Baltimore, xxxx-2007
Governor of Maryland, 2007-2015
Mayor of Baltimore, xxxx-2007
Governor of Maryland, 2007-2015
Senator Cardin was the youngest Speaker of the House in Maryland history. He addressed MSL in 2001, 2016, and 2021.
Boyd Rutherford
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2015-2023
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Past events and speakers
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | SPEAKER(S) (* denotes an MSL alum) |
| April 13-14, 2024 | 35th Annual Session | Maryland State House | TBD |
| February 17, 2024 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | Howard Community College | Delegate Jessica Feldmark (D-12) |
| November 11-12, 2023 | Fall Session | Hood College | Comptroller Brooke Lierman (D) |
| October 7, 2023 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | College of Southern Maryland | State Senator Jack Bailey (R-29) |
| April 29-30, 2023 | 34th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Eric Luedtke, Chief Legislative Officer to Gov. Wes Moore |
| February 18, 2023 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, College Park | Delegate Stephanie Smith (D-45) |
| November 12-13, 2022 | Fall Session | McDaniel College | Delegate-elect Joe Vogel (D-17) and former Congressional candidate Matthew Foldi (R) |
| October 8, 2022 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Lisa Klingenmaier, Assistant Director of Advocacy, Catholic Charities of Baltimore |
| April 29-May 1, 2022 | 33rd Annual Session | State House | Laurel City Councilmember Martin Mitchell* (D) |
| April 17, 2021 | 32nd Annual Session | Virtual | Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-46), with pre-recorded remarks from Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford (R), Senators Ben Cardin (D) and Chris Van Hollen (D), and Reps. John Sarbanes (D-3), Jamie Raskin (D-8), and David Trone (D-6) |
| February 20, 2021 | Winter Session | Virtual | Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) with pre-recorded remarks from Speaker Adrienne Jones (D) |
| February 6, 2021 | Winter Leadership Retreat | Virtual | Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (D-32) |
| November 7, 2020 | Fall Session | Virtual | Jake Weissmann*, Chief of Staff to the Maryland Senate President |
| October 10, 2020 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Virtual | Del. Jazz Lewis (D-24) |
| April 18, 2020 | 31st Annual Session | Virtual | None |
| February 15-16, 2020 | Winter Session | Washington College | Alison Galbraith, Second Vice Chair, Maryland Democratic Party |
| November 16-17, 2019 | Fall Session | Mount St. Mary’s University | |
| October 12, 2019 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Hood College | |
| April 12-14, 2019 | 30th Annual Session | Maryland State House | State Senator Sarah Elfreth (D-30) |
| February 23-24, 2019 | Winter Session | Washington College | |
| November 16-18, 2018 | Fall Session | Hood College | |
| October 13, 2018 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | St. John’s College | Alice Cain, Candidate for Delegate (D) |
| April 13-15, 2018 | 29th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Former Governor Martin O’Malley (D) |
| March 3-4, 2018 | Winter Session | University of Maryland, College Park | State Senator Jim Rosapepe (D-21) |
| November 17-19, 2017 | Fall Session | Washington College | Former State Delegate Heather Mizeur (D-20) |
| October 14, 2017 | Leadership Training Institute | Bowie State University | None |
| April 28-30, 2017 | 28th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh (R) |
| March 4-5, 2017 | Winter Session | Hood College | Frederick County Councilmembers Tony Chmelik (R-1) and Jessica Fitzwater (D-4) |
| November 18-20, 2016 | Fall Session | University of Maryland, College Park | Former State Delegate Robin Ficker (R) |
| October 8, 2016 | Leadership Training Instittue | Mount St. Mary’s University | State Senator Jamie Raskin (D-20), Dan Cox and Nancy Wallace (all nominees for Congress in MD-08) |
| April 29-May 1, 2016 | 27th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford (R) |
| March 5-6, 2016 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | Mount St. Mary’s Unviersity | U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D) |
| November 20-22, 2015 | Fall Interim Assembly | Hood College | Del. Kathy Afzali (R-4) |
| October 10, 2015 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, College Park | Del. Kirill Reznik |
| May 1-3, 2015 | 26th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Fmr. Del. Shawn Z. Tarrant (D-40) |
| March 7-8, 2015 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | McDaniel College | Del. Eric Ebersole |
| November 21-23, 2014 | Fall Interim Assembly | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Del. Tony O’Donnell |
| October 10, 2014 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Frederick Community College | Shawn Quinn, Libertarian nominee for Governor |
| May 1-4, 2014 | 25th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Former Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Terry Lierman |
| March 1-2, 2014 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| November 15-17, 2013 | Fall Interim Assembly | Mount St. Mary’s University | Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk*, Jeremiah Kelly*, and Katie Nash* |
| October 12, 2013 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Washington College | William Troy Simmons* |
| April 26-28, 2013 | 24th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Delegate Peter Murphy and Fmr. Rep. Connie Morella (R-MD-8) |
| March 2-3, 2013 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD-4), Sen. Roy Dyson (D-29), and Fmr. Rep. Al Wynn (D-4) |
| November 16-18, 2012 | Fall Interim Assembly | Hood College | Delegate Kelly Schulz (R-4) and Frederick Mayor Randy McClement (R) |
| October 13, 2012 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Mount St. Mary’s University | Frederick County Commissioner Blaine Young (R) |
| April 27-29, 2012 | 23rd Annual Session | Maryland State House | Governor Martin O’Malley (D) and Delegate Tony McConkey (R-33) |
| March 3-4, 2012 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | McDaniel College | Howard County Register of Wills Byron Macfarlane* (D) |
| November 18-20, 2011 | Fall Interim Assembly | Hood College | Sen. Ron Young (D-3) |
| October 15, 2011 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| April 29-May 1, 2011 | 22nd Annual Session | Maryland State House | None |
| March 5-6, 2011 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | Frostburg State University | Delegate Wendell Beitzel |
| November 19-21, 2010 | Fall Interim Assembly | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Delegate John Bohanan |
| October 9, 2010 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-18) |
| April 30-May 2, 2010 | 21st Annual Session | Maryland State House | Attorney General Douglas Gansler (D) |
| March 6-7, 2010 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | McDaniel College | Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz |
| November 13-15, 2009 | Fall Interim Assembly | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | SMCM Professor Dr. Michael J.G. Cain |
| October 10, 2009 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | College of Notre Dame of Maryland | None |
| May 1-3, 2009 | 20th Annual Session | Maryland State House | House Minority Leader Tony O’Donnell (R) and Senate Minority Leader Allan Kittleman (R) |
| April 30, 2009 | 6th Annual Fundraising Dinner | Doubletree Hotel, Annapolis | Congressman Frank Kratovil (D-1) |
| March 7-8, 2009 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | College of Notre Dame of Maryland | Delegate Susan Aumann |
| November 14-16, 2008 | Fall Interim Assembly | McDaniel College | Former Delegate Joe Getty and Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Community Services Izzy Patoka |
| October 11, 2008 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Delegate James Malone |
| April 25-27, 2008 | 19th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller, Jr. (D) and Delegate Jon Cardin (D) |
| April 24, 2008 | 5th Annual Fundraising Dinner | Four Points Sheraton BWI Hotel | Former Governor Harry Hughes (D) |
| March 1-2, 2008 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | Salisbury University | Delegate Jeannie Haddaway* (R) and Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney Frank Kratovil (D) |
| November 9-11, 2007 | Fall Interim Assembly | Towson Univetsity | MSL Alumnus and Special Assistant to the Comptroller Sasha Miles |
| October 13, 2007 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Brian Griffiths* |
| April 27-29, 2007 | 18th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office of Executive Services Jeremy Rosendale* |
| April 26, 2007 | 4th Annual Fundraising Dinner | Four Points Sheraton BWI Hotel, Linthicum | Howard County Executive Ken Ulman (D) |
| March 3-4, 2007 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | University of Maryland, College Park | Senator James Rosapepe (D), Delegate Ben Barnes (D), and Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D) |
| November 11-12, 2006 | Fall Interim Assembly | McDaniel College | Delegate Tanya Thornton Shewell |
| October 7, 2006 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | College of Notre Dame of Maryland | Attorney General J. Joseph Curran (D) |
| April 28-30, 2006 | 17th Annual Session | Maryland State House | None |
| April 27, 2006 | 3rd Annual Fundraising Dinner | Four Points Sheraton BWI Hotel, Linthicum | WBAL Radio Commentator Alan Walden |
| March 4-5, 2006 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | Washington College | Congressman Wayne Gilchrest (R-1) and Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Terry Lierman |
| November 12-13, 2005 | Fall Interim Assembly | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | None |
| October 8, 2005 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Villa Julie College | Professor and U.S. Senate Candidate Allan Lichtman |
| April 30, 2005 | 2nd Annual Fundraising Dinner | Radisson Hotel, Annapolis | Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D) |
| April 20-May 1, 2005 | 16th Annual Session | Maryland State House | None |
| February 26-27, 2005 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | Mount St. Mary’s University | Frederick Mayor Jennifer Dougherty (D) |
| November 20-21, 2004 | Fall Interim Assembly | Towson University | Delegate William Frank |
| October 16, 2004 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Anne Arundel Community College | Delegate Jon Cardin (D) and Anne Arundel County Councilwoman Pam Beidle |
| April 30-May 2, 2004 | 15th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D) and Speaker of the House Michael Busch (R) |
| March 25, 2004 | 15th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner | Radisson Hotel, Annapolis | Comptroller and Former Governor William Donald Schaefer (D) and University System of Maryland Chancellor William E. “Brit” Kirwin |
| February 28-29, 2004 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | College of Notre Dame of Maryland | None |
| November 15-16, 2003 | Fall Interim Assembly | University of Maryland, College Park | Delegate Terry Gilleland and Tim Daly* |
| October 4, 2003 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Delegate Justin Ross |
| April 25-27, 2003 | 14th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Chief of Staff to the Anne Arundel County Executive Robert DiPietro |
| March 1, 2003 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | Hood College | State Senator Robert Hooper |
| November 23-24, 2002 | Fall Interim Assembly | Morgan State University | None |
| October 20, 2002 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | McDaniel College | Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade and Development Linda Conlin |
| April 26-28, 2002 | 13th Annual Session | Maryland State House | State Senator Robert Hooper |
| March 17, 2002 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
| November 10-11, 2001 | Fall Interim Assembldy | Mount St. Mary’s College | Former House Minority Leader Ellen Sauerbrey (R) and Mount St. Mary’s College President Dr. George R. Houston, Jr. |
| October 7, 2001 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | College of Notre Dame of Maryland | |
| April 2001 | 12th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Congressman Ben Cardin (D-3) |
| March 2001 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | University of Maryland, College Park | Delegate Paul Carlson |
| November 2000 | Fall Interim Assembly | Frostburg State University | Speaker of the House Casper Taylor (D) |
| April 14-16, 2000 | 11th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Delegate James Rzepkowski |
| March 5, 2000 | Spring Leadership Training Institute and Interim Assembly | Western Maryland College | WMC Political Science Department Chairman and Faculty Advisor Dr. Herbert C. Smith |
| November 1999 | Fall Interim Assembly | College of Notre Dame of Maryland | State Senator Andrew Harris (R) and William Troy Simmons* |
| October 2, 1999 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
| Spring 1999 | 10th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Delegate James Hubbard |
| Spring 1999 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
| Fall 1998 | Fall Interim Assembly | Salisbury State University | SSU President Dr. William Merwin and SSU Political Science Department Chairman Dr. Harry Basehart |
| October 1998 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | Goucher College | |
| Spring 1998 | 9th Annual Session | Maryland State House | U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes (D) and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D) |
| Spring 1998 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Delegate Donald Murphy |
| Fall 1997 | Fall Interim Assembly | Frostburg State University | Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6) |
| Fall 1997 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, College Park | Delegate Pauline Menes |
| Spring 1997 | 8th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Governor Parris N. Glendening (D), Delegate Sheila Hixson (D), and Delegate Mary Louise Price |
| Spring 1997 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | ||
| Fall 1996 | Fall Interim Assembly | Goucher College | Delegate Samuel I. “Sandy” Rosenberg (D) |
| Fall 1996 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | ||
| April 19-21, 1996 | 7th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Congressman Wayne Gilchrest (R-1) and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-5) |
| Spring 1996 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| Spring 1996 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | Legislative Services Building, Annapolis | Delegate Cheryl Kagan (D-17) |
| Fall 1995 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| Fall 1995 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| Spring 1995 | 6th Annual Session | Maryland State House | |
| Spring 1995 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| November 1994 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| October 1994 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| April 1994 | 5th Annual Session | Maryland State House, Annapolis | |
| March 4-6, 1994 | Interim Council | Frostburg State University | State Senator John Bambacus |
| February 4-6, 1994 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D) and State Senator “American Joe” Miedusiewski |
| January 29, 1994 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | Johns Hopkins University | |
| November 5-6, 1993 | Interim Council | Johns Hopkins University | House Minority Leader Ellen Sauerbrey (R) and Baltimore City Council President Mary Pat Clarke (D) |
| October 1-3, 1993 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| April 29-May 2, 1993 | 4th Annual Session | Maryland State House | Attorney General J. Joseph Curran (D), State Senator Janice Piccinini, and Delegate Bruce Poole |
| March 26-28, 1993 | Interim Council | Frostburg State University | |
| February 19-21, 1993 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| November 1992 | Interim Council | Johns Hopkins University | |
| October 9-11, 1992 | Interim COuncil | Garrett Community College | GCC President Dr. Steve Herman and MSL Board of Advisors Chair Anne Marie Williamson |
| April 23-26, 1992 | 3rd Annual Session | Maryland State House | Delegate Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (R) |
| March 1992 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| February 1992 | Interim Council | Johns Hopkins University | |
| January 1992 | Spring Leadership Training Institute | Garrett Community College | State Senator John Bambacus |
| November 8-10, 1991 | Interim Council | Mount St. Mary’s College | MSMC Professor Dr. John Williams |
| October 1991 | Interim Council | Johns Hopkins University | JHU Office of Government Affairs Chairman Tony Robinson |
| September 1991 | Fall Leadership Training Institute | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Jeff DeCagna* |
| April 26-29, 1991 | 2nd Annual Session | Maryland State House | Governor William Donald Schaefer (D) and MSL Secretary of State Vonzell Ward |
| March 1991 | Interim Council | ||
| February 1991 | Interim Council | Johns Hopkins University | |
| November 1990 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| October 1990 | Interim Council | ||
| September 1990 | Interim Council | ||
| April 20-22, 1990 | 1st Annual Session | Legislative Services Building, Annapolis | Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (D), Delegate Kumar Barve (D-17), MSL State Advisor Georgia Sorensen, and MSL Originator Dr. Wilbur Lee Johnston |
| March 1990 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | Young Democrats of Maryland President Bill Woodcock* and Maryland Federation of College Republicans President David Gertsen |
| February 1990 | Interim Council | Johns Hopkins University | MSL Attorney General Ron Abramson* |
| November 1989 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | MSL State Director Jeff DeCagna* |
| October 1989 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | MSL Lt. Governor James Johnson* |
| September 1989 | Interim Council | University of Maryland, College Park | MSL Founder William Troy Simmons* |