News & Updates

Senator Jack Bailey announced today that he has secured $5 million in State funding for a new Southern Maryland campus of the Kennedy Krieger Institute School in this year’s Capital Budget.  This $5 million in State funding will be in addition to the philanthropic efforts… Read More »Funding for Students with Special Needs in Southern Maryland

On Wednesday, September 29th, Senator Jack Bailey hosted colleagues from the Senate Republican Caucus for a tour of St. Mary’s County, past and present. Stops on the tour included the Loveville Produce Auction, a windshield tour of Leonardtown, Historic St. Mary’s City, St. Mary’s College,… Read More »Tour of St. Mary’s County for Fellow Senators

Senator Bailey shares the concerns of many relating to the lack of representation from Southern Maryland and rural areas of Maryland in the composition of members of the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB). The below letter was submitted for consideration to the Chair and Vice-Chair… Read More »Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) Letter of Concern

Senator Bailey addressed the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to express his opposition to draft redistricting maps that would divide St. Mary’s County into two state Senate districts.  During his remarks, the Senator addressed the need to keep St. Mary’s County together and represented by a… Read More »Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission Testimony

Many of you have reached out to follow up with questions from my call to action email yesterday. Hopefully the information below will provide clarification on this plan’s impact and assist you in submitting or presenting testimony to the committee on Monday. The preliminary draft legislative redistricting… Read More »Keep St. Mary’s Together Additional Information

Delegate Morgan and I want to alert you to the following political redistricting proposal that we believe substantially weakens St. Mary’s County. The proposal comes from the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission, which will host its final meeting with public input on Monday. Redistricting is performed… Read More »Keep St. Mary’s Together Call to Action

Governor Hogan has announced that four more bills that were sponsored by Senator Bailey that passed during the 2021 Legislative Session will become law. Senate Bill 946 – Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission establishes the Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission. … Read More »Additional Bills to Become Law

The St. Clements Hundred, Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have signed a memorandum of understanding for St. Clement’s Island.  This agreement gives the St. Clement’s Hundred the legal right to continue maintaining portions of the Island,… Read More »St. Clement’s Island