Members - Senator Chris West

Senator Chris West

District

County

Baltimore and Carroll

Committee Assignment(s)

Judicial Proceedings Committee

Annapolis Info

322 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3648 | 301-858-3648
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3648

Interim Info

1134 York Road
Suite 200
Lutherville, MD 21093

Phone 410-823-7087

Contact

chris.west@senate.state.md.us
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Party

Republican

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Tenure: First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2015-2019.

Current Assignments

2019 Judicial Proceedings Committee

2023 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)

Past Senate Service: Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee, 2022; Marijuana Legalization Work Group, 2019; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, 2019-2023; Juvenile Justice Reform Council, 2019-2021.

Public Service: Task Force to Study Maryland Orphans Court, 2021-; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2021-; Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy, 2021-; Maryland Historical Trust, 2019-; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2019-.

Biographical Information: Born, Baltimore, Maryland, April 7, 1950; Williams College, B.A., 1972; University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1975; Legal Counsel, Maryland Republican Party, 1982-1996, 1998-2003; Principal, Semmes, Bowen and Semmes, (Chair Business Law Department); Member, Emmanuel Episcopal Church; Married; one child.