Maryland lawmakers will return to Annapolis on May 1 to allow the House of Delegates to elect a successor for the late Michael E. Busch.
Busch (D-Anne Arundel), the longest-serving House speaker in Maryland history, died on April 7, the day before the General Assembly ended its annual 90-day session.
Three of Busch’s top lieutenants — Economic Matters Committee Chair Dereck E. Davis (D-Prince George’s), Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Appropriations Chair Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) are competing to succeed him.