The List, Janet Greenip Ranked #1 among Top 10 Least Effective Senators, The Gazette, January 2006
We sent ballots to a cross-section of about 100 StateHouse insiders — lobbyists representing a wide range ofinterests, members of the Ehrlich administration, Democratic and Republican operatives and, yes, reporters — to rank the legislators based on how effective they are.
Most effective senators
1. Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Dist. 27) of Chesapeake Beach
President
Points: 195
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Has 30 votes to burn down the State House”; ‘‘No one else is even close — knows what is going to happen before it happens.”
2. Thomas McLainMiddleton (D-Dist. 28) of Waldorf
Chairman, Finance
Points: 187
Judges’ comments: ‘‘The diplomat”; ‘‘Maybe the next Senate president.”
3. Ulysses Currie (D-Dist. 25) of Forestville
Chairman, Budget and Taxation
Points: 183
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Power of the purse”; ‘‘He’s sort of in charge.”
4. Brian E. Frosh (D-Dist. 16) of Bethesda
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings
Points: 154
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Amazing how he advances a progressive agenda without ruffling too many feathers”; ‘‘The kind of guy other pols portray in their campaign ads.”
5. Patrick J. Hogan (D-Dist. 39) of Montgomery Village
Points: 114
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Republican affiliation seems like a lifetime ago”; ‘‘Gets the substance, process and politics.”
6. Paula C. Hollinger (D-Dist. 11) of Pikesville
Chairwoman, Health, Education and Environmental Affairs
Points: 97
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Surprisingly effective for a pain in the ass, but no Clarence Blount”; ‘‘She won’t make this list in Congress.”
7. David R. Brinkley (R-Dist. 4) of New Market
Points: 70
Judges’ comments:‘‘The outsider who became part of the ‘Lunch Bunch’”; ‘‘GOP statesman ... Ehrlich’s Lt. Gov.?”
8. Philip C. Jimeno (D-Dist. 31) of Brooklyn Park
Chairman, Executive Nominations
Points: 54
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Without his vote, you’re dead in JPR.”
9. Sandra B. Schrader (R-Dist. 13) of Columbia
Points: 41
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Getting high marks from both GOPers and Dems — Ehrlich would be smart to add her to his ticket.”
10. J. Lowell Stoltzfus (R-Dist. 38) of Westover
Minority leader
Points: 39
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Tough job holding disparate group together”; ‘‘Asks the right questions.”
Honorable mention
Edward J. Kasemeyer (D-Dist. 12) of Columbia narrowly missed the cut. The chamber’s point man on slots, pensions and the capital budget quietly dominates his chamber.
Least effective senators
1. Janet Greenip (R-Dist. 33) of Crofton
Points: 121
Judges’ comments: ‘‘We sacrificed Bobby Neall for this?”
2. Richard F. Colburn (R-Dist. 37) of Cambridge
Points: 110
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Sadly, a phony college degree wouldn’t have helped.”
3. Ralph M. Hughes (D-Dist. 40) of Baltimore
Points: 101
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Could catalogue his legislative accomplishments on a matchbook cover and still have room for his official photograph.”
4. Alexander X. Mooney (R-Dist. 3) of Urbana
Points: 96
Judges’ comments: ‘‘A nutbread without the bread.”
5. James Brochin (D-Dist. 42) of Towson
Points: 88
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Man without a party”; ‘‘Would be seated in hallway if Senate rules allowed it.”
6. John A. Giannetti Jr. (D-Dist. 21) of Laurel
Points: 76
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Sex, booze, guns and babes. This isn’t a Senate career — it’s an R. Kelly video.”
7. Ida G. Ruben (D-Dist. 20) of Silver Spring
President pro tem
Points: 59
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Actually effective in her own way, but getting things simply because no one wants to deal with her is no way to do business.”
8. J. Robert Hooper (R-Dist. 35) of Street
Points: 57
Judges’ comments: ‘‘The trash man should leaveth.”
9. John J. Hafer (R-Dist. 1) of Frostburg
Points: 46
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Stayed one term too long.”
10. Jennie M. Forehand (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville
Points: 45
Judges’ comments: ‘‘Southern charm can’t mask 28 years of ineffectiveness.”
Honorable mention
Gwendolyn T. Britt (D-Dist. 47) of Landover Hills, possible running mate for gubernatorial hopeful Douglas M. Duncan, is not blowing away the State House crowd with her Senate career, narrowly missing the cut with 39 points.
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