Maryland Legislative District 7
Maryland's Legislative District 7 is one of 47 districts in the state for the Maryland General Assembly. The district currently consists of parts of Baltimore County and Harford County. The district includes the communities of Bel Air North, Bel Air South, Bowleys Quarters, Edgewood, Fallston, Jarrettsville, Joppatowne, Kingsville, Middle River, Pleasant Hills, Rossville, and White Marsh. The district was established in 1975. The district is represented by one State Senator and three State Delegates all of which serve four year terms elected during the Maryland Gubernatorial Elections. Demographic characteristics. As of the 2020 United States  census, the district had a population of 140,902, of whom 109,881 (78.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 107,012 (75.9%) White, 16,188 (11.5%) African American, 377 (0.3%) Native American, 5,905 (4.2%) Asian, 47 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2,611 (1.9%) from some other race, and 8,755 (6.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,335 (4.5%) of the population. The district had 101,882 registered voters as of October 17, 2020, of whom 19,236 (18.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 45,777 (44.9%) were registered as Republicans, 35,311 (34.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 907  (0.9%) were registered to other parties. Political representation. The district is represented for the 2020–2021 Legislative Session in the State Senate by J. B. Jennings (R) and in the House of Delegates by Lauren Arikan (R), Richard K. Impallaria (R), and Kathy Szeliga (R).