Question: The American Senator from Maryland is in what political party?

The Halki seminary, formally the Theological School of Halki (Greek: Θεολογική Σχολή Χάλκης and Turkish: "Ortodoks Ruhban Okulu" ), was founded on 1 October 1844 on the island of Halki (Turkish: Heybeliada), the second-largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara.  It was the main school of theology of the Eastern Orthodox Church's Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until the Turkish parliament enacted a law banning private higher education institutions in 1971.  The theological school is located at the top of the island's Hill of Hope, on the site of the Byzantine-era Monastery of the Holy Trinity.  As of January 2011, an international campaign to reopen this theological school is entering its 40th year as noted by American Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland in the United States Congress during the 2nd Session of Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress.  The premises of the school continue to be maintained by the monastery and are used to host conferences.  It is possible to visit the island where it is located via boat in approximately one hour from the shore of Istanbul. <SEP> The Libertarian Party of Maryland is the Maryland affiliate of the Libertarian Party.  The state chair is Robert S. Johnston III.  The party, also known as "LPMaryland," is Maryland’s third-largest political party, with 13,549 registered voters across the state as of March 31, 2014.  According to its website, the party advocates "a smaller government that costs less and leaves individuals with more economic opportunity and more personal freedom," and "work[s] to advance that view by supporting Libertarian candidates for local, state, and federal office."  LPMaryland also forms coalitions with other civic organizations who share at least some common ground with libertarians, including groups that concern themselves primarily with civil liberties, world peace, fiscal restraint, and government reform.  The official views of the party on state-level policy issues are set forth in the Libertarian Party of Maryland Program. <SEP> The Independent American Party (IAP) is a constitutionally based political party in the United States.  It began as the Utah Independent American Party.  The founders claim to have been inspired by a 1968 speech given by Ezra Taft Benson, former United States Secretary of Agriculture and later president of the LDS Church, entitled "The Proper Role of Government".  The party's first platform was based on Benson's beliefs.  These 15 principles for the proper role of government, taken from his speech, are held as the IAP's foundational principles.  The IAP is a political party which has placed itself in the center of the political spectrum--like the U.S Constitution--right in the middle between the extremes of zero government or anarchy on the far right, and total government or tyranny on the far left.  The Independent American Party of Nevada is affiliated with the Constitution Party of the United States.  The IAP of Nevada has elected several candidates to local office, such as District Attorney, County Commissioner,County Clerk, and other local offices.  (Officers elected in other States on the Independent American Party ticket or the U.S. Constitution Party need to be added here by party members in other states.) <SEP> Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the senior United States Senator from Maryland, in office since 2007.  Before his election to the Senate, Cardin was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing  's 3 congressional district (1987–2007).  He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–87), serving as Speaker (1979–87).  He was the youngest Speaker in Maryland history.  In half a century as an elected official, he has never lost an election.