 One woman, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, served as Lieutenant Governor under Parris Glendening from 1995 to 2003.The current governor is Republican Larry Hogan, who took office on January 21, 2015.

, three former U.S. governors of Maryland are currently living, the oldest being Parris Glendening (served 1995–2003, born 1942).The most recent U.S. governor of Maryland to die was Harry Hughes (served 1979–1987, born 1926), on March 13, 2019.