Even pro tems need practice, Hoyer and Boafo hit the road, Eberle steps down, in political notes

By: William J. Ford, Danielle J. Brown, Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,431

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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It’s been a while since the speaker of the Maryland House was addressed as Mr. Speaker, but your ears were not deceiving you if you were listening to the proceedings Monday night.

That’s when Del. Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore City), the House speaker pro tem, took the reins and ran the show, even though House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George’s and Anne Arundel) was in the room — and occasionally on the rostrum — with her …

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