Bryan Simonaire
Bryan Simonaire | |
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| Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office October 10, 2020 – January 11, 2023 | |
| Whip | Justin Ready |
| Preceded by | J. B. Jennings |
| Succeeded by | Steve Hershey |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 31st district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Philip C. Jimeno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bryan Warner Simonaire September 6, 1963 |
| Party | Republican |
| Children | 7, including Meagan |
| Education | Bob Jones University (BS) Loyola University Maryland (MS) |
| Occupation | Computer systems engineer |
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Bryan Warner Simonaire (born September 6, 1963) is an American politician who serves as a Maryland state senator representing District 31, which encompasses much of northern Anne Arundel County's Baltimore suburbs. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the minority leader of the Maryland Senate from 2020 to 2023.
Born in Baltimore, Simonaire graduated from Bob Jones University and Loyola University Maryland, afterwards working as a computer systems engineer for Westinghouse Electronic Systems. He was elected to the Maryland Senate in 2006, defeating Democratic state delegate Walter Shandrowsky in the general election. He was subsequently re-elected in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. From 2020 to 2023, Simonaire served as minority leader of the Maryland Senate, during which the Republican Party lost two state senate seats in the 2022 elections.