Del. Corderman Likely Headed To Senate To Replace Serafini

From Maryland Matters:

By Josh Kurtz
August 26, 2020

Del. Paul D. Corderman (R-Wash.) is likely to become Maryland’s newest state senator following a vote Tuesday night by the Washington County Republican Central Committee.

The GOP panel nominated Corderman to replace former Sen. Andrew Serafini (R), who resigned late last month so he could focus on his family and his business.

The Hagerstown Herald-Mail first reported the news of Corderman’s nomination late Tuesday night. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R), who formally makes the appointment, is expected to go along with the central committee’s recommendation.

Corderman and Del. William Wivell (R) had applied to fill the vacancy. The third delegate in District 2, which takes in much of Washington County, Neil C. Parrott (R), is currently running for Congress.

Assuming Corderman makes it to the Senate, it will be the latest step in a fast political rise for the 42-year-old lawmaker. After serving less than two years on the Hagerstown City Council, he was appointed in late 2017 to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates, after former Del. Brett Wilson (R) was nominated to a judgeship. He won a full term in 2018.Corderman serves on the House Appropriations Committee, which would make him a good fit to replace Serafini, who was a stalwart on the Budget and Taxation Committee. If Corderman becomes a senator, the Washington County GOP Central Committee will then have to fill the House vacancy.

jkurtz@marylandmatters.org

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