How Perry Hall's Legislators Voted on Income Tax Hike

A controversial gained approval from Maryland's legislature during the special session planned to override more than , Patch .

The Maryland House of Delegates approved a tax hike on high income earners on May 16, while the Senate approved the same bill the previous day. Single filers reporting an annual income above $100,000 will see an income tax increase of a quarter percentage. The increase will impact joint filers with a combined taxable income of $150,000.

Perry Hall's , during a on May 9, uniformly expressed disappointment over the proposed income tax increase. Each of the local legislators ultimately voted against the tax increase, with the exception of State Sen. Kathy Klausmeier, who was absent from the special session for personal reasons.

See how your representatives voted in the following charts. Names were collected from a blog post and Associated Press article on The Washington Post.

Maryland Senate Vote on May 15

Name                                               

Party

 District   

  Vote

Kathy Klausmeier     

D

8

Absent from Vote

J.B. Jennings

R

7

Against

Maryland House of Delegates Vote on May 16

Name                                               

Party

 District   

  Vote

Joseph Boteler      

R

8

Against

Eric Bromwell

D

8

Against

John Cluster

R

8

Against

Rick Impallaria

R

7

Against

Pat McDonough

R

7

Against

Kathy Szeliga         

R

7

Against

Do you agree or disagree with the way your representatives voted? How do you feel about their job performance? Tell us in the comments.