Maryland Department of Transportation explained

Agency Name:	Maryland Department of Transportation
Jurisdiction:	State of Maryland
Headquarters:	7201 Corporate Center Drive Hanover, Maryland, U.S.
Employees:	11,000 (FY 2021)^[1]
Budget:	$5.5 billion annual budget (FY 2021)
Chief1 Name:	Paul Wiedefeld
Chief1 Position:	Secretary of Transportation
Chief2 Name:	Samantha Biddle
Chief2 Position:	Deputy Secretary
Parent Agency:	State of Maryland

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is an organization comprising five business units and one Authority:^[2]

• Maryland Transportation Authority (Transportation Secretary serves as chairman of the Maryland Transportation Authority)
  • Maryland Transportation Authority Police
• Maryland Transit Administration
  • Maryland Transit Administration Police
• Maryland Port Administration
• State Highway Administration
• Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
• Maryland Aviation Administration

Secretaries of Transportation

• 2023–present, Paul Wiedefeld^{[3] [4]}
• 2022–2023, James F. Ports Jr.^{[5] [6]}
• 2020–2022, Gregory I. Slater^{[7] [8]}
• 2015–2020, Pete K. Rahn^[9]
• 2013–2015, James T. Smith Jr.
• 2012–2013, Darrell Mobley (Acting Secretary)
• 2009–2012, Beverley K. Swaim-Staley
• 2007–2009, John D. Porcari
• 2003–2007, Robert L. Flanagan
• 1999–2003, John D. Porcari
• 1995–1998, David L. Winstead
• 1991–1994, O. James Lighthizer
• 1987–1991, Richard H. Trainor
• 1984–1987, William K. Hellmann
• 1981–1984, Lowell K. Bridwell
• 1979–1981, James J. O'Donnell
• 1977–1979, Herman K. Intemann
• 1971–1977, Harry R. Hughes

External links

• Official website
• Maryland MVA
• Biographies of former Secretaries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maryland Department of Transportation FY 2020-2025 Consolidated Transportation Program . Maryland Department of Transportation . July 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200704105110/http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/MDOT/Planning/CTP/index.html . July 4, 2020.
2. Web site: Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT official website) . January 13, 2022.
3. Web site: Transportation Acting Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld - MDOT . Maryland Department of Transportation . February 10, 2023.
4. Web site: Paul J. Wiedefeld, Maryland Secretary of Transportation . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives . February 10, 2023.
5. Web site: Transportation Secretary James F. Ports, Jr. - MDOT . Maryland Department of Transportation . January 13, 2022.
6. Web site: James F. Ports, Jr., Maryland Secretary of Transportation . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives . January 13, 2022 . January 11, 2022.
7. Web site: Transportation Secretary Gregory Slater - MDOT . Maryland Department of Transportation . January 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211217141756/https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/Index.aspx?PageId=75 . December 17, 2021 . usurped.
8. Web site: Gregory I. Slater, Maryland Secretary of Transportation . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives . January 13, 2022 . January 12, 2022.
9. Web site: Maryland Departments - Former Secretaries . Maryland Manual On-Line . Maryland State Archives . January 13, 2022 . January 11, 2022.