Del. Adrienne A. Jones last week announced her decision to step down as speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, leaving the position open for one of her Democratic colleagues to assume the mantle of leadership. Speaker Jones’ sudden announcement caught the political world flat-footed and left Democratic delegates scrambling for position. Republicans are reduced to helpless observers — in sharp contrast to the dramatic role a few of them played in 2019 when they flirted with crossing over to support Del. Dereck Davis alongside parts of the Legislative Black Caucus — over progressive favorite Del. Maggie McIntosh. That standoff concluded with Del. Adrienne Jones’ elevation to speaker. Now, in 2025, Jones’ exit had politicians and pundits alike salivating for another dramatic epis

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