Worcester County, Maryland Government


County Seat

Snow Hill


County Commissioners 410/632-1194

Five commissioners, each from a single district, are elected for four year terms (not staggered); commissioners appoint a county administrator. As a Code Home Rule County, the state has delegated most decision-making powers to the county commissioners. Each of the four towns has an elected council and mayor with an appointed city manager.

John E. Bloxom, District 1
Virgil L. Shockley, District 2
James L. Purnell, Jr., District 3
Louise L. Gulyas, District 4
Jeanne Lynch, District 5
Gerald T. Mason, Chief Administrative Officer


Town Officials

Town of Berlin, Mayor Rex Hailey
410/641-2770, Andrew Fulghum, Administrative Director

Town of Ocean City, Mayor James N. Mathias
410/289-8221, Dennis W. Dare, Manager

Pocomoke City, Mayor Marion L. Butler
410/957-1333, Russell W. Blake, Manager

Town of Snow Hill, Mayor Stephen Mathews
410/632-2080, Albert P. Cohen, Manager


Maryland General Assembly - 38th District

Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, 410/742-3999
Delegate Norman H. Conway, 410/543-4060
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, 410/641-2227
Delegate Charles McClenahan, 410/548-1444
Toll-free while Maryland General Assemby in session:
(800) 492-7122

Worcester County Profile

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