Editing Cumberland, Maryland (section)

==Government==
Cumberland's has [[Council–manager government]] composed of an elected mayor, four elected city council members, and an appointed city administrator. Cumberland's current mayor is Ray Morriss, who was elected in 2018 after defeating two-term incumbent Brian Grim.<ref>"[https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/morriss-unseats-grim-for-mayor-of-cumberland/article_30c926e4-e242-11e8-bec5-5bd0261b413f.html Morriss unseats Grim for mayor of Cumberland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107115956/https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/morriss-unseats-grim-for-mayor-of-cumberland/article_30c926e4-e242-11e8-bec5-5bd0261b413f.html |date=November 7, 2018 }}". ''Cumberland Times-News''. Nov 7, 2018.</ref> The current city council members are Eugene T. Frazier, Richard J. "Rock" Cioni, Brian R.Lepley, and James Furstenberg.<ref>"[https://www.cumberlandmd.gov/320/Mayor-Council Mayor & Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013648/https://www.cumberlandmd.gov/320/Mayor-Council |date=February 1, 2019 }}". ''City of Cumberland''. Retrieved July 4, 2022.</ref> The city council holds public meetings twice per month.<ref>"[https://www.cumberlandmd.gov/355/Public-Meetings Public Meetings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013644/https://www.cumberlandmd.gov/355/Public-Meetings |date=February 1, 2019 }}". ''City of Cumberland''. Retrieved July 4, 2022.</ref>

In fiscal year 2021, the city government recognized $46.4{{nbsp}}million in revenue, and it incurred $42.2{{nbsp}}million of expenses.<ref name= cafr-2021/> During that period, the city government employed 234 people.<ref name= cafr-2021/>

In the [[Maryland Senate]], Cumberland is represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Mike McKay (politician)|Mike McKay]] of District 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael W. McKay, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa15352.html |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=msa.maryland.gov }}</ref> In the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], the entirety of the city of Cumberland, plus much of northwestern Allegany County, is represented by Republican and House Minority Leader [[Jason C. Buckel|Jason Buckel]] of District 1B.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryland House of Delegates District 1B |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Maryland_House_of_Delegates_District_1B |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en }}</ref>

Cumberland is located in [[Maryland's 6th congressional district]], and is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[April McClain Delaney]], and is represented by Maryland's two [[United States Senate|Senators]], Democrats [[Chris Van Hollen]] and [[Angela Alsobrooks]].