Mark Edelson
Mark Edelson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 46. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Edelson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 46. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Edelson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 1 of the Baltimore City Council in Maryland. He lost the primary election that took place on April 26, 2016.
Biography
Mark Edelson was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Edelson graduated from Walton High School in the Bronx, New York. He earned a B.S. in criminal justice from Georgia State University in 2007 and a J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 2020. His career experience includes working as an attorney at Goldman & Goldman and as a partner at Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin, White. Edelson was a member of the Baltimore City Bar Association, on the board of directors for Transit Choices and the Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore, president of the Canton Community Association, and vice-chair of the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Edelson was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 46 (3 seats)
Incumbent Robbyn Lewis, incumbent Luke Clippinger, and Mark Edelson defeated Pete Waters in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 46 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robbyn Lewis (D) | 30.8 | 22,274 | |
| ✔ | Luke Clippinger (D) | 30.7 | 22,162 | |
| ✔ | Mark Edelson (D) | 30.6 | 22,103 | |
| Pete Waters (R) | 7.6 | 5,492 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 265 | ||
| Total votes: 72,296 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mekkah Mohammed (R)
- J. Brian Voss (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 46 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 46 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robbyn Lewis | 24.5 | 8,449 | |
| ✔ | Luke Clippinger | 22.0 | 7,560 | |
| ✔ | Mark Edelson | 19.0 | 6,550 | |
| Vince Andrews | 16.5 | 5,692 | ||
| Sean Burns | 9.4 | 3,220 | ||
| Augusta Christensen | 8.6 | 2,954 | ||
| Total votes: 34,425 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 46 (3 seats)
J. Brian Voss, Pete Waters, and Mekkah Mohammed advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 46 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Brian Voss | 35.3 | 771 | |
| ✔ | Pete Waters | 35.2 | 769 | |
| ✔ | Mekkah Mohammed | 29.5 | 643 | |
| Total votes: 2,183 | ||||
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2016
| Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 1, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Zeke Cohen |
27.34% | 2,196 | |
| Democratic | Scott Goldman | 20.68% | 1,661 | |
| Democratic | Mark Edelson | 17.27% | 1,387 | |
| Democratic | Mark Parker | 16.96% | 1,362 | |
| Democratic | Ed Marcinko | 10.33% | 830 | |
| Democratic | Sean Flanagan | 7.43% | 597 | |
| Total Votes | 8,033 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Baltimore City," May 31, 2016 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maryland House of Delegates District 46 |
Officeholder Maryland House of Delegates District 46 |
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