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Senator Karen Lewis Young

District

County

Frederick

Committee Assignment(s)

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee

Annapolis Info

302 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3575
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3575

Interim Info

302 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3575

Contact

karen.young@senate.state.md.us
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Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0033 Title Office of the Comptroller and Department of Legislative Services - Maryland Business Taxes - Study Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0062 (HB0053) Title Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0098 Title Baltimore County, Frederick County, Howard County, and Washington County Boards of Education – Student Members – Alterations Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0116 (HB0270) Title Data Center Impact Analysis and Report Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0156 Title Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services – Program Establishment and Insurance Coverage Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0175 (HB0222) Title Public Safety - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing for Fuel Gas Piping Systems - Requirements and Prohibitions Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0010 (HB0220) Title Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings
SB0033	Office of the Comptroller and Department of Legislative Services - Maryland Business Taxes - Study	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0062 (HB0053)	Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0098	Baltimore County, Frederick County, Howard County, and Washington County Boards of Education – Student Members – Alterations	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0116 (HB0270)	Data Center Impact Analysis and Report	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0156	Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services – Program Establishment and Insurance Coverage	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Finance	Finance
SB0175 (HB0222)	Public Safety - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing for Fuel Gas Piping Systems - Requirements and Prohibitions	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0010 (HB0220)	Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Legislative Bond Initiatives

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding

Tenure: Elected to the Maryland Senate in November 2022. Member of the Senate since January 11, 2023. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 3A, 2015-2023.

Current Assignments

2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment

2023 Education Subcommittee of the Committee on on Education, Energy, and the Environment

2023 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)

2023 Joint Committee on Federal Relations

2023 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness

2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus

2019 Maryland Veterans Caucus

2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

2015 Women Legislators of Maryland (Treasurer, 2018-2019)

Past House Service 2015-2023: Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2023; Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2023; Government Operations and Health Facilities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2020-2023; Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2019-2021; Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders, 2020-2021.

Public Service: Frederick County School Construction Master Plan Workgroup, 2024-; Greenspace Equity Advisory Board, 2023-; Governor's Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2020-2023; Maryland Commission on Caregiving, 2017-2023; Human Trafficking Task Force, Frederick County, 2016-2018; State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders, 2015-2023.

Awards: Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record, 2023; Presidential Award of Merit, Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association, 2020; Distinguished Advocacy Award, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, 2020; Mental Health Champion, Mental Health Association, 2019; Chi Theta Omega Chapter's Distinguished Woman of Excellence Award, 2018; V. Eugene McCrary Award, Maryland Optometry Association, 2017.

Biographical Information: Born, Bronx, New York, June 21, 1951; Montoursville Area High School, 1969; Franklin and Marchall College, B.A. History 1973; Columbia University, M.A., American History, 1974; Columbia University, MBA, 1977; Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer, Farmers & Merchants' National Bank, 1996-1999; Vice-President and Industry Practice Leader, Claritas, 2000-2001; Vice President and Senior Deposit Product Manager, Allfirst, 2001-2003; President, Karen Lewis Market Research, 2004-2006, 2008-2009; Capital One, Director, Marketing Research 2007-2008; City of Frederick, President Pro Tem, Board of Aldermen 2009-2013; Married; one child, one grandchild.