Dana Stein

Democratic Party

Maryland House of Delegates District 11B

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Prior offices:

Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical)

Years in office: 2007 - 2023

Compensation

Base salary

$55,526/year

Per diem

$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University, 1981

Law

Columbia University School of Law, 1985

Graduate

Princeton University, 1985

Personal

Birthplace

Baltimore, MD

Profession

Executive

Contact

Official website

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Dana Stein (Democratic Party) is a member of theMaryland House of Delegates, representingDistrict 11B. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Stein (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theMaryland House of Delegates to representDistrict 11B. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Stein previously served in the state House from June 25, 2002, to January 8, 2003.

Biography

Dana Stein was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Stein earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1981, a master's degree in public affairs from Princeton University in 1985, and a juris doctor from Columbia University in 1985. His career experience includes co-founding Civic Works and working as its president and executive director, the president of Grassroots Recycling, Inc., and an attorney with Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey. Stein has served as the vice president of the Sudbrook Park, Inc. Board of Directors, on the board of directors of the Maryland Certified Public Managers Advisory Board, and as the treasurer of the Liberty Road Community Council.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Stein was assigned to the following committees:

• Legislative Policy Committee
• Joint Federal Action Oversight Committee
• Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review Committee
• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Committee,House Chair
• Legislative Ethics Committee
• Rules & Executive Nominations Committee
• Environment and Transportation Committee

2023-2024

Stein was assigned to the following committees:

• Environment and Transportation Committee,Vice Chair
• Rules & Executive Nominations Committee
• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Committee,House Chair
• Legislative Ethics Committee

2021-2022

Stein was assigned to the following committees:

• Environment and Transportation Committee,Vice-chair
• Rules & Executive Nominations Committee
• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Committee,House chair

2019-2020

Stein was assigned to the following committees:

• Environment and Transportation Committee,Vice Chair
• Rules & Executive Nominations Committee

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stein served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stein served on these committees:

Note: Stein also served on the Special Subcommittee on Program Open Space/Agricultural Land Preservation, the Subcommittee on Environment and the Subcommittee on Motor Vehicles and Transportation.

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stein served on these committees:

Note: Stein also served on the Subcommittee on Environment, the Subcommittee on Land Use and Ethics and the Subcommittee on Motor Vehicles and Transportation.

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 11B (2 seats)

IncumbentJon Cardin and incumbentDana Stein defeatedJim Simpson andTyler Stiff in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 11B on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Cardin (D)	34.9	22,115
✔		Dana Stein (D)	34.0	21,536
		Jim Simpson (R)	16.8	10,640
	Submit photo	Tyler Stiff (R)	14.3	9,072
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	70

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,433
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11B (2 seats)

IncumbentJon Cardin and incumbentDana Stein defeated incumbentLisa Belcastro in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11B on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Cardin	36.8	8,895
✔		Dana Stein	36.5	8,819
		Lisa Belcastro	26.6	6,427

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,141
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Donna Vetters (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11B (2 seats)

Jim Simpson andTyler Stiff advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11B on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Simpson	51.5	2,815
✔	Submit photo	Tyler Stiff	48.5	2,652

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,467
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ruth Goetz (R)

2018

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) (3 seats)

Jon Cardin, incumbentShelly Hettleman, and incumbentDana Stein defeatedJonathan Porter in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Cardin (D)	29.3	33,077
✔		Shelly Hettleman (D)	28.3	31,957
✔		Dana Stein (D)	26.9	30,364
		Jonathan Porter (R)	14.9	16,852
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	521

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,771
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelly Hettleman	26.8	11,158
✔		Dana Stein	23.7	9,893
✔		Jon Cardin	23.6	9,830
	Submit photo	Amy Blank	15.0	6,252
	Submit photo	Linda Dorsey-Walker	8.0	3,325
	Submit photo	Kate Skovron	2.9	1,200

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 41,658
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) (3 seats)

Jonathan Porter advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Porter	100.0	2,802

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,802
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2014

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for theMaryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thefiling deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014.Shelly Hettleman and incumbentsDan Morhaim andDana M. Stein defeatedDon Engel,Alex B. Leikus andTheodore Levin in the Democratic primary, whileLaura Harkins was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hettleman, Morhaim and Stein defeated Harkins for three seats in the general election.^[2][3][4]

Maryland House of Delegates District 11, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Shelly Hettleman	27.7%	24,197
	Democratic	Dana SteinIncumbent	26.6%	23,241
	Democratic	Dan MorhaimIncumbent	26.3%	22,991
	Republican	Laura Harkins	19.4%	16,947
Total Votes				87,376

Maryland House of Delegates, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Shelly Hettleman	26.4%	9,923
Dana SteinIncumbent	24.5%	9,221
Dan MorhaimIncumbent	24.1%	9,049
Theodore Levin	10.6%	3,998
Don Engel	10.6%	3,982
Alex B. Leikus	3.8%	1,434
Total Votes		37,607

2010

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Stein came in third in the general election onNovember 2, 2010, securing re-election to the third of three seats in the district.^[5]

Maryland House of Delegates, District 11 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jon Cardin (D)		32,211
Dan Morhaim (D)		28,129
Dana Stein (D)		28,034
Michael Collins (R)		13,971
Carol Byrd (R)		13,952
Steven Smith (R)		13,647
Brandon Brooks (L)		2,341

2006

On November 7, 2006, Dana Stein ran for District 11 of theMaryland House of Delegates, winning the third of three seats, losing toJon Cardin andDan Morhaim and beating Patrick Dyer, Patrick Abbondandolo, and Dave Goldsmith.^[6]

Dana Stein raised $106,876 for his campaign.^[7]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Stein is Co-Chair of the Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State, and a member of the American Jewish Congress - Maryland Chapter, Baltimore Jewish Council, Jewish Volunteer Connection, Liberty-Randallstown Coalition, and United Way of Central Maryland.^[8]

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