Jon Cardin

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: 2019 - 2023

Predecessor:Dan Morhaim (D)

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Years in office: 2003 - 2015

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

Tufts University, 1992

Law

University of Maryland, 2001

Graduate

Baltimore Hebrew University, 1996

Graduate

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1996

Personal

Birthplace

Baltimore, MD

Religion

Jewish

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Jon Cardin (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.

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

Biography

Jon Cardin was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Cardin earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Tufts University in 1992, a master's degree in policy sciences from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County in 1996, a master's degree in Judaic studies from Baltimore Hebrew University in 1996, and a juris doctor from the University of Maryland in 2001. His career experience includes working as an attorney; a Spanish teacher and a lacrosse and basketball coach with Mercersburg Academy; and a law clerk to Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Cardin has served as the vice chairman of the American Council of Young Political Leaders and the executive director of the Project Judaica Foundation.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Cardin was assigned to the following committees:

• Judiciary Committee

2023-2024

Cardin was assigned to the following committees:

• Judiciary Committee

2021-2022

Cardin was assigned to the following committees:

• Judiciary Committee

2019-2020

Cardin was assigned to the following committees:

• Judiciary Committee

2011-2012

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

• Special Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems
• Subcommittee on Election Law, Chair
• Subcommittee on Vice Chairs
• Ways & Means

2009-2010

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

• Ways & Means
  • Subcommittee on Election Law (Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Vice Chairs

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 attorney general election, 2014

Cardin announced his 2014 candidacy forAttorney General of Maryland in aYoutube video, released July 22, 2013.^[2][3] He lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Primary

Maryland Attorney General, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Frosh	49.6%	228,360
Jon Cardin	30.3%	139,582
Aisha Braveboy	20.1%	92,664
Total Votes		460,606
Election results viaMaryland State Board of Elections.

2010

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Cardin came in first in the general election onNovember 2, 2010, securing re-election to the first of three seats in the district.^[4]

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

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Jon Cardin ran for District 11 of theMaryland House of Delegates, winning the first of three seats, beatingDan Morhaim,Dana Stein, Patrick Dyer, Patrick Abbondandolo, and Dave Goldsmith.^[5]

Jon Cardin raised $73,366 for his campaign.^[6]

Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Cardin has been Chair of the Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, and a member of the Task Force on Comparable Testing Methods for the Maryland High School Assessments, Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration into and out of Maryland, and the Maryland Green Caucus.^[7]

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