Anne Kaiser | |
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Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office January 14, 2015 –January 20, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Kumar P. Barve |
Succeeded by | William Frick |
Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 14th district | |
Assumed office January 10,2003 Servingwith Bernice Mireku-North and Pamela E. Queen | |
Preceded by | Tod David Sher |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington,D.C.,U.S. | February 10,1968
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Nancy Lineman |
Alma mater | University of Chicago (BA) University of Michigan (MPP,MA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Anne R. Kaiser (born February 10,1968) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 14 since 2003.
Kaiser was born in Washington,D.C. on February 10,1968,to father Jesse and mother Marian. She was raised in a Republican household,graduating from Rockville High School and later attending the University of Chicago,where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1990,and the University of Michigan,where she earned a Master of Public Policy degree and a Master of Arts degree in educational studies in 1995. [1] [2]
After graduating from the University of Chicago,Kaiser worked as a staff assistant to U.S. Representative Neal Smith and Maryland state delegate Henry B. Heller,and as an intern for the Congressional Budget Office. While attending the University of Michigan,she worked as a teaching assistant for the university and as a policy analyst for the Maryland Department of Education. After graduating from the University of Michigan,Kaiser worked as a policy analyst for the United States Department of the Treasury until 2002. [1] As of 2022,Kaiser works as a teacher at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. [3] [4]
Kaiser first became involved in politics during her sophomore year in college,when she encouraged her parents to vote in local elections despite being opposite political parties. [2] From 1997 to 1998,she was the president of the Montgomery County Political Action Committee and the District 19 Democratic Central Club. Afterwards,Kaiser was elected to serve as a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee until 2002. [1]
Kaiser was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 8,2003. [1] She served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee from 2003 to 2021,and as its chair from 2017 to 2021, [5] [6] afterwards serving as a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee. [1] From 2015 to 2017,Kaiser served as the majority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates. [1] [7]
Kaiser served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2004 and 2020. [1]
Kaiser came out as lesbian in March 2004,while testifying for a bill that would allow domestic partners to make medical decisions for each other. [8] [9] She is married to her wife,Nancy Lineman, [2] [10] and together they have one child,born in May 2019. [1] [11]
Kaiser is Jewish [12] [13] and is a member of the Tikvat Israel Congregation. [1]
During the 2006 legislative session,Kaiser supported a bill that would weigh kids in schools. [14]
In April 2011,Kaiser spoke in support of Maryland's Dream Act,a bill that extended in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. [15] [16]
During the 2012 legislative session,Kaiser introduced a bill that would allow the Comptroller of Maryland to "garnish" a county's tax revenues to fully fund its school systems. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley. [17]
In December 2014,Kaiser said that she would not support proposals by Governor-elect Larry Hogan to remove school boards' ability to authorize charter schools,but expressed openness to removing regulations from private schools. [18] In November 2019,she criticized Hogan's objections to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future education reforms. [19] During the 2020 legislative session,Kaiser opposed legislation that would mandate a post-Labor Day start day for school districts. [20]
In November 2023,Kaiser was one of 19 Jewish members of the Maryland General Assembly to sign onto a letter condemning a statement released by CASA de Maryland calling for an immediate ceasefire in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [12]
In February 2006,Kaiser voted against a bill that would amend the Maryland Constitution to ban same-sex marriage in the state. [21] She supported the Civil Marriage Protection Act,which legalized same-sex marriage in Maryland, [22] [23] [24] and bills to ban discrimination against transgender people. [25] Kaiser has also criticized Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and opposed attempts to pass similar legislation in Maryland. [26] [27] During the 2023 legislative session,she introduced the Trans Health Equity Act,which would require the state's Medicaid program to cover gender-affirming treatment. [28] [29]
During the 2006 legislative session,Kaiser voted for a bill to provide $25 million a year toward stem cell research. [30]
In 2012,Kaiser supported a bill that would allow the Montgomery County Council to ban panhandling. [31]
During the 2015 legislative session,Kaiser introduced legislation that would create a ballot referendum on holding special elections when there is a vacancy in a county executive's seat. [32]
During the 2004 legislative session,Kaiser voted for a bill to raise over $1 billion in taxes by increasing the state sales tax and creating higher income tax brackets for wealthier Marylanders. [33] In 2013,she supported legislation to index the state's gas tax to inflation to pay for transportation projects. [34]
During the 2018 legislative session,Kaiser voted for a bill that would provide $5.6 billion in tax incentives to Amazon to build their second headquarters in Montgomery County. [35] [36]
In January 2019,Kaiser rejected calls from Governor Larry Hogan during his State of the State Address to pass more than $500 million in tax cuts,including in retirees' income and small business,calling them "pure fantasy". [37]
In November 2019,Kaiser said that she supported the legalization and taxation of marijuana to fund the Blueprint for Maryland's Future education reforms. [19]
During the 2004 legislative session,Kaiser supported legislation to block construction of the Intercounty Connector. [38] In December 2018,she criticized Governor Larry Hogan for not consulting with Montgomery County officials in creating a plan to expand Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway,and said that she favored a proposal by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich on improving the American Legion Memorial Bridge. [39]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herman L. Taylor Jr. (incumbent) | 5,352 | 16.6 | |
Democratic | Karen S. Montgomery | 4,678 | 14.5 | |
Democratic | Anne Kaiser | 4,280 | 13.3 | |
Democratic | Craig Zucker | 3,953 | 12.3 | |
Democratic | Allan Mulligan | 2,970 | 9.2 | |
Democratic | Robert "Bo" Newsome | 2,391 | 7.4 | |
Democratic | Holly Reed | 2,217 | 6.9 | |
Democratic | A. Michael Kelley | 2,151 | 6.7 | |
Democratic | Michael B. Dupuy | 1,420 | 4.4 | |
Democratic | Mike Cafarelli | 1,137 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Peter G. Esser | 848 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | Harold H. Huggins | 794 | 2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Herman L. Taylor Jr. (incumbent) | 21,278 | 20.1 | |
Democratic | Karen S. Montgomery | 20,198 | 19.1 | |
Democratic | Anne Kaiser | 19,978 | 18.9 | |
Republican | Patricia Cummings | 15,260 | 14.4 | |
Republican | Patricia Anne Faulkner | 15,005 | 14.2 | |
Republican | Jim Goldberg | 14,162 | 13.4 | |
Write-in | 67 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anne Kaiser (incumbent) | 24,500 | 21.8 | |
Democratic | Karen S. Montgomery (incumbent) | 24,478 | 21.8 | |
Democratic | Herman L. Taylor Jr. (incumbent) | 24,273 | 21.6 | |
Republican | John McKinnis | 13,471 | 12.0 | |
Republican | John R. Austin | 12,963 | 11.5 | |
Republican | Jim Goldberg | 12,603 | 11.2 | |
Write-in | 61 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anne Kaiser (incumbent) | 23,503 | 21.5 | |
Democratic | Craig Zucker | 22,148 | 20.2 | |
Democratic | Eric Luedtke | 21,165 | 19.3 | |
Republican | Patricia A. Fenati | 14,866 | 13.6 | |
Republican | Henry Kahwaty | 14,152 | 12.9 | |
Republican | Maria Peña-Faustino | 13,639 | 12.4 | |
Write-in | 79 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anne Kaiser (incumbent) | 21,988 | 20.2 | |
Democratic | Craig Zucker (incumbent) | 20,917 | 19.3 | |
Democratic | Eric Luedtke (incumbent) | 20,012 | 18.4 | |
Republican | Patricia Fenati | 15,392 | 14.2 | |
Republican | Sharon Trexler Begosh | 15,096 | 13.9 | |
Republican | Michael A. Ostroff | 15,086 | 13.9 | |
Write-in | 114 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anne Kaiser (incumbent) | 37,733 | 24.5 | |
Democratic | Pamela Queen (incumbent) | 35,991 | 23.4 | |
Democratic | Eric Luedtke (incumbent) | 35,104 | 22.8 | |
Republican | Patricia Fenati | 15,895 | 10.3 | |
Republican | Kevin Dorrance | 14,546 | 9.5 | |
Republican | Michael A. Ostroff | 14,347 | 9.3 | |
Write-in | 144 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anne Kaiser (incumbent) | 31,659 | 26.9 | |
Democratic | Eric Luedtke (incumbent) | 30,547 | 25.9 | |
Democratic | Pamela Queen (incumbent) | 30,304 | 25.7 | |
Republican | Kathy Gugulis | 12,614 | 10.7 | |
Republican | Kate Walshe | 12,282 | 10.4 | |
Write-in | 351 | 0.3 |
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