Karen Simpson | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Carol L. Krimm |
Personal details | |
Born | Baltimore,Maryland,U.S. | August 28,1967
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | Radford University (BA) Towson University (MA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Karen Patricia Simpson (born August 28,1967) is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 3 in Frederick County,Maryland. [1]
Simpson graduated from Paint Branch High School in 1985. She later attended Radford University,where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 1989,and Towson University,where she earned a Master of Arts degree in community counseling in 1996. [1]
Simpson first ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 31B in 2018. [2] She was defeated in the general election by Republicans Brian Chisholm and state delegate Nic Kipke. [3] She moved to Frederick,Maryland after her husband got a job as a pastor there. [4]
Simpson was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023. [5] She is a member of the House Judiciary Committee. [6]
In May 2022,Simpson signed a Chesapeake Climate Action Network resolution to move Maryland to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035 and to remove trash incineration from the state's "clean energy" classification. [7]
In a September 2022 interview with The Frederick News-Post ,Simpson said she would support strengthening protections for domestic violence victims,including removing the statute of limitations on reporting workplace sexual harassment and creating a state registry for people convicted of domestic violence-related offenses. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karen Patricia Simpson | 3,184 | 52.4 | |
Democratic | Harry E. Freeman | 2,894 | 47.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Chisholm | 20,573 | 33.2 | |
Republican | Nic Kipke (incumbent) | 20,434 | 33.0 | |
Democratic | Karen Patricia Simpson | 11,257 | 18.2 | |
Democratic | Harry E. Freeman | 9,602 | 15.5 | |
Write-in | 49 | 0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth P. Kerr | 5,628 | 19.8 | |
Democratic | Kris Fair | 5,598 | 19.7 | |
Democratic | Karen Simpson | 4,450 | 15.6 | |
Democratic | Josh Bokee | 3,618 | 12.7 | |
Democratic | Tarolyn C. Thrasher | 3,489 | 12.3 | |
Democratic | William "Billy" Reid | 3,295 | 11.6 | |
Democratic | Stephen Slater | 2,364 | 8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth P. Kerr | 26,270 | 24.91 | |
Democratic | Karen Simpson | 25,945 | 24.60 | |
Democratic | Kris Fair | 25,602 | 24.27 | |
Republican | Kathy Diener | 13,699 | 12.99 | |
Republican | Justin Wages | 13,535 | 12.83 | |
Write-in | 429 | 0.41 |
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