Mark Edelson | |
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Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 46th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 Servingwith Luke Clippinger and Robbyn Lewis | |
Preceded by | Brooke Lierman |
Personal details | |
Born | Pretoria,South Africa | July 12,1984
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Canton,Baltimore,Maryland |
Education | Georgia State University University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | Campaign website |
Mark Edelson (born September 12,1985) is a South Africa-born American politician and attorney [1] who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 46 in Baltimore. [2]
In 1999,Edelson's family moved from South Africa to Atlanta,Georgia, [3] where he attended Georgia State University,where he earned degrees in philosophy and criminal justice. [4] He moved to Baltimore in 2007 to attend the University of Maryland School of Law,earning his Juris Doctor degree in 2010. After graduating,Edelson worked for the Goldman &Goldman,P.A. law firm [4] and became a board member of The Associated:Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and the Baltimore Jewish Council. [5]
In June 2015,Edelson announced that he would run for the Baltimore City Council in District 1, [4] [6] seeking to succeed outgoing city councilmember Jim Kraft. [7] He ran on a platform that included creating "transit hubs" within the city and streamlining the city permitting process. [1] [8] Edelson came in third place in the Democratic primary with 17.3 percent of the vote. [9]
In June 2017,Edelson was the attorney for Bikemore when the bike advocacy group filed a lawsuit against the city of Baltimore to block the demolition of protected bike lanes on Potomac Street. Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy halted the demolition on June 10,2017. [10] [11] The lawsuit was dropped on June 28,2017,after Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh pledged not to demolish the bike lanes. [12]
In 2018,Edelson became the president of the Canton Community Association. [13] While president,the group evaluated how to make the neighborhood more welcoming,including the removal of the statue of John O'Donnell, [14] [15] opposed a proposal to expand Boston Street in southeast Baltimore, [16] and advocated for the revival of the Red Line. [17]
In 2020,Edelson worked on the transition team for Baltimore Mayor-elect Brandon Scott,serving on its transportation and infrastructure subcommittee. [18]
In 2022,Edelson ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 46,seeking to succeed outgoing state delegate Brooke Lierman. [19] During the primary,he received endorsements from councilmember Zeke Cohen,former state delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak,and former councilmembers Jim Kraft,Ed Reisinger,and Rikki Spector. [20] Edelson won the Democratic primary on July 19,2022,coming in third place behind incumbents Robbyn Lewis and Luke Clippinger with 19.0 percent of the vote. [21]
Edelson was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023. [2] He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. [22]
Edelson lives in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore. [6] He is Jewish. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Zeke Cohen | 2,196 | 27.3 | |
Democratic | Scott Goldman | 1,661 | 20.7 | |
Democratic | Mark Edelson | 1,387 | 17.3 | |
Democratic | Mark Parker | 1,362 | 17.0 | |
Democratic | Ed Marcinko | 830 | 10.3 | |
Democratic | Sean P. Flanagan | 597 | 7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robbyn Lewis | 8,449 | 24.5 | |
Democratic | Luke Clippinger | 7,560 | 22.0 | |
Democratic | Mark Edelson | 6,550 | 19.0 | |
Democratic | Vince Andrews | 5,692 | 16.5 | |
Democratic | Sean D. Burns | 3,220 | 9.4 | |
Democratic | Augusta Yeager Christensen | 2,954 | 8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robbyn Lewis (incumbent) | 22,274 | 30.81 | |
Democratic | Luke Clippinger (incumbent) | 22,162 | 30.65 | |
Democratic | Mark Edelson | 22,103 | 30.57 | |
Republican | Pete Waters | 5,492 | 7.60 | |
Write-in | 265 | 0.37 |
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