Jon Cardin
American politician
Jon Steven Cardin (born January 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 11 since 2019, and previously from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he unsuccessfully ran for Attorney General of Maryland in 2014. Cardin is the nephew of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin.
Early life and education
Cardin was born in Baltimore on January 12, 1970. He graduated from the Park School of Baltimore and attended Tufts University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations in 1992; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he earned a Master of Public Service degree in policy sciences in 1996; Baltimore Hebrew University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in Judaic studies with honors in 1996; and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree with honors in 2001.
Career
After Cardin was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2001, he clerked for Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge William D. Quarles Jr. until 2002. Afterwards, he started his own law firm, Jon S. Cardin, P.A.
Maryland House of Delegates
In 2002, Cardin filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 11, seeking to succeed delegate Michael Finifter, who resigned to serve as a state circuit court judge.
Cardin was first sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 8, 2003, and was a member of the Ways and Means Committee during his entire first stint in office. During the 2014 legislative session, Cardin missed 75 percent of committee votes, which he attributed to him leaving early to recognize Shabbat and to spend time with his daughter and pregnant wife.
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