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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Karen Lewis Young is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 3A. She was first elected to the chamber in 2014. Young is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

Education

  • MBA, Marketing, Columbia University, 1977
  • MA, American History, Columbia University, 1974
  • BA, History, Franklin and Marshall College, 1973

Professional Experience

  • MBA, Marketing, Columbia University, 1977
  • MA, American History, Columbia University, 1974
  • BA, History, Franklin and Marshall College, 1973
  • Former Employee, American Express
  • Former Employee, Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Former Manager, CitiBank Branch
  • Former District Manager, CitiBank in Central Long Island
  • President/Chief Executive Officer, Karen Lewis Market Research, 2005-2006, 2008-2009
  • Director Market Research, Capital One, 2007
  • Vice President, Allfirst Bank, 2001-2003
  • Senior Vice President, Farmer's and Mechanics National Bank, 1996-1999
  • Senior Vice President, Capital Bank, 1994-1996
  • Chief Marketing Officer, Farmer’s and Mechanics National Bank, 1996

Political Experience

  • MBA, Marketing, Columbia University, 1977
  • MA, American History, Columbia University, 1974
  • BA, History, Franklin and Marshall College, 1973
  • Former Employee, American Express
  • Former Employee, Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Former Manager, CitiBank Branch
  • Former District Manager, CitiBank in Central Long Island
  • President/Chief Executive Officer, Karen Lewis Market Research, 2005-2006, 2008-2009
  • Director Market Research, Capital One, 2007
  • Vice President, Allfirst Bank, 2001-2003
  • Senior Vice President, Farmer's and Mechanics National Bank, 1996-1999
  • Senior Vice President, Capital Bank, 1994-1996
  • Chief Marketing Officer, Farmer’s and Mechanics National Bank, 1996
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 3A, 2015-present
  • President Pro Tempore Board of Aldermen, City of Frederick, 2009-2013

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Facilities and Pharmaceuticals, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Occupations and Long Term Care, Maryland State House of Delegates

Member, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017

Member, Health Facilities and Occupations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017

Member, Citizen's Advisory Committee, Transportation Planning Board, 2014

Member, Board of Directors, Maryland Municipal League, 2010-2013

Chair/Board Member, Washington Council of Governments, 2010-2013

Vice Chair, Air Quality Committee, Washington Council of Governments, 2012

Vice Chair, Legislative Committee, Maryland Municipal League, 2012

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Audit and Evaluation

Member, Health and Government Operations

Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations and Estates and Trusts

Member, Subcommittee on Insurance and Pharmaceuticals

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MBA, Marketing, Columbia University, 1977
  • MA, American History, Columbia University, 1974
  • BA, History, Franklin and Marshall College, 1973
  • Former Employee, American Express
  • Former Employee, Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Former Manager, CitiBank Branch
  • Former District Manager, CitiBank in Central Long Island
  • President/Chief Executive Officer, Karen Lewis Market Research, 2005-2006, 2008-2009
  • Director Market Research, Capital One, 2007
  • Vice President, Allfirst Bank, 2001-2003
  • Senior Vice President, Farmer's and Mechanics National Bank, 1996-1999
  • Senior Vice President, Capital Bank, 1994-1996
  • Chief Marketing Officer, Farmer’s and Mechanics National Bank, 1996
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 3A, 2015-present
  • President Pro Tempore Board of Aldermen, City of Frederick, 2009-2013
  • Graduate Fellow, Academy for Excellence in Local Governance
  • Member, Academy of Finance
  • Member, Citizen Advisory Council to the Transportation Planning Board of WASHCOG
  • Member, County/Municipal Synergies Committee
  • Member, Easels in Frederick
  • Member, Elks
  • Member, Frederick County Commission for Women
  • Organizer, Frederick Festival of the Arts
  • Director, Fredericktown Players Development
  • Board Member, Friends for Neighborhood Progress
  • Member, Hadassah
  • Board Member, Kol Ami
  • Member, Leadership Frederick Steering Committee, Facilitator for Government Day
  • Board Member, Maryland Municipal League (MML)
  • Vice Chair, Maryland Municipal Legislative Committee
  • Member, Mental Health Association
  • Chair, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)
  • Member, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)
  • Member, Rotary Club of Frederick, Signature Project
  • Member, SCORE
  • Member, United Way
  • Member, Women’s Giving Circle
  • Member, Human Trafficking Task Force, Frederick County, 2016-2018
  • Board Member, Friends for Neighborhood Progress, 2014
  • Signature Project Manager/Member, Rotary Club of Frederick, 2003-2014
  • Board of Directors, Frederick County Humane Society, 2007-2009
  • Development Director, Fredericktown Players, 2006-2007
  • Board President/Member, Weinberg Center for the Arts, 1999-2004
  • Participant, Leadership Frederick, 1998

Other Info

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  • 3 Dogs: Yitzhak, Andy and Poppy

Policy Positions

Maryland State Legislative Election 2014 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- No

8. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- b) depends on the circumstances particularly if the pregnancy is life threateninge and f) parental authority vs. privacy- need to see some research on this issue

Budget, Spending, & Tax

State Spending:

Using the key, indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Education (higher)
- Greatly Increase

2. Education (K-12)
- Greatly Increase

3. Environment
- Slightly Increase

4. Health care
- Slightly Increase

5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Greatly Increase

7. Welfare
- Maintain Status

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

State Taxes:

Using the key, indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase

3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease

4. Gas/Oil taxes
- Maintain Status

5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Slightly Decrease

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Maintain Status

10. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget Stabilization:

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Maryland's budget.

1. Tapping into Maryland's "rainy day" fund
- No

2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

3. Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining
- No

4. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- No

5. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- No

6. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- Create greater government efficiencies and expand the tax base by growing the economy

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?

1. Individual
- Yes

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- Yes

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes

8. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- Yes

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes

6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

5. Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes

7. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- Yes

2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- Yes

4. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- No

5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Maryland high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No

3. Do you support state funding for improvements to Maryland's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

5. Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- Yes

2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes

3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- No

4. Should a license be required for gun possession?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

4. Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- Yes

6. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes

2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

In the following area, on an attached page, or via e-mail, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1. Making MD more economically competitive2. Keeping education strong3. Maintaining and improving our transportation network- Public/private partnerships and innovative financial instruments