Jessica Feldmark is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 12A in Howard County . First elected in 2018, she has served since January 9, 2019, and holds notable positions including Vice Chair of the Ways and Means Committee and past Chair of the Howard County Delegation .

Born Jessica Marie Page on August 1, 1974, Feldmark is a lifelong public servant with nearly 30 years of experience in Howard County government and community leadership. She is married to Joshua and lives in Wilde Lake with their dog, Butters. Her career emphasizes education funding, affordable housing, reproductive health access, voting rights, workers’ rights, and economic justice. Notable achievements include sponsoring legislation for universal ballot marking devices, public financing expansion for elections, and efforts to ban hate symbols in schools. She has led initiatives like full education budget funding, the Downtown Columbia Plan, and Howard County’s first public art program. As of recent reports, she is a candidate for Howard County Executive.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: B.A. in Sociology and International Relations from Goucher College ; M.S. in Organization Development from American University .
• Early Career: AmeriCorps member at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service; Training and Special Projects Manager at Volunteer Maryland ; Special Assistant, Howard County Council .
• Howard County Roles: Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to County Executive Ken Ulman ; County Council Administrator .
• Current Legislative Roles: Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee; member of Rules and Executive Nominations Committee; Chair, Revenues Subcommittee; Election Law Subcommittee; Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology; Office of Child Care Advisory Council; Maryland Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs ; memberships in Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Transit Caucus, Women Legislators of Maryland, and Jewish Caucus.
• Community Involvement: Founding Board member, Neighbor Ride; Board of Directors, NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland; Nonprofit Collaborative of Howard County; Wilde Lake Village; former interim executive director of Luminus .