Mary Beth Carozza is a Republican Maryland State Senator representing District 38, which includes Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico Counties. Born Mary Elizabeth Rubin Carozza on February 13, 1961, she was raised in Ocean City, Maryland, where she worked in her family's business, Beefy's. She has held key roles such as Deputy Chief of Staff to Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich , Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins , Minority Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee , and Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Steve Stivers . On 9/11, while at the Pentagon, she helped maintain communications and received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates for District 38C , she won a Senate seat in 2018 and was sworn in on January 9, 2019. Notable achievements include recognition as a Municipal Super Star by the Maryland Municipal League in 2020 for advocacy on behalf of local governments, and leadership as Senate Chair of the Somerset and Worcester Counties Delegations . She serves on the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland Veterans Caucus, and Women Legislators of Maryland, among others.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Specific details not widely documented in public records.
• Political Experience:
  • Maryland State Senate, District 38 : Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee; Executive Nominations Committee; Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Areas; Apprenticeship 2030 Commission; 9-1-1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup.
  • Maryland House of Delegates, District 38C : Appropriations Committee; Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government; House Chair, Worcester County Delegation.
  • Executive roles: Deputy Chief of Staff, Maryland Governor's Office ; Homeland Security Senior Policy Group ; U.S. Senate staff positions ; Founder, MBS Consulting, LLC .
  • Other: Governor-elect's Transition Team ; Executive Board, Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore ; various commissions including Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education and Governor's Family Violence Council .