Jon S. Cardin is an American politician from Maryland

Maryland

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 and a member of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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. He is currently serving in his 2nd term in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

, representing Maryland's District 11 in Baltimore County

Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...

, and is a member of the Ways and Means Committee. Cardin chairs the Election Law Subcommittee. Cardin is the nephew of Ben Cardin

Ben Cardin

Benjamin Louis "Ben" Cardin is the junior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the Senate, Cardin was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1987 to 2007.Cardin was elected to succeed Paul Sarbanes in...

, a United States Senator from Maryland. He is running for a third term in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

.

Education

Cardin attended Tufts University

Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...

 for his undergraduate work and spent two years teaching Spanish at Mercersburg Academy. He returned to school to earn a Master of Policy Sciences degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a Masters of Arts degree in Judaic Studies from Baltimore Hebrew University

Baltimore Hebrew University

Baltimore Hebrew University was founded as Baltimore Hebrew College and Teachers Training School in 1919 to promote Jewish scholarship and academic excellence, it continues to be the only institution of higher learning in Maryland devoted solely to all aspects of Judaic and Hebraic studies...

, working before and after completion of the two degrees for the Baltimore Jewish Council and the Project Judaica Foundation. He again returned to school to earn a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law

University of Maryland School of Law

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is the second-oldest law school in the United States by date of establishment and third-oldest by date of first classes. The school is located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore in Downtown Baltimore's West Side...

. Cardin clerked for U.S. District Court Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. before full-time employment as an attorney. He was elected to his seat in the House of Delegates in 2002.

Legislative notes

• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)
• voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)
• voted in favor of increasing the sales tax whilst simultaneously reducing income tax rates for some income brackets - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
• voted in favor of Slots (HB4) in the 2007 Special session

In the news

In August 2009, Delegate Cardin was criticized for using Baltimore Police Department

Baltimore Police Department

The Baltimore Police Department provides police services to the city of Baltimore, Maryland and was officially established by the Maryland Legislature on March 16, 1853...

 resources to perform a marriage proposal prank. Cardin was using a friend's boat when police boarded the boat as a Foxtrot helicopter hovered above the boat. According to The Baltimore Sun, Cardin's girlfriend thought she was going to be arrested when Cardin proposed to her. After the issue became public, Delegate Cardin promised to reimburse the City of Baltimore for the costs incurred. Cardin paid $300 to the Baltimore Police Department to cover the costs and donated $1,000 to the City's mounted unit.

Electoral history

• 2010 General Election Results for Maryland House of Delegates – District 11

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jon S. Cardin (D)	32,211	24.33%	Won
Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim is a medical doctor and an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County. He has been a leader in legislation concerning health care, the environment, and streamlining government operations.-Background:Morhaim was first...  (D)	28,129	21.25%	Won
Dana Stein Dana Stein Dana M. Stein is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his first full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 in Baltimore County.-Background:...  (D)	28,034	21.17%	Won
Carol C. Byrd (R)	13,952	10.54%	Lost
J. Michael Collins (R)	13,971	10.55%	Lost
Steven J. Smith (R)	13,647	10.31%	Lost
Brandon Brooks (L)	2,341	1.77%	Lost
Other write-ins	115	0.09%	Lost

• 2010 Primary Election Results for Maryland House of Delegates – District 11

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jon S. Cardin (D)	13,539	33.97%	Won
Regg Hatcher (D)	3,037	7.62%	Lost
Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim is a medical doctor and an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County. He has been a leader in legislation concerning health care, the environment, and streamlining government operations.-Background:Morhaim was first...  (D)	11,422	28.66%	Won
Dana Stein Dana Stein Dana M. Stein is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his first full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 in Baltimore County.-Background:...  (D)	11,855	29.75%	Won

• 2006 General Election Results for Maryland House of Delegates – District 11

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jon S. Cardin (D)	32,747	25.8%	Won
Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim is a medical doctor and an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County. He has been a leader in legislation concerning health care, the environment, and streamlining government operations.-Background:Morhaim was first...  (D)	31,185	24.6%	Won
Dana Stein Dana Stein Dana M. Stein is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his first full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 in Baltimore County.-Background:...  (D)	30,481	24.0%	Won
Patrick V. Dyer (R)	13,904	11.0%	Lost
Patrick Abbondandalo (R)	12,822	10.1%	Lost
Dave Goldsmith (G)	5,435	4.3%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	181	0.1%	Lost

• 2006 Primary Election Results for Maryland House of Delegates – District 11

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jon S. Cardin (D)	11,815	22.5%	Won
Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim is a medical doctor and an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County. He has been a leader in legislation concerning health care, the environment, and streamlining government operations.-Background:Morhaim was first...  (D)	10,146	19.3%	Won
Dana Stein Dana Stein Dana M. Stein is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his first full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 in Baltimore County.-Background:...  (D)	6,824	13.0%	Won
Rick Yaffe (D)	6,634	12.6%	Lost
Sharon H. Bloom (D)	4,436	8.4%	Lost
Jason A. Frank (D)	3,300	6.3%	Lost
Julian Earl Jones (D)	3,291	6.3%	Lost
Theodore Levin (D)	2,271	4.3%	Lost
Noel Levy (D)	1,075	2.0%	Lost
Stephen Knable (D)	979	1.9%	Lost
Zhanna Anapolsy-Maydanich (D)	672	1.3%	Lost
Ivan Goldstein (D)	579	1.1%	Lost
V. Michael Koyfman (D)	526	1.0%	Lost

• 2002 General Election Results for Maryland House of Delegates – District 11

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Bobby A. Zirkin Robert Zirkin Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 1st term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 11 in Baltimore County....  (D)	30,467	23.50%	Won
Jon S. Cardin (D)	29,480	22.73%	Won
Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim is a medical doctor and an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County. He has been a leader in legislation concerning health care, the environment, and streamlining government operations.-Background:Morhaim was first...  (D)	28,098	21.67%	Won
J. Michael Collins, Sr. (R)	14,601	11.26%	Lost
Betty L. Wagner (R)	13,483	10.40%	Lost
Grant Harding (R)	13,411	10.34%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	130	0.10%	Lost

• 2002 Primary Election Results for Maryland House of Delegates – District 11

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Bobby A. Zirkin Robert Zirkin Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 1st term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 11 in Baltimore County....  (D)	10,198	22.9%	Won
Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim Dan K. Morhaim is a medical doctor and an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County. He has been a leader in legislation concerning health care, the environment, and streamlining government operations.-Background:Morhaim was first...  (D)	7,922	17.8%	Won
Jon S. Cardin (D)	7,776	17.4%	Won
Dana Stein Dana Stein Dana M. Stein is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his first full term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 in Baltimore County.-Background:...  (D)	6,576	14.8%	Lost
Melvin Mintz (D)	6,311	14.2%	Lost
Theodore Levin (D)	3,349	7.5%	Lost
Barney J. Wilson (D)	2,438	5.5%	Lost

External links

• Maryland House of Delegates: Jon S. Cardin