Bio

Delegate Anne Kaiser is in her third term as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 14th District in Montgomery County. Her district includes parts of Silver Spring, Calverton, Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland, Burtonsville, Olney, Brookeville, Laytonsville, Brinklow Damascus, Ashton and Sandy Spring. Anne lives in a townhouse in Burtonsville.

Background. Anne was raised in Rockville, Maryland and graduated from Rockville High School. She then attended the University of Chicago, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science in 1990. She then earned two Masters Degrees from the University of Michigan in 1995, a Masters in Public Policy and a Masters in Educational Studies.

Career. Between college and graduate school, Kaiser worked for Congressman Neal Smith (D-Iowa) as well as for Maryland Delegate Hank Heller. After graduate school, Anne worked as an Economist at the IRS. While balancing her legislative responsibilities, Anne has two part-time jobs — as an Outreach and Marketing Consultant for Bethesda Transportation Solutions, part of the Bethesda Urban Partnership, and as an analyst with the National Council on Teacher Quality.

Community Involvement. Before her election to the House of Delegates, Anne was active in many civic and political organizations in Montgomery County, and coached youth basketball for three seasons. She served in leadership positions as Chair of the Mid-County Citizens’ Advisory Board and Co-Coordinator of the Montgomery County Women’s Fair. In 1998, she was elected to a 4-year term on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. She is a lifetime member of Tikvat Israel (formerly Beth Tikva) Congregation in Rockville.

House of Delegates. Capping a dream she had since she was 5 years old, Anne was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002, and was reelected in 2006 and 2010. Kaiser is a member of the Ways and Means Committee, serving as Chair of the influential Education Subcommittee. She was pleased to be appointed by Speaker Michael Busch to serve as one of two Chief Deputy Majority Whips. She is also a member of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations, the Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, and the Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems.

While a member of the House of Delegates, Anne maintains her activism in community organizations. She serves as the House of Delegates liaison to the Committee for Montgomery. She previously served on the Local Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants and Toddlers, the Girls in Information Technology Taskforce, the Carl M. Freeman Foundation and is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery. Anne is also pleased to have been selected by Speaker Michael Busch in 2006 to the inaugural class of the Howard P. Rawlings Leadership Fellowship Program. In 2004, she was elected as a Kerry Delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

Awards and Accolades. Delegate Kaiser is honored to have been recognized with several awards, including the Out for Equality award from Equality Maryland, a nomination for the Young Woman of Achievement Award from the Women’s Information Network and two certificates of appreciation from the Maryland Municipal League. She was pleased to have been chosen by The Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 2006. In 2007, Anne was honored by the Maryland Nurses Association as their Legislator of the Year. In 2008, Kaiser was honored by the Maryland Association of Youth Service Bureaus for her success in advancing landmark legislation to address bullying, especially cyber bullying.