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    | alongside = [[Jennifer R. Terrasa]], [[Pam Guzzone]]

    | alongside = [[Jennifer R. Terrasa]], [[Pam Guzzone]]

    | term_start = January 14, 2015

    | term_start = January 14, 2015

    | term_end =

    | term_end =

    | predecessor = [[Guy Guzzone]]

    | predecessor = [[Guy Guzzone]]

    | successor =

    | successor =

    | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|6|24}}

    | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|6|24}}

    | birth_place = [[Columbia, Maryland]], U.S.

    | birth_place = [[Columbia, Maryland]], U.S.

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    In October 2023, after U.S. Representative [[John Sarbanes]] announced that he would not run for reelection in [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3|2024]], Atterbeary said that she was planning to run to succeed him in Congress. She withdrew from the race in December, saying that she wanted to focus on passing gun control and education funding bills in the upcoming legislative session.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=With Congressman Sarbanes retiring, who might run for the seat? |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/with-congressman-sarbanes-retiring-who-might-run-for-his-seat-VPZ752ETIFDSPKCU5EV7VXAG4U/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |work=[[Baltimore Banner]] |date=October 27, 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |last2=Ford |first2=William J. |title=Political Notes: A candidate exits 3rd District race, updates in the U.S. Senate campaign |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/12/09/political-notes-a-candidate-exits-3rd-district-race-updates-in-the-u-s-senate-campaign/ |work=Maryland Matters |access-date=December 11, 2023 |date=December 9, 2023}}

    In October 2023, after U.S. Representative [[John Sarbanes]] announced that he would not run for reelection in [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3|2024]], Atterbeary said that she was planning to run to succeed him in Congress. She withdrew from the race in December, saying that she wanted to focus on passing gun control and education funding bills in the upcoming legislative session.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=With Congressman Sarbanes retiring, who might run for the seat? |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/with-congressman-sarbanes-retiring-who-might-run-for-his-seat-VPZ752ETIFDSPKCU5EV7VXAG4U/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |work=[[Baltimore Banner]] |date=October 27, 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |last2=Ford |first2=William J. |title=Political Notes: A candidate exits 3rd District race, updates in the U.S. Senate campaign |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/12/09/political-notes-a-candidate-exits-3rd-district-race-updates-in-the-u-s-senate-campaign/ |work=Maryland Matters |access-date=December 11, 2023 |date=December 9, 2023}}

    In September 2025, Atterbeary announced she would not run for reelection in 2026 and would instead [[2026 Maryland county executive elections#Howard County|run for Howard County executive]].{{cite news |first=Bryan P. |last=Sears |title=Atterbeary to enter race for Howard County executive |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/09/22/atterbeary-to-enter-race-for-howard-county-executive/ |work=Maryland Matters |access-date=September 23, 2025 |date=September 22, 2025}}

    In September 2025, Atterbeary announced she would not run for reelection in 2026 and would instead [[2026 Maryland county executive elections#Howard County|run for Howard County executive]].{{cite news |first=Bryan P. |last=Sears |title=Atterbeary to enter race for Howard County executive |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/09/22/atterbeary-to-enter-race-for-howard-county-executive/ |work=Maryland Matters |access-date=September 23, 2025 |date=September 22 In December 2025, she announced that she would resign from the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14, 2026, to focus on her campaign for county executive.{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |title=House shakeup continues, as Atterbeary resigns to focus on run for Howard County executive |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/12/11/atterbeary-house-resignation/ |access-date=December 11, 2025 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=December 11, 2025}}

    ==Political positions==

    ==Political positions==

    American politician (born 1975)

    Vanessa Elaine Atterbeary[1] (born June 24, 1975) is an American attorney and politician from the Democratic Party who represents District 13 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

    Early life and career

    [edit]

    Atterbeary was born on June 24, 1975, in Columbia, Maryland.[2] She attended Clemens Crossing Elementary School, Clarksville Middle School, and graduated from Atholton High School.[3] She attended the College of William and Mary, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in government in 1997, and the Villanova University School of Law, where she earned a Juris Doctor three years later.[2] While in law school, she started working at a shelter and participated in a clinic to help women gain protective orders.[4] She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[3]

    After graduating from law school, Atterbeary clerked for Judge David W. Young of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Atterbeary was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2001 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2002. In 2002, Atterbeary joined the law firm Bulman, Dunie, Burke & Feld, where she worked as general counsel for five years.[2] At the same time, she served on the Montgomery County Commission for Women, including as president.[4]

    Atterbeary first ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, for the District 18 delegate seat. She came in fifth place in a field of six candidates, receiving 13 percent of the vote in the primary election.[5] In February 2014, Delegate Frank S. Turner approached her about filing to run in District 13, saying that he thought her Howard County roots would make her a more desirable candidate than she was in Montgomery County.[3] She filed to run in the district on February 25, 2014, and ran on a “Team 13” slate with incumbent Delegates Guy Guzzone, Shane Pendergrass, and Turner.[4][6] She won the Democratic primary with 27.3 percent of the vote.[7]

    Atterbeary is married and has three children.[2] She lives in Maple Lawn, Fulton, Maryland.[4]

    House Speaker Michael E. Busch swears Atterbeary into the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015

    Atterbeary was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14, 2015.[2] She served as the vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 2018 to 2021,[8] afterwards becoming the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.[9] Atterbeary is also a member of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, the Women Legislators of Maryland, and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, and previously served as the chair of the Howard County Delegation from 2016 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2020.[2]

    In October 2023, after U.S. Representative John Sarbanes announced that he would not run for reelection in 2024, Atterbeary said that she was planning to run to succeed him in Congress. She withdrew from the race in December, saying that she wanted to focus on passing gun control and education funding bills in the upcoming legislative session.[10][11]

    In September 2025, Atterbeary announced she would not run for reelection in 2026 and would instead run for Howard County executive.[12] In December 2025, she announced that she would resign from the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14, 2026, to focus on her campaign for county executive.[13]

    Political positions

    [edit]

    Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2016 legislative session that would put five of the seven members of the Howard County school board up for election. The bill was voted down,[14] but was reintroduced in the 2019 legislative session where it passed unanimously.[15]

    Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would remove school resource officers from school buildings.[16]

    Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would allow the Howard County Council to raise fees against developers to cover the costs of school construction. Following amendments proposed by her colleagues, she voted against advancing the bill to the House floor.[17] In 2020, she introduced a bill that would require the school board to submit a report addressing its deferred maintenance to the Howard County leaders in October. The bill failed to receive a vote.[18]

    In 2020, Atterbeary introduced legislation that would prevent the Howard County school board from enrolling students at schools with capacities greater than 115 percent.[19]

    As chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Atterbeary helped craft the state’s recreational marijuana industry framework bill after voters approved Question 4 in 2022. In February 2023, she admitted that she had reservations on the legalization of recreational marijuana use, citing her tenure on the Judiciary Committee, but said she would focus on making sure the state’s marijuana industry was “equitable”.[20]

    Atterbeary (center) at a Moms Demand Action rally in Annapolis, 2023

    Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2020 legislative session that would require background checks for private sales of long guns.[21] The bill passed and became law through a gubernatorial veto override on February 10, 2021.[22][23]

    In June 2022, Atterbeary condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, calling it “scary”.[24] In February 2023, she participated in a Moms Demand Action rally in front of the Maryland State House to support legislation regulating how firearms could be carried and stored.[25]

    In May 2020, Atterbeary was appointed to chair the Work Group to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland, where she helped craft the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021.[26][27] She opposed a proposed provision that would give jurisdictions the ability to allow independent police oversight boards to make disciplinary decisions.[28] The bill passed and became law through a gubernatorial veto override on April 10, 2021.[29][30]

    In December 2021, Atterbeary said that agencies that did not comply with Anton’s Law by issuing high fees or denying access to police records could have funding withheld.[31]

    Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2018 legislative session that would allow judges to admit evidence of past acts in trials of defendants accused of sexual assault.[32]

    Atterbeary introduced legislation in the 2019 legislative session that would raise the minimum age for marriage from 15 to 18 years. The bill failed, but was reintroduced in 2021,[33] this time lowering the minimum age to 17 years.[34] The bill was reintroduced and finally became law on April 21, 2022.[35]

    During the 2023 legislative session, Atterbeary introduced a bill that would allow spouses to uncouple based on “irreconcilable differences”.[36]

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    2. ^ a b c d e f “Vanessa E. Atterbeary, Maryland State Delegate”. msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
    3. ^ a b c Faguy, Ana (February 12, 2020). “Howard Del. Vanessa Atterbeary finds balance as a mom, a politician, an activist”. The Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    4. ^ a b c d Yeager, Amanda (March 12, 2014). “Atterbeary joins the ‘Team 13’ ticket”. baltimoresun.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
    5. ^ a b “Official 2010 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates”. Maryland State Board of Elections.
    6. ^ Yeager, Amanda (February 26, 2014). “As filing deadline loomed, last-minute surprises in District 13”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    7. ^ a b “Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates”. Maryland State Board of Elections.
    8. ^ DePuyt, Bruce (July 19, 2018). “Busch Announces House Leadership Changes Ahead of 2019 Session”. Maryland Matters. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    9. ^ Wood, Pamela (November 12, 2021). “Howard County Del. Vanessa Atterbeary gets committee chairmanship”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    10. ^ Wood, Pamela (October 27, 2023). “With Congressman Sarbanes retiring, who might run for the seat?”. Baltimore Banner. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
    11. ^ Sears, Bryan P.; Ford, William J. (December 9, 2023). “Political Notes: A candidate exits 3rd District race, updates in the U.S. Senate campaign”. Maryland Matters. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
    12. ^ Sears, Bryan P. (September 22, 2025). “Atterbeary to enter race for Howard County executive”. Maryland Matters. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
    13. ^ Sears, Bryan P. (December 11, 2025). “House shakeup continues, as Atterbeary resigns to focus on run for Howard County executive”. Maryland Matters. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
    14. ^ Philip, Lisa (February 3, 2016). “Three Howard County Delegation members vote down school board election bill”. The Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    15. ^ Nocera, Jess (January 24, 2019). “Bill to elect five Howard County school board members by council district unanimously advances”. The Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    16. ^ Meyer, Jacob Calvin (February 23, 2021). “Howard Board of Education adds mental health positions to budget to assist school resource officer program”. The Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    17. ^ Logan, Erin B. (March 5, 2019). “Why a Howard lawmaker voted against a school surcharge bill she proposed”. The Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    18. ^ Nocera, Jess (March 2, 2020). “As Howard schools’ deferred maintenance price tag surpasses $500M, a bill to help remains up in the air”. The Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    19. ^ Nocera, Jess (January 8, 2020). “As Howard delegation heads to Annapolis, bills concerning education take center stage”. The Baltimore Sun. Howard County Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    20. ^ Zorzi, William F. (February 3, 2023). “Long-awaited cannabis bill lands, sponsored in House by two skeptics”. Maryland Matters. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
    21. ^ Sanchez, Olivia (February 4, 2020). “Maryland House of Delegates passes bill requiring background checks for long-gun private sales, moves to Senate”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    22. ^ Wood, Pamela (February 11, 2021). “Maryland to require background checks of private sales of shotguns, rifles after overriding Hogan veto”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    23. ^ “Legislation – HB0004”. mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    24. ^ Gaskill, Hannah (June 23, 2022). “Supreme Court strikes New York gun law in major ruling with implications for Maryland’s own concealed carry law”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
    25. ^ Gaskill, Hannah (February 1, 2023). “Wes Moore joins Democratic legislative leaders in calling for stricter gun policies in Maryland”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
    26. ^ Wood, Pamela (May 30, 2020). “After death of George Floyd, Maryland lawmakers forming work group on police reform, accountability”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    27. ^ Wood, Pamela (October 8, 2020). “Maryland lawmakers recommend some policing changes, but hold off on toughest proposals”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    28. ^ Stole, Bryn (March 11, 2021). “Maryland House of Delegates passes sweeping policing legislation”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    29. ^ Stole, Bryn (April 9, 2021). “Gov. Hogan vetoes key parts of Maryland police reform package; General Assembly begins votes to override him”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    30. ^ Cox, Erin; Wiggins, Ovetta (April 10, 2021). “Maryland enacts landmark police overhaul, first state to repeal police bill of rights”. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    31. ^ Fenton, Justin; Price, Lilly (December 30, 2021). “Anton’s Law promised to make Maryland police disciplinary records public, but in reality transparency has been slow or nonexistent”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    32. ^ Dresser, Michael (March 15, 2018). “Maryland House panel OKs bill allowing evidence of past acts in sex assault trials”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    33. ^ Felice, Selene San (April 12, 2019). “As minimum marriage age bill fails in Maryland, married minors speak for themselves”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    34. ^ Price, Lilly (February 15, 2021). “Bill limiting child marriage introduced for sixth time; advocates voice support at Annapolis Moms meeting”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    35. ^ Wiggins, Ovetta (April 21, 2022). “Maryland puts limits on child marriage with bill signed into law”. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
    36. ^ Lash, Steve (January 31, 2023). “Legislators consider making Maryland a no-fault divorce state”. The Daily Record. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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    39. ^ “Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates”. Maryland State Board of Elections.
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