1. Mark Edelson was born on September 12,1985 and is a South Africa-born American politician and attorney who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 46 in Baltimore.
12 Facts About Mark Edelson
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Mark Edelson moved to Baltimore in 2007 to attend the University of Maryland School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor degree in 2010.
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In June 2015, Mark Edelson announced that he would run for the Baltimore City Council in District 1, seeking to succeed outgoing city councilmember Jim Kraft.
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Mark Edelson ran on a platform that included creating "transit hubs" within the city and streamlining the city permitting process.
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Mark Edelson came in third place in the Democratic primary with 17.3 percent of the vote.
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In June 2017, Mark Edelson was the attorney for Bikemore when the bike advocacy group filed a lawsuit against the city of Baltimore to block the demolition of protected bike lanes on Potomac Street.
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In 2018, Mark Edelson became the president of the Canton Community Association.
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In 2020, Mark Edelson worked on the transition team for Baltimore Mayor-elect Brandon Scott, serving on its transportation and infrastructure subcommittee.
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In 2022, Mark Edelson ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 46, seeking to succeed outgoing state delegate Brooke Lierman.
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Mark Edelson won the Democratic primary on July 19,2022, coming in third place behind incumbents Robbyn Lewis and Luke Clippinger with 19.0 percent of the vote.
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Mark Edelson was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023.
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Mark Edelson is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.