15 Facts About Natalie Ziegler

Natalie Carroll Ziegler was born on September 5,1955 and is an American politician and farmer.

Natalie Ziegler is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 9A in Howard and Montgomery counties.

Natalie Ziegler graduated from Abbot Academy in 1972 and Oberlin College in 1977, receiving a bachelor's degree with high honors in psychology, and later attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, where she earned a master's degree in economics and American foreign policy in 1986.

Natalie Ziegler worked as a journalist and a guest booker for CNN, and founded a jewelry manufacturing company with her husband in 2001.

Natalie Ziegler owns Carroll Mill Farm, a feed grain operation in Ellicott City, Maryland.

In 2018, Ziegler ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 9A, challenging incumbent Republican state delegates Trent Kittleman and Warren E Miller.

Natalie Ziegler won the Democratic primary on June 26,2018, but was defeated by Kittleman and Miller in the general election on November 6.

Shortly after her loss, county executive-elect Calvin Ball III named Natalie Ziegler to serve on the county's public works subcommittee transition team.

In January 2020, Natalie Ziegler was appointed to the Howard Community College Board of Trustees.

Natalie Ziegler was reappointed to the board in October 2021.

In November 2021, Natalie Ziegler filed to run for state delegate in District 9A, seeking to succeed outgoing state delegate Reid Novotny, who ran unsuccessfully for Maryland Senate.

Natalie Ziegler won a tight general election on November 8,2022, coming in first.

Natalie Ziegler was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11,2023.

Natalie Ziegler is a member of the House Environment and Transportation Committee.

In September 2016, Natalie Ziegler supported and testified for a proposal to expand solar development on Howard County farmland.