Emily Shetty
{{Short description|American politician (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Emily Shetty
| image = Emily Shetty FEB23.jpg
| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = 18th
| term_start = January 9, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Ana Sol Gutierrez
| successor =
| alongside = Aaron Kaufman, Jared Solomon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|01|11}}
| birth_place = Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Ash Shetty
| children = 1
| party = Democratic
| alma_mater = Duke University (BA)
Catholic University of America (JD)
| website =
}}
Emily Khoury Shetty (born January 11, 1984) is an American politician and attorney who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 18 since 2019.
Early life and education
Shetty was born in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 11, 1984.{{cite news |title=State Delegate District 18 (three seats) |url=https://moco360.media/2018/02/13/state-delegate-district-18-three-seats/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=February 13, 2018}} Her mother immigrated to the United States from Bulgaria and raised Shetty and her sister as a single mother.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=$15 minimum wage takes effect in Montgomery County |url=https://moco360.media/2021/07/01/15-minimum-wage-takes-effect-in-montgomery-county/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=July 1, 2021}} She was raised in High Point, North Carolina, where she worked at her local library when she was nine years old and later volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.{{cite news |last1=McEwan |first1=Peggy |title=First-time candidate Shetty turned volunteer experience into political activism |url=https://www.somdnews.com/archive/news/first-time-candidate-shetty-turned-volunteer-experience-into-political-activism/article_f74ed38c-e335-58b3-b56c-919c161c125e.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Maryland Independent |date=February 11, 2014 |language=en}} Shetty earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 2005, attended the Columbus School of Law, and earned her J.D. degree from the Catholic University of America in 2008. She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2009.{{cite web |title=Emily K. Shetty, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18020.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=December 21, 2023 |date=December 6, 2023}}
Political career
After graduating from Catholic University, Shetty worked for U.S. Representative Edolphus Towns until 2012, first as a legislative assistant and then as his legislative director. From 2012 to 2014, she worked as the senior director of legislative affairs with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, afterwards working as a consultant for lobbyist groups Stanton Park Group and Horizon Government Affairs. In 2020, she started her own lobbying firm, Step Up Advocacy.{{cite web |title=Emily Shetty (she/her/hers) |url=https://siecus.org/staff-profile/emily-shetty/ |website=SIECUS |access-date=November 21, 2023}}
From 2013 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2018, Shetty was a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. In 2014, she unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 18, receiving 11 percent of the vote behind incumbents Ana Sol Gutierrez, Jeff Waldstreicher, and Al Carr.{{cite news |last1=Marshall |first1=Ryan |title=Madaleno, House incumbents win in District 18 |url=https://www.somdnews.com/archive/news/madaleno-house-incumbents-win-in-district-18/article_3587b474-d080-58df-8f61-ca666236e41c.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Maryland Independent |date=June 25, 2014 |language=en}} Shetty ran again in 2018 after Waldstreicher announced he would run for the Maryland Senate,{{cite news |last1=Peck |first1=Louis |title=Del. Waldstreicher To Seek District 18 Senate Seat Being Vacated by Madaleno |url=https://moco360.media/2017/07/19/del-waldstreicher-to-seek-district-18-senate-seat-being-vacated-by-madaleno/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=July 19, 2017}} winning the Democratic primary with 19.7 percent of the vote{{cite news |last1=Peck |first1=Louis |title=Updated: Waldstreicher Bests Beyer To Win Madaleno's Senate Seat in Heated District 18 Race |url=https://moco360.media/2018/06/27/waldstreicher-bests-beyer-to-win-madalenos-senate-seat-in-heated-district-18-race/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=June 27, 2018}} and defeating Republican challenger Linda Willard in the general election with 30 percent of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Peck |first1=Louis |title=Montgomery County's Annapolis Delegation To Remain Solely in Democratic Hands |url=https://moco360.media/2018/11/07/montgomery-countys-annapolis-delegation-to-remain-solely-in-democratic-hands/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=November 7, 2018}}
=Maryland House of Delegates=
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Shetty was sworn into the House of Delegates on January 9, 2019. She was a member of the Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2022, afterwards serving in the Appropriations Committee. Since 2023, Shetty has served as the chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
During the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Shetty ran as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, not pledged to any candidate.{{cite news |last1=Peck |first1=Louis |title=Thirteen state lawmakers from Montgomery seek Democratic convention delegate slots |url=https://moco360.media/2020/01/26/thirteen-state-lawmakers-from-montgomery-seek-democratic-convention-delegate-slots/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=January 26, 2020}}
Political positions
=Health care=
During her 2014 House of Delegates campaign, Shetty said she supported increasing state investments in mental health care.
During the 2021 legislative session, Shetty introduced legislation that would allow pharmacists to switch name brands. The bill passed and became law.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Policing, prescriptions, voting: Hundreds of new Maryland laws go into effect Friday |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-october-new-laws-20210930-a2ffppmupvb2dafn26vc4lhl2a-story.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 30, 2021}}
In 2022, Shetty introduced a bill that would allow organ donors to decide whether their organs would be donated to research or a surgical transplant. The bill unanimously passed the Maryland General Assembly and became law.{{cite news |last1=Pichaske |first1=Pete |title='More people can be helped': New Md. law likely to expand uses for donated organs |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/03/22/more-people-can-be-helped/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=March 23, 2022}}
=Minimum wage=
Shetty supports indexing the state minimum wage to inflation.{{cite news |last1=Rodgers |first1=Bethany |title=Waldstreicher and opponent Socol face off for first time during District 18 candidate forum |url=https://moco360.media/2022/06/14/waldstreicher-and-opponent-socol-face-off-for-first-time-during-district-18-candidate-forum/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=June 14, 2022}}
=Policing=
During the 2019 legislative session, Shetty introduced the Law Enforcement Trust and Transparency Act, which would establish statewide standards for officer-involved death investigations.{{cite news |last1=Kazanjian |first1=Glynis |title=Lawmakers Push For Transparency in Officer-Involved Death Investigations |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/02/20/lawmakers-push-for-transparency-in-officer-involved-death-investigations/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 21, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Kazanjian |first1=Glynis |title=Lawmakers, Advocates Make Last-Ditch Push to Pass 'Anton's Law' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/22/lawmakers-advocates-make-last-ditch-push-to-pass-antons-law/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 22, 2019}}
In 2021, Shetty introduced a bill to limit how police could use genealogy websites and their databases. The bill passed and became law without Governor Larry Hogan's signature.{{cite news |last1=Prudente |first1=Tim |title=Maryland among first in U.S. to limit how police use genealogy websites |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-cr-police-genealogy-searches-20210607-4ptcdnpzpbbuja3fmdu7nmdxo4-story.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 7, 2021}}
=Social issues=
During the 2021 legislative session, Shetty introduced legislation that would allow transgender people to change their names without having to advertise it in a newspaper. The bill passed and became law.{{cite news |last1=Sanchez |first1=Olivia |title=Maryland bill would let transgender people change names without advertising it |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/ac-cn-transgender-name-change-bill-20210322-20210323-ej5djrrz5jefhhk766uqf5v7hu-story.html |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 23, 2021}}
In 2022, Shetty supported legislation to raise the state's minimum marriage age to 17 years old.{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Md. House preliminarily approves bill to raise minimum marriage age to 17 |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/03/15/md-house-preliminarily-approves-bill-to-raise-minimum-marriage-age-to-17/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=March 15, 2022}} She also supported the Abortion Care Access Act, which provided $3.5 million toward clinical reproductive services training for health care professionals.{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |last2=Gaskill |first2=Hannah |last3=Leckrone |first3=Bennett |last4=Shwe |first4=Elizabeth |title=With Legislative Overrides, Paid Leave and Abortion Access Bills Become Law in Maryland |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/09/with-legislative-overrides-paid-leave-and-abortion-access-bills-become-law-in-maryland/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 9, 2022}}
=Transportation=
Shetty supports the Purple Line.
Personal life
Shetty is married to her husband, Ash Shetty.{{cite news |last1=Schere |first1=Dan |title=New County Procurement Director Vows To Foster Business-Friendly Atmosphere |url=https://moco360.media/2019/02/26/new-county-procurement-director-vows-to-foster-business-friendly-atmosphere/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=February 26, 2019}} Together, they live in Kensington, Maryland,{{cite news |last1=Schere |first1=Dan |title=Freshman Delegates Study, Craft Agendas for 2019 Legislature |url=https://moco360.media/2019/01/04/freshman-delegates-study-craft-agendas-for-2019-legislature/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=MoCo360 |date=January 4, 2019}} and have one child. She has a chronic autoimmune disorder.{{cite news |title=Emily Shetty |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2020/12/01/emily-shetty/ |access-date=November 21, 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=December 1, 2020}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 18 Democratic primary election, 2014{{cite web
| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01618.html
| date = July 16, 2014}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jeff Waldstreicher (incumbent)
|votes = 7,303
|percentage = 21.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ana Sol Gutierrez (incumbent)
|votes = 7,181
|percentage = 21.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Alfred C. Carr Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 6,437
|percentage = 19.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Emily Shetty
|votes = 3,859
|percentage = 11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rick Kessler
|votes = 3,818
|percentage = 11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Natali Fani-Gonzalez
|votes = 2,758
|percentage = 8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth Matory
|votes = 2,389
|percentage = 7.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 18 Democratic primary election, 2018{{cite web
| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_01618.html
| date = July 31, 2018}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Al Carr (incumbent)
|votes = 10,201
|percentage = 22.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Emily Shetty
|votes = 9,024
|percentage = 19.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jared Solomon
|votes = 8,067
|percentage = 17.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Leslie Milano
|votes = 6,510
|percentage = 14.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joel Martin Rubin
|votes = 5,150
|percentage = 11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mila Johns
|votes = 4,167
|percentage = 9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ron Franks
|votes = 1,493
|percentage = 3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Helga Luest
|votes = 1,387
|percentage = 3.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 18 election, 2018{{cite web
| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01618.html
| date = December 11, 2018}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Emily Shetty
|votes = 36,284
|percentage = 30.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Al Carr (incumbent)
|votes = 35,988
|percentage = 30.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jared Solomon
|votes = 33,476
|percentage = 28.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Willard
|votes = 9,836
|percentage = 8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party (United States)
|candidate = Jon Cook
|votes = 3,547
|percentage = 3.0
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 417
|percentage = 0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 18 election, 2022{{cite web
| title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Results for House of Delegates
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_7_25.html
| date = December 7, 2022}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Maryland Democratic Party
|candidate = Emily Shetty (incumbent)
|votes = 32,621
|percentage = 30.98
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Maryland Democratic Party
|candidate = Aaron Kaufman
|votes = 30,860
|percentage = 29.31
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Maryland Democratic Party
|candidate = Jared Solomon (incumbent)
|votes = 30,711
|percentage = 29.17
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Maryland Republican Party
|candidate = George M. Cecala
|votes = 7,390
|percentage = 7.02
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Maryland Green Party
|candidate = Jon Foreman
|votes = 3,422
|percentage = 3.25
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 292
|percentage = 0.28
}}
{{Election box end}}
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