Marc Korman

Korman was born in Rockville, Maryland on September 21, 1981. He graduated from Richard Montgomery High School in 1999, and entered the University of Southern California at 17 years old,{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Anti-Anti-Vaccination Bill Would Allow Teens to Get Immunized Without Parental Permission |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/13/anti-anti-vaccination-bill-would-allow-teens-to-get-immunized-without-parental-permission/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 13, 2020}} where he earned a B.A. degree in history in 2002; Johns Hopkins University, where he earned an M.A. degree in government with honors in 2007; and the University of Maryland School of Law, where he earned a J.D. degree magna cum laude in 2010.

Korman first got involved with politics at USC, unhappy about the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore. Following the ruling, Korman joined, and later became president of, the university's Young Democrats Club.{{cite news|last=Karem|first=Brian|title=Korman finds realization of dream in latest election|url=https://www.thesentinel.com/communities/montgomery/news/local/korman-finds-realization-of-dream-in-latest-election/article_cb554c33-8980-535c-9753-cc704f973890.html |access-date=May 12, 2022 |publisher=The Sentinel |date=November 20, 2014}} He also interned for California governor Gray Davis and worked as a staff assistant at the Kalsman Institute at Hebrew Union College.{{cite news |last1=McArdle |first1=John |title=La. Rep. Promotes LA |url=https://rollcall.com/2003/10/03/la-rep-promotes-la/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Roll Call |date=October 3, 2003}} After graduating from USC, Korman began working as a legislative aide to Congressmen Brad Sherman of California and Brian Baird of Washington.{{cite news |last1=Gale |first1=Rebecca |title=Hill Staffers Switch to Campaigning for Public Office |url=https://rollcall.com/2013/07/12/hill-staffers-switch-to-campaigning-for-public-office/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Roll Call |date=July 12, 2013}}

Korman was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2010 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2011. Since 2010, he has worked as an associate at the law firm Sidley Austin, practicing in communications and transportation litigation.{{cite web|url=http://www.sidley.com/people/marc-a-korman|title=Marc A. Korman|work=sidley.com}}{{cite news |last1=Metcalf |first1=Andrew |title=Marc Korman Won't Pursue County Council Seat in 2018 |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/politics/marc-korman-wont-pursue-county-council-seat-in-2018/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Bethesda Magazine |date=January 4, 2017}}

Korman declared his candidacy for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 16 on June 10, 2013.{{cite news |author1=wtopstaff |title=Korman Puts His Hat In The Ring For District 16 Delegate |url=https://wtop.com/news/2013/06/korman-puts-his-hat-in-the-ring-for-district-16-delegate/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=WTOP-FM |date=June 10, 2013}} Korman won the Democratic primary election, receiving 21.8 percent of the vote, and later won the general election with 22.1 percent of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Gale |first1=Rebecca |title=Hill Staffers Win Local Elections |url=https://rollcall.com/2014/11/05/hill-staffers-win-local-elections/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Roll Call |date=November 5, 2014}}

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Korman was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14, 2015. On January 5, 2023, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates Adrienne A. Jones named Korman as the House Majority Leader, succeeding Eric Luedtke.{{cite news |last1=Bohnel |first1=Steve |title=Korman appointed as House majority leader in Annapolis |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/05/korman-appointed-as-house-majority-leader-in-annapolis/ |access-date=January 5, 2023 |work=Bethesda Magazine |date=January 5, 2023}} He stepped down as Majority Leader following the conclusion of the 2023 legislative session to become the chair of the Environment and Transportation Committee.{{cite news |last1=Kinnally |first1=Kevin |title=Speaker Jones Announces New Leadership Appointments |url=https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2023/05/17/speaker-jones-announces-new-leadership-appointments/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |work=Maryland Association of Counties |date=May 17, 2023}}

• Member, Appropriations Committee, 2015–present (education & economic development subcommittee, 2015–2018; oversight committee on personnel, 2015–present, chair, 2019; capital budget subcommittee, 2019–present; chair, transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2019–present)
• Member, Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, 2019–present
• Member, Legislative Policy Committee, 2020–present
• House Chair, Spending Affordability Committee, 2021–present
• Member, Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2015–2020

• Chair, Montgomery County Delegation, 2019–present (vice-chair, land use, transportation, & public safety committee, 2015–present)
• Member, Maryland Military Installation Legislative Caucus, 2017–present
• Co-Chair, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019–present
• Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019–present

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During the 2020 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would strengthen the state's plan to make 50 percent of its bus fleet zero-emission by 2030, instead requiring that more than 50 percent of Maryland's fleet be zero-emission by 2030.{{cite news |title=Maryland Bill Would Usher In Zero-Emission Transit Buses |url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/03/03/maryland-bill-would-usher-in-zero-emission-transit-buses/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=WJZ-TV |date=March 3, 2020}} The bill passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 112-22.{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB0432 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0432?ys=2020RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=May 13, 2022}}

During the 2020 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to consent to receive vaccines without parental permission.{{cite news |last1=Gasca |first1=Noel |title=Teens In Maryland Could Get Vaccinated Without Parental Consent If New Bill Passes |url=https://wamu.org/story/20/02/13/teens-in-maryland-could-get-vaccinated-without-parental-consent-if-new-bill-passes/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=WAMU |date=February 13, 2020}}

During the 2020 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would apply the state's sales tax to digital services.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=House Members Talk Digital Taxes During Revenue Package Floor Debate |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/12/house-lawmakers-talk-digital-taxes-during-revenue-package-floor-debate/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 12, 2020}} The bill passed, but was vetoed by Governor Hogan on May 7, 2020.{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Here are key bills that Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoed |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-legislation-hogan-20200507-siziygukazfnjdcamu3c3lofoy-story.html |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 7, 2020}} The Maryland General Assembly voted to override the gubernatorial veto on February 12, 2021.{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Kate |title=State lawmakers override veto, become first in nation to tax online ads |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/maryland-becomes-first-state-in-the-nation-to-tax-digital-advertising/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=Ars Technica |date=February 12, 2021}}

During his campaign for House of Delegates, Korman proposed a three-point plan for improving Metro services that included increasing funding for operations oversight, improving the aesthetics of stations, and establishing a dedicated funding source for the system. In May 2016, Korman and Erek Barron released a list of Metro reform proposals, including ideas involving dedicated funding, the make-up of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board, and vendors in stations to boost revenue.{{cite news |last1=Kraut |first1=Aaron |title=Giant Food to Remain in Westbard; Ideas for Fixing Metro; Post Sides Against Teacher Pay Raises |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/giant-food-to-remain-in-westbard-ideas-for-fixing-metro-post-sides-against-teacher-pay-raises/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Bethesda Magazine |date=May 16, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Lublin |first1=David |title=Ideas for Metro |url=http://www.theseventhstate.com/?p=6706 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Seventh State |date=May 16, 2016}} During the 2018 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would give the Washington Metro its own dedicated source of funding.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Metro Funding Measure Advances; Advocates Are 'Cautiously Optimistic' |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/03/08/metro-funding-measure-advances-advocates-are-cautiously-optimistic/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 8, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=McCartney |first1=Robert |title=Maryland Democrats to propose Metro funding bill, and Hogan's initial response is positive |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/maryland-democrats-to-propose-metro-funding-bill--and-hogans-initial-response-is-positive/2017/12/19/60cc8f0c-e4f0-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html |access-date=May 13, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 19, 2017}} The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Hogan on April 25, 2018.{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB0372 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0372?ys=2018RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=May 12, 2022}}

Korman is regarded as a leading critic of proposals made by Governor Larry Hogan to widen the Capital Beltway, the Baltimore–Washington Parkway, and Interstate 270.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Hogan Plan to Ease Road Congestion Struggles to Win Support |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/01/13/hogan-plan-to-ease-road-congestion-struggles-to-win-support/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 13, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=State Assembles 'Transit Work Group' to Help Craft D.C.-Area Traffic Solutions |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/05/17/state-assembles-transit-work-group-to-help-craft-d-c-area-traffic-solutions/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 17, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=As Hogan's Highway-Widening Plan Changes, $9 Billion Price Tag Does Not |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/09/01/as-hogans-highway-widening-plan-changes-9-billion-price-tag-does-not/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=September 1, 2020}} During the 2019 legislative session, he introduced legislation that would require the governor's plan to complete an environmental assessment before moving forward.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Lawmakers Seek Longer Environmental Review for Hogan Road-Widening Plan |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/01/23/lawmakers-seek-longer-environmental-review-for-hogan-road-widening-plan/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 23, 2019}} In 2020, Korman introduced legislation that would enshrine a number of pledges made by Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater on public-private partnership projects.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Bills Taking Aim at Hogan Highway Plan May Move in House |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/04/bills-taking-aim-at-hogan-highway-plan-may-move-in-house/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 4, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=MDOT Signals Stop on Bills it Labels Hurdles to Express Toll Lanes |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/03/06/mdot-signals-stop-on-bills-it-labels-hurdles-to-express-toll-lanes/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 6, 2020}} The bill passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 97-36.{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB1249 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1249?ys=2020RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=May 12, 2022}} The measure was re-introduced during the 2021 legislative session,{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Measure Would Lock Hogan Administration In to Promises on Highway Widening |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/25/bill-would-lock-hogan-administration-in-to-promises-on-highway-widening/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 25, 2021}} during which it again passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 101-35.{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |last3=Leckrone |first3=Bennett |title=As House Pushes Through Dozens of Bills, Lawmakers Temporarily Fall Down a Deep Well |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/22/as-house-pushes-through-dozens-of-bills-lawmakers-temporarily-fall-down-a-deep-well/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 22, 2021}}

During the 2015 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation requiring the State Highway Administration to provide more notice of sidewalk closures when they issue a permit allowing their closure.{{cite news|last1=Kraut|first1=Aaron|title=Korman Introduces Bill To Ease Sidewalk Closures|url=http://www.bethesdanow.com/2015/02/09/korman-introduces-bill-to-ease-sidewalk-closures/|access-date=15 February 2015|publisher=Bethesda Now|date=February 9, 2015}} The bill received an unfavorable report from the Environment and Transportation Committee.{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB0545 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0545?ys=2015RS |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=May 12, 2022}}

During the 2022 legislative session, Korman introduced legislation that would connect Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Trains to routes in Alexandria, Virginia and Newark, Delaware.{{cite news |last1=Alonso |first1=Johanna |title=Legislation would expand MARC, encourage nearby development |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/02/16/legislation-would-expand-marc-encourage-nearby-development/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=The Daily Record |date=February 16, 2022}}

Korman met his future wife, Rebecca, while on a Birthright Israel trip with other Hill staffers in 2004.{{cite news |last1=Coyner |first1=Kristin |title=Hill Climbers: Working for a Tax Lawyer |url=https://rollcall.com/2009/09/29/hill-climbers-working-for-a-tax-lawyer/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Roll Call |date=September 29, 2009}} The couple married in June 2007,{{cite news |last1=Heil |first1=Emily |title=Ladies Who Lounge |url=https://rollcall.com/2007/06/25/ladies-who-lounge/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Roll Call |date=June 25, 2007}} and together have two children, a daughter, Abby, and son, Harrison.{{cite web | url=https://www.marckorman.com/about-marc.html | title=About Marc }} They are Jewish, and live in Bethesda, Maryland.{{cite news |last1=Zelaya |first1=Ian |title=Eager pols seek to fill Frosh's seat |url=https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/eager-pols-seek-to-fill-froshs-seat/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |work=Washington Jewish Week |date=March 26, 2014}}

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