Delegate Anne Kaiser is in her second term as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 14th District. Her district includes parts of Silver Spring, Calverton, Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland, Burtonsville, Olney, Brookeville, Laytonsville, Brinklow, Damascus, Ashton and Sandy Spring in Montgomery County. Anne lives in a townhouse in Burtonsville.

Background
Anne was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Rockville Maryland. She graduated from Rockville High School and then attended the University of Chicago, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science in 1990. She received two Masters Degrees from the University of Michigan in 1995, a Masters in Public Policy and a Masters in Educational Studies.

Career
Between college and graduate school, Kaiser worked for Congressman Neal Smith (D-Iowa) as well as for Maryland Delegate Hank Heller. After graduate school, Anne worked as an Economist at the IRS for more than 6 years. While balancing her legislative responsibilities, she now works part-time as an Outreach and Marketing Consultant for Bethesda Transportation Solutions, part of the Bethesda Urban Partnership.

Community Involvement
Before her election to the House of Delegates, Anne was active in many civic and political organizations in Montgomery County, and coached youth basketball for three seasons. She served in leadership positions as Chair of the Mid-County Citizens’ Advisory Board and Co-Coordinator of Montgomery County Women's Fair. In 1998, she was elected to a 4-year term on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. She is a lifetime member of Tikvat Israel (formerly Beth Tikva) Congregation in Rockville.

House of Delegates
Capping a dream she had since she was 5 years old, Anne was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002, and was reelected in 2006. Kaiser is a member of the Ways and Means Committee, serving as Chair of the Education Subcommittee. She was pleased to be appointed by Speaker Michael Busch to serve as a Deputy Majority Whip. She is also chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families, a member of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations, a member of the Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, and a member of the Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems. She also chairs the County Affairs Committee for the Montgomery County Delegation. In just five years, Delegate Kaiser is proud to have been the prime sponsor of 16 bills that are now law.

During the 2004 legislative session, Kaiser testified on behalf of H.B. 1284: Medical Decision-Making Act and in her testimony announced that she is a lesbian. She is one of four openly gay legislators in the Maryland General Assembly.

As a member of the House of Delegates, Anne has been active with the Girls in Information Technology Taskforce, the Carl M. Freeman Foundation and is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery. In 2004, she was elected as a Kerry Delegate to the Democratic National Convention. She currently serves as a board member on the Local Interagency Coordinating Council, Infants and Toddlers and as the legislative liaison for Committee for Montgomery. Anne is also pleased to have been selected by Speaker Michael Busch in 2006 to the inaugural class of the Howard P. Rawlings Leadership Fellowship Program.

Awards and Accolades
Delegate Kaiser is honored to have been recognized with several awards, including the Out for Equality award from Equality Maryland, a nomination for the Young Woman of Achievement Award from the Women’s Information Network and two certificates of appreciation from the Maryland Municipal League. She was pleased to have been chosen by The Daily Record as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women in 2006. In 2007, Anne was honored by the Maryland Nurses Association as their Legislator of the Year..