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State Senator, 3rd District
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Karen Lewis YoungOfficial portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Karen Lewis Young

Candidate for State Senator, 3rd District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State senator
Lives in
Frederick
Campaign website
lewisyoungforsenate.com

State senator for District 3 since 2023; member of the House of Delegates (District 3A) 2015-2023 and a City of Frederick alderman 2009-2013. A former bank marketing executive and market researcher, she chairs the Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee.

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Photo: Official portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes tax breaks for data centers.

    Issues - Karen Lewis Young for Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Karen Lewis Young · lewisyoungforsenate.com

    “She opposes giving tax breaks to data centers.”
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  • Supports letting counties tax data centers more, residents less.

    Primary sponsor in 2026 of SB 224 and SB 427, letting counties set a special property tax rate for commercial/industrial property and data centers' personal property.

    Issues - Karen Lewis Young for Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Karen Lewis Young · lewisyoungforsenate.com

    “She has been working to empower counties to tax data centers' real and personal property more and residents less”
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Public safety

  • Co-sponsored the 2026 law ending 287(g) agreements with ICE.

    Issues - Karen Lewis Young for Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Karen Lewis Young · lewisyoungforsenate.com

    “Karen was the lead cosponsor of 2026's SB245, which immediately ended all 287(g) agreements throughout the state.”
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Housing

  • Supports housing construction incentives and zoning reforms.

    Issues - Karen Lewis Young for Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Karen Lewis Young · lewisyoungforsenate.com

    “Karen supports incentives to construct more housing; zoning reforms; and the creative renovation of existing spaces”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Opposes shifting data center energy costs to ratepayers.

    Issues - Karen Lewis Young for Senate

    Campaign website · Friends of Karen Lewis Young · lewisyoungforsenate.com

    “Karen opposes data centers passing on the costs of their infrastructure to other ratepayers.”
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Health & human services

  • Sponsored letting pharmacists treat minor conditions.In office

    Primary sponsor of SB 506 (2026 regular session), titled "Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Minor Conditions and HIV Prevention and Treatment".

    Senator Karen Lewis Young, member page, Maryland General Assembly

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · Legislation: SB 506 · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Minor Conditions and HIV Prevention and Treatment”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Karen Lewis Young on them.

  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

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