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House of Delegates, District 7A
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Kathy SzeligaOfficial portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Kathy Szeliga

Candidate for House of Delegates, District 7A

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Small business owner (construction contracting)
Lives in
Baltimore County
Campaign website
electkathy.com

Delegate since 2011 and House minority whip from 2013 to 2021; construction contracting business owner and former chief of staff to then-state Sen. Andrew P. Harris.

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Photo: Official portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Voted against state tax and fee increases.

    Priorities | Kathy Szeliga

    Campaign website · Kathy Szeliga for Delegate · electkathy.com

    “More than 300 tax and fee hikes in four years. Kathy has voted against them”
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Education

  • Sponsored bill designating school teams and locker rooms by sex.

    House Bill 63, 2026 session (primary sponsor), the Fairness in Girls' Sports Act; her site says she will file it again in 2027.

    Delegate Kathy Szeliga: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Locker Rooms - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)”
    Priorities | Kathy Szeliga

    Campaign website · Kathy Szeliga for Delegate · electkathy.com

    “Kathy is the lead sponsor of the Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act.”
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  • Supports parental authority over children's education.

    Priorities | Kathy Szeliga

    Campaign website · Kathy Szeliga for Delegate · electkathy.com

    “Parents are responsible for their children — not the state”
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  • Secured $265,000 for Loch Raven High and Kingsville Elementary.

    Priorities | Kathy Szeliga

    Campaign website · Kathy Szeliga for Delegate · electkathy.com

    “$265,000 approved for Loch Raven High School and Kingsville Elementary in the 2026 session”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposed the 2026 special-session redistricting constitutional amendment.

    Priorities | Kathy Szeliga

    Campaign website · Kathy Szeliga for Delegate · electkathy.com

    “In 2026 the Governor called a special session to make partisan gerrymandering easier to write into the Maryland Constitution. Kathy went back to fight it.”
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Courts & justice

  • Opposed the Youth Charging Reform Act.

    Priorities | Kathy Szeliga

    Campaign website · Kathy Szeliga for Delegate · electkathy.com

    “Kathy opposed the Youth Charging Reform Act”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kathy Szeliga on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (6)

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