Katie Hester's Biography
- State Senate (MD) - District 9, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
304 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Full Name:
Katie Fry Hester
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Bill; 2 Children
BSc, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, 1993-1997
Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2023-present
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 9, 2019-present
Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 9, 2022
Member, Audit and Evaluation Committee
Member, Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee
Member, Education, Energy and Environmental Affairs Committee
Member, Legislative Ethics Committee
Member, Protocol Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Alcohol
Member, Subcommittee on Energy
Member, Subcommittee on Environment
Member, Subcommittee on Health
Former Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Minors, Maryland State Senate
Americas Director, The Partnering Initiative, 2009-present
Registered Yoga Teacher, The Yoga Center of Columbia, 2013
Manager of Research and Advocacy/ Manager of Engaging Stakeholders, SustainAbility, 2001-2009
Senior Analyst, Arthur D. Little, 1998-2001
Member, Adaptive Reuse of Historic Properties Study, 2019-present
Member, Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2019-present
Member, Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2019-present
Member, Phosphorus Management Tool Transiion Advisory Committee, 2019-present
Member, Do the Most Good, present
Member, Ellicott City and Western Howard County Democratic Club, present
Member, Glenmar Church and Saint Louis School, present
Member, Indivisible Howard County, Maryland, present
Member, Maryland First Responders, present
Member, Mobilize HoCo Schools, present
Member, Together we Will, present
Volunteer, Wisp Ski Patrol, present
Member, Glen Mar United Methodist Church, Elliott City