For Mary Beth Carozza, public service has always been about showing up, listening, and delivering for the people she represents. A graduate of Stephen Decatur High School, Mary Beth’s Eastern Shore roots have remained at the center of a career in public service spanning more than four decades. After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Catholic University of America, she began her career on Capitol Hill and went on to serve in senior leadership positions for members of Congress, the United States Senate, the U.S. Department of Defense, and Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. Her service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for House Affairs earned her the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.
Mary Beth brought that experience home to Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where she was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014 and then elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Today, she represents District 38, serving communities across Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico counties. In the Senate, Mary Beth serves on the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee, the Executive Nominations Committee, the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, and the Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Areas. She also serves on the Governor’s Family Violence Council and is a member of the Maryland Veterans Caucus.
Throughout her service, Mary Beth has remained focused on the issues that directly impact Eastern Shore families and communities, from supporting public safety, veterans, education, agriculture and small businesses to protecting the Chesapeake Bay and coastal communities and fighting for the resources the Shore deserves. Whether working with local leaders, first responders, educators, watermen, farmers, business owners, or families, Mary Beth believes the best public service begins by being accessible and responsive to the people she represents. Her approach remains simple: listen to the people, work across every level of government, and never stop fighting for Maryland’s Eastern Shore.