Brian Feldman

Brian J. Feldman
Member of the Maryland Senate from District 15
Incumbent
Assumed office September 12, 2013
Appointed by	Martin O'Malley
Preceded by	Robert J. Garagiola
Constituency	15th district Montgomery County
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 15
In office January 8, 2003 – 2013
Preceded by	Mark Shriver/Richard A. La Vay
Succeeded by	David Fraser-Hidalgo
Personal details
Born	(1961-02-04) February 4, 1961 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Potomac, Maryland
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	Jewish

Brian J. Feldman (born February 4, 1961) is an American politician and a member of the State Senate in the State of Maryland, representing district 15 in western and northern Montgomery County. He previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates. Before election to office, Feldman was an attorney with the United States Department of Justice and currently is in private practice.

In the legislature

Feldman currently sits on the Finance Committee in the Maryland State Senate.

Career

Brian J. Feldman was first elected in 2002 to represent the 15th Legislative District in the Maryland House of Delegates and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. In the House, Brian served on the House Economic Matters Committee and chaired its Banking, Economic Development, Science and Technology Subcommittee. After the 2010 election, Speaker Mike Busch appointed Brian to the leadership position of House Parliamentarian. He also served as the House Chair of the Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee and Chair of the Montgomery County House Delegation from 2007-2012.

In September 2013, Brian was appointed to the Maryland State Senate to fill a seat vacated by Senator Rob Garagiola. In November 2014, he was elected to a full 4-year term. Brian serves on the Senate Finance Committee and chairs its Transportation Subcommittee. He also serves as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Federal Relations.

From 1988 to 2001, Brian served as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was a 3-time recipient of the Justice Department's prestigious "Outstanding Attorney Award." Prior to his service with the Department of Justice, Brian worked as an Attorney/CPA at Price Waterhouse. He currently practices law with a Maryland law firm that specializes in tax litigation and tax controversies. Brian is the only Attorney/CPA in the Maryland General Assembly.

Senator Feldman received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Penn State University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a master's degree in Government from Johns Hopkins University. Brian currently serves as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins, teaching graduate courses there on state policymaking and federalism.

Senator Feldman has been particularly active with respect to introducing legislation to promote Maryland's biotechnology sector, improve the reliability of our electric service system, and update and modernize Maryland's corporate, business, and insurance laws.

In 2015, Senator Feldman received the "Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award" from the Maryland Arc. In 2014, Senator Feldman received the "Legislative Leadership Award" from the Maryland Clean Energy Center. In 2009, Senator Feldman was named "Advocate of the Year" by the Technology Council of Maryland. In 2008, Brian was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. In 2005, he was named by the Biotechnology Industry Organization as its nationwide "State Legislator of the Year" for introducing and gaining passage of the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act. In 2004, Brian received the Semmes, Bowen and Semmes "Legislator of the Year" Award for introducing and gaining passage of legislation strengthening Maryland's laws governing workers' compensation fraud. Brian has received numerous other honors and awards for his work in the legislature, including the Leadership Award from the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, an Outstanding Leadership Award from the Office Building Association of Metro Washington, the Service Station Dealers Charles L. Binstead Industry Achievement Award, the Maryland Association of CPAs Chair Award, and the Maryland League of Korean Americans Public Service Award.

In 2008, Brian was elected by Maryland voters to serve as an Obama Delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He was subsequently selected to serve as an Advisor to the Obama Department of Justice Transition Team.

In 2014, Brian was appointed to serve on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Board of Directors. Also in 2014, Brian joined the Board of Directors of Montgomery Hospice.

Legislative notes

• Voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[1]
• Voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006(SB154)[2]
• Voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)[3]
• Voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)

Election results

• 2014 Race for Maryland State Senate – District 15

Voters to choose one:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
"Brian J. Feldman", Democrat	19,925	60.4%	Won
Robin Ficker, Republican	13,028	39.5%	Lost

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Kathleen M. Dumais, Democrat	25,781	21.6%	Won
Brian J. Feldman, Democrat	25,760	21.6%	Won
Craig L. Rice, Democrat	20,202	17.0%	Won
Jean B. Cryor, Republican	20,050	16.8%	Lost
Brian Mezger, Republican	14,112	11.8%	Lost
Chris Pilkerton, Republican	13,174	11.1%	Lost

• 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 15

Voters to choose three:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Jean B. Cryor, Republican	20,584	18.7%	Won
Brian J. Feldman, Democrat	19,719	17.9%	Won
Kathleen M. Dumais, Democrat	19,246	17.5%	Won
John Young, Democrat	17,358	15.8%	Lost
William Ferner Askinazi, Republican	16,693	15.2%	Lost
Mary Kane, Republican	16,579	15.0%	Lost
Other Write-Ins	42	0.0%	Lost

Awards

• 2010 Most Influential Maryland Legislators (Top 20)

External links

• Maryland State Legislature website