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Shelly Hettleman
Democratic Party
Candidate, Maryland State Senate District 11
Maryland State Senate District 11
Tenure
2020 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
6
Prior offices:
Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical)
Years in office: 2015 - 2020
Compensation
Base salary
$55,526/year
Per diem
$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 23, 2026
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Shelly Hettleman (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 11. She assumed office on February 3, 2020. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Hettleman (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 11. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Hettleman was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Hettleman was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Hettleman was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hettleman was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hettleman served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Appropriations
• Audit

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 11

Incumbent Shelly Hettleman (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 11 on June 23, 2026.

Candidate
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Shelly Hettleman

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 11

Jim Simpson (R) is running in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 11 on June 23, 2026.

Candidate
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Jim Simpson

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2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 11

Incumbent Shelly Hettleman defeated Ruth Goetz in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelly Hettleman
Shelly Hettleman (D)
 
71.5
 
33,409
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Ruth Goetz (R)
 
28.5
 
13,310
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
34

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 46,753
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 11

Incumbent Shelly Hettleman advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 11 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelly Hettleman
Shelly Hettleman
 
100.0
 
16,863

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,863
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 11

Ruth Goetz advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 11 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ruth Goetz
 
100.0
 
3,628

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,628
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2018

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) (3 seats)

Jon Cardin, incumbent Shelly Hettleman, and incumbent Dana Stein defeated Jonathan Porter in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jon Cardin
Jon Cardin (D)
 
29.3
 
33,077
✔
Image of Shelly Hettleman
Shelly Hettleman (D)
 
28.3
 
31,957
✔
Image of Dana Stein
Dana Stein (D)
 
26.9
 
30,364
Image of Jonathan Porter
Jonathan Porter (R)
 
14.9
 
16,852
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
521

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 112,771
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelly Hettleman
Shelly Hettleman
 
26.8
 
11,158
✔
Image of Dana Stein
Dana Stein
 
23.7
 
9,893
✔
Image of Jon Cardin
Jon Cardin
 
23.6
 
9,830
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Amy Blank
 
15.0
 
6,252
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Linda Dorsey-Walker
 
8.0
 
3,325
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Kate Skovron
 
2.9
 
1,200

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 41,658
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) (3 seats)

Jonathan Porter advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical) on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jonathan Porter
Jonathan Porter
 
100.0
 
2,802

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,802
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2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Shelly Hettleman and incumbents Dan Morhaim and Dana M. Stein defeated Don Engel, Alex B. Leikus and Theodore Levin in the Democratic primary, while Laura Harkins was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hettleman, Morhaim and Stein defeated Harkins for three seats in the general election.[1][2][3]

Maryland House of Delegates District 11, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngShelly Hettleman 27.7% 24,197
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDana Stein Incumbent 26.6% 23,241
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDan Morhaim Incumbent 26.3% 22,991
     Republican Laura Harkins 19.4% 16,947
Total Votes 87,376


Maryland House of Delegates, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngShelly Hettleman 26.4% 9,923
Green check mark transparent.pngDana Stein Incumbent 24.5% 9,221
Green check mark transparent.pngDan Morhaim Incumbent 24.1% 9,049
Theodore Levin 10.6% 3,998
Don Engel 10.6% 3,982
Alex B. Leikus 3.8% 1,434
Total Votes 37,607

Endorsements

Hettleman's endorsements included:[4]

  • U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D)
  • U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D)
  • U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes (D)
  • U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D)
  • AFSCME Maryland
  • Baltimore County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics, IAFF Local 1311
  • CASA in Action
  • EMILY’s List
  • Equality Maryland
  • Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Baltimore
  • Maryland Association of REALTORS
  • Maryland League of Conservation Voters
  • Maryland National Organization for Women Political Action Committee
  • Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO
  • Northwestern Democratic Club
  • Progressive Maryland
  • SEIU Local 1199, Local 32 BJ & Local 400
  • Sierra Club Maryland

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2014

Hettleman's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

“ Better Public Education

We must improve our public schools. All children must have a fair, strong chance to be prepared for college and employment. It’s in their interest and it’s in ours too, as a community and nation. Students who under-perform or drop out become alienated. Too often we lose the entrepreneurs and workers of the future, and they too often drift into criminal behavior.

Citizen and Neighborhood Participation

What any Delegate does is often determined by how the Delegate goes about doing the work. For me, the lifeblood of my campaign and my service as a Delegate will be the flow of ideas from neighborhoods and everyday citizens. Lobbyists can play a constructive role in shaping legislation. But they sometimes dominate the process, crowding out less organized and less well-placed voices.

Early Child Care and Parenting

Government is no substitute for what families should be able to do for themselves. But some families are less able than others, and children, for their own sake and for the wellbeing of our communities, must be assured a healthy, nurturing start.

Our Debt to Seniors

As a community and state, we do a lot for our seniors but not all that we should. Those who have worked so hard to create the world we enjoy and to whom we owe so much should be paid back with our love, our respect and a continuum of services that enable them to live vibrantly as they age. We are blessed that the community of seniors is increasing: the number of seniors over 85 has tripled in the last 10 years and will continue to grow dramatically. But their needs are multiplying too, and becoming more complex.

Jobs and Economic Development

Good jobs and a productive economy are at the heart of almost all the good things that we want for our families and communities. Good jobs support strong families. On the other hand, the lack of good jobs – as a result of unemployment or underemployment – causes great stress on families while depriving them of the essentials of daily life.

Protecting our Environment - Protecting Ourselves

We, our children and our children’s children are endangered by the many ways in which our air, water and land are being abused. We know that environmental risks are greater than ever and that failure to act will bring economic as well as environmental harm throughout Maryland. But the good news is that we know more about what we can do to combat the risk. Now we need the political will to do it.[5][6]

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Campaign finance summary

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Shelly Hettleman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 11Won general$226,849 $193,070
2018Maryland House of Delegates District 11 (Historical)Won general$170,733 N/A**
2014Maryland House of Delegates, District 11Won $210,350 N/A**
Grand total$607,932 $193,070
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    2. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    4. ↑ Friends of Shelly Hettleman, "Endorsements," accessed June 18, 2014
    5. ↑ Friends of Shelly Hettleman, "On the Issues," accessed June 18, 2014
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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