Vanessa Atterbeary

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Vanessa Atterbeary
Image of Vanessa Atterbeary
Maryland House of Delegates District 13
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

10

Compensation

Base salary

$54,437/year

Per diem

$115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

College of William and Mary

Law

Villanova University, 2000

Contact

Vanessa Atterbeary (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 13. She assumed office on January 14, 2015. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Atterbeary (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Atterbeary was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Atterbeary was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Atterbeary was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

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

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
Judiciary

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Elections

2024

See also: Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 3

Sarah Elfreth defeated Rob Steinberger and Miguel Barajas in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sarah Elfreth
Sarah Elfreth (D) Candidate Connection
 
59.3
 
236,681
Image of Rob Steinberger
Rob Steinberger (R) Candidate Connection
 
37.9
 
151,186
Image of Miguel Barajas
Miguel Barajas (L)
 
2.6
 
10,471
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
862

Total votes: 399,200
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sarah Elfreth
Sarah Elfreth Candidate Connection
 
36.2
 
29,459
Image of Harry Dunn
Harry Dunn
 
25.0
 
20,380
Image of Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
 
11.7
 
9,548
Image of Terri L. Hill
Terri L. Hill Candidate Connection
 
6.5
 
5,318
Image of Mark S. Chang
Mark S. Chang
 
5.0
 
4,106
Image of Aisha Khan
Aisha Khan
 
2.7
 
2,199
Image of Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
2,147
Image of John Morse
John Morse Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
1,447
Image of Abigail Diehl
Abigail Diehl
 
1.7
 
1,379
Image of Lindsay Donahue
Lindsay Donahue Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
1,213
Image of Juan Dominguez
Juan Dominguez Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
1,025
Image of Michael Coburn
Michael Coburn
 
0.7
 
583
Image of Malcolm Colombo
Malcolm Colombo Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
527
Image of Don Quinn
Don Quinn Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
408
Image of Kristin Lyman Nabors
Kristin Lyman Nabors
 
0.5
 
397
Image of Jeffrey Woodard
Jeffrey Woodard
 
0.4
 
352
Image of Gary Schuman
Gary Schuman Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
286
Image of Mark Gosnell
Mark Gosnell
 
0.3
 
221
Image of Jake Pretot
Jake Pretot
 
0.2
 
162
Image of Matt Libber
Matt Libber
 
0.2
 
159
Stewart Silver
 
0.1
 
78
Image of Dan Rupli
Dan Rupli
 
0.0
 
34

Total votes: 81,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Steinberger
Rob Steinberger Candidate Connection
 
25.1
 
8,766
Image of Arthur Baker Jr.
Arthur Baker Jr. Candidate Connection
 
19.9
 
6,931
Image of Bernard Flowers
Bernard Flowers
 
17.3
 
6,028
Image of Joshua Morales
Joshua Morales Candidate Connection
 
9.1
 
3,159
Image of Jordan Mayo
Jordan Mayo
 
8.4
 
2,918
Thomas Harris
 
8.2
 
2,857
Image of Ray Bly
Ray Bly
 
5.8
 
2,015
John Rea
 
3.2
 
1,120
Image of Naveed Mian
Naveed Mian Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
1,085

Total votes: 34,879
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 (3 seats)

Incumbent Vanessa Atterbeary, incumbent Jen Terrasa, and Pam Lanman Guzzone defeated Chris Yates and Padraic Walsh in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vanessa Atterbeary
Vanessa Atterbeary (D)
 
27.9
 
33,045
Image of Jen Terrasa
Jen Terrasa (D)
 
26.3
 
31,259
Image of Pam Lanman Guzzone
Pam Lanman Guzzone (D)
 
26.2
 
31,128
Chris Yates (R)
 
10.0
 
11,874
Padraic Walsh (R)
 
9.1
 
10,792
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
539

Total votes: 118,637
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 (3 seats)

Incumbent Vanessa Atterbeary, incumbent Jen Terrasa, and Pam Lanman Guzzone defeated Amy Brooks and Becca Niburg in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vanessa Atterbeary
Vanessa Atterbeary
 
29.9
 
11,663
Image of Jen Terrasa
Jen Terrasa
 
23.7
 
9,249
Image of Pam Lanman Guzzone
Pam Lanman Guzzone
 
19.9
 
7,760
Image of Amy Brooks
Amy Brooks Candidate Connection
 
17.3
 
6,756
Becca Niburg
 
9.1
 
3,561

Total votes: 38,989
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 (3 seats)

Chris Yates and Padraic Walsh advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chris Yates
 
53.1
 
2,995
Padraic Walsh
 
46.9
 
2,645

Total votes: 5,640
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2018

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 (3 seats)

Incumbent Vanessa Atterbeary, incumbent Shane Pendergrass, and Jen Terrasa defeated Chris Yates in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vanessa Atterbeary
Vanessa Atterbeary (D)
 
30.7
 
39,470
Image of Shane Pendergrass
Shane Pendergrass (D)
 
28.4
 
36,519
Image of Jen Terrasa
Jen Terrasa (D)
 
27.1
 
34,921
Chris Yates (R)
 
13.4
 
17,258
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
513

Total votes: 128,681
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 (3 seats)

Incumbent Vanessa Atterbeary, incumbent Shane Pendergrass, and Jen Terrasa defeated Larry Pretlow II in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vanessa Atterbeary
Vanessa Atterbeary
 
32.7
 
10,856
Image of Shane Pendergrass
Shane Pendergrass
 
30.2
 
10,020
Image of Jen Terrasa
Jen Terrasa
 
27.7
 
9,169
Image of Larry Pretlow II
Larry Pretlow II Candidate Connection
 
9.4
 
3,110

Total votes: 33,155
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 (3 seats)

Chris Yates advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 13 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chris Yates
 
100.0
 
2,515

Total votes: 2,515
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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. Vanessa Atterbeary and incumbents Shane Pendergrass and Frank S. Turner defeated Fred Eiland and Nayab Siddiqui in the Democratic primary, while Danny Eaton, Jimmy Williams and Chris Yates were unopposed in the Republican primary. Atterbeary, Pendergrass and Turner defeated Eaton, Williams and Yates in the general election.[1][2][3]

Maryland House of Delegates District 13, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngShane Pendergrass Incumbent 20.9% 23,167
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Atterbeary 20.4% 22,626
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Turner Incumbent 20% 22,169
     Republican Chris Yates 13.1% 14,598
     Republican Danny Eaton 13% 14,434
     Republican Jimmy Williams 12.6% 14,031
Total Votes 111,025


Maryland House of Delegates, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Atterbeary 27.3% 7,399
Green check mark transparent.pngShane Pendergrass Incumbent 27.1% 7,364
Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Turner Incumbent 25.6% 6,941
Nayab Siddiqui 15.5% 4,204
Fred Eiland 4.5% 1,225
Total Votes 27,133

2010

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Atterbeary ran against Dana Beyer, Alfred Carr, Ana Sol Gutierrez, Michael Heney, Randy McDonald and Jeff Waldstreicher in the Democratic primary. Atterbeary was defeated by Alfred Carr, Ana Sol Gutierrez and Jeff Waldstreicher in the September 14 primary.[4]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Vanessa Atterbeary did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Atterbeary's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Economic Opportunity

During this economic downturn, creating jobs for the residents of Howard County must be a top priority. I will work to strengthen Howard County’s position as an attractive location for new and existing businesses and encourage businesses that our county and state invest in, to invest in us. It is imperative that we protect the small businesses that are the backbone of our county’s economic life and ensure that they have the support necessary to remain in our county.

Education
It is critical that we continue to invest in our education system to ensure that our children have the best education possible and that we are also providing an attractive workforce for our business community. As a product of Maryland’s public schools and the daughter of a public school teacher, our public schools will be one of my highest priorities. We must also provide educational development opportunities for our teachers, ensure that our children aren’t trying to learn in an over-crowded environment and ensure our schools and children are equipped for this digital era. Our local colleges must remain strong in this regard and all our educational facilities must provide safe and worry free environments for students and staff.

Environment
Howard County, just as every other major jurisdiction in this country, has to be proactive in warding off the threats this issue poses. Protecting the Chesapeake Bay, creating sustainable energy projects, ensuring clean air and water for our families and helping businesses and developers to “go green” will ensure that Maryland has a long and sustainable future.

Women and Families
As a former family law attorney and President of the Montgomery County Commission for Women, I am committed to continuing to work on issues that affect women and families. Since my days at the College of William and Mary (97’), I have championed women’s rights, including issues such as pay equity, domestic violence, teen dating violence and living and minimum wage.

Seniors
Advocating for our seniors has to be a top priority. I am fortunate to have one of my living grandmothers residing here in District 13. Ensuring that seniors have safe facilities, affordable healthcare, and access to transportation are among my priorities for this growing segment of our community.[5][6]

Campaign finance summary


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Vanessa Atterbeary campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Maryland District 3Withdrew primary$19,350 $19,350
2022Maryland House of Delegates District 13Won general$206,895 $181,793
2018Maryland House of Delegates District 13Won general$112,920 N/A**
2014Maryland House of Delegates, District 13Won $96,904 N/A**
Grand total$436,069 $201,143
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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