Mary Beth Carozza

Mary Beth Carozza (born February 13, 1961) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate, representing District 38 since 2019. She previous represented District 38C in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2019.

Born in Baltimore and raised on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Carozza graduated from Catholic University of America. She began her career working as a congressional staffer for various Republican U.S. senators and U.S. representatives before serving as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs under U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and as a deputy chief of staff to Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich. Carozza was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014, serving for one term before being elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic incumbent Jim Mathias.