Jared Solomon is a teacher, policy leader, and activist serving his first term in the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland’s 18th district.

Over the last four years, Jared has been an effective advocate and critical voice for the needs of Maryland’s working families, funding students, and protecting our environment. 

In the General Assembly, Jared ensured Maryland families and small businesses had the resources they needed to weather the pandemic, passed historic police transparency and accountability legislation, and made a much needed strategic, long term investment in public education across the state.

Even as a freshman member of the General Assembly, Jared has racked up legislative wins for Maryland students and commuters. 

Jared has used his leadership role on the Education And Economic Development subcommittee to advocate for Maryland K-12 students from reducing lead levels in schools drinking water to ensuring that every family has access to affordable, quality childcare in their community. He has also worked to make higher education more affordable for Maryland students by reducing barriers to financial aid, making transferring from two year to four year colleges seamless, and providing scholarships to more than 100 students.

For commuters, he has expanded MARC rail service to Virginia and will continue to fight for public transit funding throughout the state. He has also been a vocal opponent to the Governor’s efforts to expand I-495 and create new toll lanes on I-270.  

An active member of the appropriations committee, Jared has had a front seat view of the state budget process. From a historic investment in school construction funding to ensuring that the state workforce has the collective bargaining rights they deserve to [district specific funding], Jared has been a tireless advocate for funding priorities for District 18. 

Jared began his career in education, as a high school social studies teacher in Baltimore City and in the Chancellor’s office at D.C. Public Schools where he saw first hand how policy decisions affect our students every day. That led him to focus on improving federal policy making – as a Policy Advisor to US Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and at First Focus, a bipartisan national kids advocacy organization.

Outside of his official role, Jared remains active in local non profit organizations serving on leadership boards of The Intersection and the Jubilee Association of Maryland. 

Jared graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and received his Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Johns Hopkins University. Jared, his wife Emily, and their son Leo are proud residents of Rock Creek Forest.