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Brooke Grossman
Grossman in 2023
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 2B district
In office January 11, 2023 – December 13, 2024
Preceded by	Brenda J. Thiam
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	(1978-09-25) September 25, 1978 (age 46) Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	6
Alma mater	Kaplan University (BS)

Brooke Grossman (born September 25, 1978) is an American politician who was a member for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 2B in Washington County from 2023 to 2024.

Early life

Grossman was born on September 25, 1978, in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan. She graduated from Brunswick High School and attended Kaplan University, where she earned a B.S. degree in human service administration in 2016.

Career

Grossman currently works as the chief mission officer for Horizon Goodwill Industries and chairs the county's homeless coalition.

In May 2018, the Washington County Board of Commissioners appointed Grossman to a three-year term as a citizen at-large representative to its Emergency Services Advisory Council.

In 2020, Grossman unsuccessfully ran for in the Hagerstown City Council, placing seventh with 8.7 percent of the vote.

In 2022, Grossman ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 2B, challenging incumbent state delegate Brenda J. Thiam. She won the Democratic primary on July 19, 2022, receiving 61.3 percent of the vote, and later defeated Thiam in the general election on November 8.

In the legislature

Grossman was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023. She is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. In November 2024, Grossman said that she would resign from the House of Delegates on December 13, 2024, after she and her family moved out of the district.

Political positions

In January 2022, Grossman requested that the Washington County Board of Commissioners provide $10,000 in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to help with the costs of quarantining COVID-19 positive homeless people. The motion for the request was approved 4-0 by the Board of Commissioners.

In February 2022, Grossman criticized a petition released by state delegate Brenda J. Thiam against the newly drawn legislative redistricting maps.

In May 2022, Grossman signed a Chesapeake Climate Action Network resolution to move Maryland to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035 and to remove trash incineration from the state's "clean energy" classification.

Personal life

Grossman is married with six children.

Electoral history

References

1. ^ "Members – Delegate Brooke Grossman". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
2. ^ Greene, Julie (November 10, 2022). "Republican incumbent concedes Maryland House of Delegates seat after more ballots counted". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
3. Heim, Janet (April 1, 2019). "New 'Project' helps young people reach the workforce". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
4. ^ Garcia, Michael (January 26, 2022). "Homeless people to receive more assistance to quarantine from COVID-19". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
5. "Washington County briefs". The Herald-Mail. May 31, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
6. Greene, Julie (January 23, 2020). "Hagerstown will have at least two new council members, new mayor". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
7. Greene, Julie; Umstead, Matthew (November 14, 2020). "Bruchey holds onto lead for fifth Hagerstown council seat". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
8. "Live updates: Holsinger overtakes Albert for sheriff". The Herald-Mail. July 19, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
9. Gaines, Danielle; Kurtz, Josh (November 11, 2022). "Counting continues: Democratic legislators in tight races and Rep. David Trone claim victory". Maryland Matters. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
10. "Brooke Grossman, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. April 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
11. Gaines, Danielle E. (January 5, 2023). "Jones announces new Democratic caucus, committee leaders for 2023 General Assembly session". Maryland Matters. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
12. Greene, Julie E. (December 5, 2024). "Brooke Grossman resigning her Maryland delegate seat representing Hagerstown". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
13. Garcia, Michael (February 18, 2022). "County Democratic candidates call district map petition an attempt to disenfranchise voters". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
14. Shwe, Elizabeth (May 13, 2022). "Political Notes: More than 100 State Candidates Sign Carbon-Free Electricity Pledge and Congressional Endorsements". Maryland Matters. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
15. "Official 2020 Presidential General Election results for Washington County". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
16. "Official 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results for House of Delegates". elections.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. August 24, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
17. "Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election Results for House of Delegates". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Board of Elections. December 7, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links

• "Members – Delegate Brooke Grossman". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Maryland General Assembly. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

• 1978 births
• Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
• Living people
• Kaplan University alumni
• Women state legislators in Maryland
• Politicians from Hagerstown, Maryland
• 21st-century American women politicians
• 21st-century members of the Maryland General Assembly