Maria Syms

Maria Syms
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 28th district
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byKate Brophy McGee
Succeeded byAaron Lieberman
Member of the Paradise Valley Town Council
In office
2015–2017
Personal details
BornMaria B. Mazzeo
(1968-01-10) January 10, 1968
PartyRepublican
SpouseMark Syms
ProfessionAttorney

Maria Mazzeo Syms (born January 10, 1968) is an attorney, American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 28 from 2017 to 2019. In November 2025, Syms was appointed as the Senior Policy Director for Education at the United States Department of Labor. From January 2023 to November 2025, Syms served as the Associate Superintendent/Director of Legal Services for the Arizona Department of Education. She has also served as Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, town council member in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and Assistant United States Attorney in California.