Steve Hershey
Steve Hershey | |
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Hershey in 2024 | |
| Minority Leader of the Maryland Senate | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
| Whip | Justin Ready |
| Preceded by | Bryan Simonaire |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 36th district | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | E.J. Pipkin |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 36th district | |
| In office January 12, 2011 – October 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Richard A. Sossi |
| Succeeded by | Steven J. Arentz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1964 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Catholic University (BS) George Washington University (MBA) |
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Stephen S. Hershey Jr. (born May 2, 1964) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate from District 36 since 2013, and as the minority leader of the Maryland Senate since January 11, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2011 to 2013.
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Prince George's County, Maryland, Hershey graduated from Catholic University of America and George Washington University. He began his career in project management and commercial real estate before joining the administration of Governor Bob Ehrlich, where he worked for the Maryland Department of Planning and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Hershey was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010 after defeating incumbent state delegate Richard A. Sossi in the Republican primary election for the 36th district, and was appointed to the Maryland Senate in 2013 following the resignation of state senator E. J. Pipkin. In 2023, Hershey was elected as the minority leader of the Maryland Senate.