Representative Emily Shetty Contact information

Emily Khoury Shetty, born on January 11, 1984, is an American politician and attorney who has been serving as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 18 since 2019.

Early Life and Education: Emily was born in Fairfax, Virginia to immigrant parents and was raised by a single mother who was a small business owner. She began serving her community at age nine and received the local United Way’s “Community Hero” award in 2001 for her service to numerous local charities including Big Brothers, Big Sisters; the Arc of High Point (NC); the local public library; Habitat for Humanity; and several others. Emily earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 2005, attended the Columbus School of Law, and earned her J.D. degree from the Catholic University of America in 2008. She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2009.

Political Career: After graduating from Catholic University, Emily worked for U.S. Representative Edolphus Towns until 2012, first as a legislative assistant and then as his legislative director. From 2012 to 2014, she worked as the senior director of legislative affairs with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, afterwards working as a consultant for lobbyist groups Stanton Park Group and Horizon Government Affairs. In 2020, she started her own lobbying firm, Step Up Advocacy. From 2013 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2018, Emily was a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. In 2014, she unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 18, receiving 11 percent of the vote behind incumbents Ana Sol Gutierrez, Jeff Waldstreicher, and Al Carr. Emily ran again in 2018 after Waldstreicher announced he would run for the Maryland Senate, winning the Democratic primary with 19.7 percent of the vote and defeating Republican challenger Linda Willard in the general election with 30 percent of the vote.

Maryland House of Delegates: Emily was sworn into the House of Delegates on January 9, 2019. She was a member of the Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2022, afterwards serving in the Appropriations Committee. Since 2023, Emily has served as the chair of the House Democratic Caucus.

Personal Life: Emily is married to her husband, Ash Shetty. They live in Kensington with their elementary-aged son Ayden, who attends Montgomery County Public Schools.