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Ryan Nawrocki is an American politician and communications professional. He was born in 1983 or 1984. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 7A in north Baltimore County, Maryland. He was previously a candidate for the Baltimore County Council in District 6 in 2010 and 2018.

Nawrocki attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, public policy, economics, and sociology, and Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a master’s degree in public administration. After graduating, he started his own companies, including a medical aesthetics practice and a CBD company.

Nawrocki first got involved in politics by working in the Maryland Transit Administration, at which time he was the youngest appointee in the administration of Maryland governor Bob Ehrlich. In 2010, Nawrocki unsuccessfully ran for the Baltimore County Council. He was defeated by Democratic nominee Cathy Bevins by 503 votes. After his 2010 loss, Nawrocki began working as a spokesman to U.S. Representative Andy Harris, eventually becoming Harris’ communication director.

In January 2016, Nawrocki was appointed as senior director for the Maryland Transit Administration. Nawrocki also operated his own public relations firm, Red White and Blue LLC, which was hired by Maryland Environmental Service director Roy McGrath at a cost of $10,000 per month for work that included “challenge coins”, writing remarks for senior staff including McGrath, note cards, and installation of new artwork in conference room.

Nawrocki once again challenged Bevins in the 2018 councilmanic elections, receiving endorsements from Ehrlich, Harris, and former county executive Roger B. Hayden. Bevins again defeated Nawrocki by 3,594 votes, or 8.5 percent.

In February 2022, Nawrocki announced his candidacy for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 7A. In May 2022, incumbent state Delegate Kathy Szeliga announced that she would run on a ticket with Nawrocki over state Delegate Joseph C. Boteler III. The two were also endorsed by state Senator J. B. Jennings and county councilmember David Marks. Nawrocki won the Republican primary, coming in second place behind Szeliga with 27.6 percent of the vote. He defeated autistic rights advocate Lydia X. Z. Brown in the general election.

Nawrocki was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023.