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Vaughn Morton Stewart III, born on November 15, 1988, is an American attorney and politician. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 19 in Montgomery County since 2019.

Early Life and Education: Stewart was born in Anniston, Alabama to father Vaughn Stewart Jr., who served as the mayor of Anniston from 2012 to 2016, and mother Eva Sproull Andrews. He graduated from The Donoho School and later attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2011. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from New York University in 2014.

Career: After graduating from law school, Stewart moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge John Trice Nixon and as a legal intern for the White House Domestic Policy Council. He later worked as a summer associate with WilmerHale and on pro bono matters, such as legal assistance to refugees. In the summer of 2011, Stewart worked as a staff writer for The Anniston Star.

Political Career: Stewart first became involved in politics in 2015 as a policy director for Maryland state senator Jamie Raskin’s congressional campaign in Maryland’s 8th congressional district. He later served as the treasurer and precinct chairperson of the District 19 Democratic Club, and on the boards of the Action Committee for Transit and the Montgomery County Renters Alliance.

In August 2017, Stewart declared his candidacy for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 19. He came in third place in the Democratic primary, receiving 16.9 percent of the vote. He won the general election with 24 percent of the vote.

Legislative Career: Stewart was sworn into the Maryland General Assembly on January 9, 2019. He has served as a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee since 2019, including on its environment subcommittee from 2019 to 2022 and its transportation subcommittee since 2023. In 2022, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones appointed Stewart to lead the newly created “Progressive Policy Forum” within the House Democratic Caucus.

Personal Life: Stewart is married to Alexandra Tucker and they have one child. They reside in Derwood, Maryland, U.S.