About Aaron Kaufman
Delegate for District 18
Aaron was named “Rookie Delegate of the Session”
Aaron is a lifelong resident of District 18
He is a graduate of the Montgomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College, where he was enrolled in the select “Scholars Program” and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He attended Summer School at Cambridge University in England. He then attended the University of Maryland, College Park where he graduated with a BA in American Studies with an award for having the highest GPA in the College. He also received the Outstanding Student Community Service Award.
After graduating from college, Aaron began his career in public service by working in the House of Delegates for the House Ways and Means Committee. It was there that he saw the positive impact State Legislators could have on the lives of the citizens of the State of Maryland.
Believing in a worldclass education for all students, Aaron then became a teacher in the Project Search Program of the Ivymount School. In that capacity, he taught young adults with developmental disabilities job skills, specifically how to obtain and retain jobs.
From Ivymount, Aaron moved on to a job with the Arc of Maryland where he lobbied the Legislature and Executive branch on behalf of individuals with disabilities and nonprofit organizations supporting them. From 2016 to the present, he has lobbied on the Federal level on disability policy.
Aaron, a lifelong Democrat, has been working on behalf of Progressive candidates since he was 8 years old. His work has spanned local, state-wide and national elections.
Aaron is an avid supporter of the arts. He regularly attends movies, theatre, dance and music concerts. He loves to travel and has traversed the United States and traveled abroad, learning and growing with each experience. He is an avid reader.
Aaron loves the great outdoors, having visited dozens of national parks, national forests and wildlife preserves. He is passionate about preserving these God-given treasures.
Aaron was a member of the graduating class of Emerging Leaders Montgomery in 2015 and then served on their Board of Directors. He has also served on several non-profit boards.
Aaron is close with his immediate family. His parents live in Chevy Chase and his older brother lives in Silver Spring. He is blessed with a large extended family of loving aunts, uncles, cousins and a village full of good friends.
Aaron’s life experience gives him the empathy to listen and the experience to lead.
My family means the world to me.
I have an older brother, Jay and terrific parents, Joshua and Nan.
My Dad is an intellectual property lawyer with specialties in art, copyright, entertainment and technology law. My Mom just retired from being a clinical social worker with a private practice in Bethesda for the last 30 years. My older brother Jay also has cerebral palsy and lives in a group home in the White Oak section of Silver Spring. He is a greeter at the Jewish Community Center in Rockville. My family has always supported me 100%, been there for me in hard times and good times. They have given me an appreciation for the importance of strong and supportive families.
As a delegate I will work hard and diligently, to the best of my ability, so that my constituents have the resources they need to have strong and meaningful family ties. That will include advocating for legislation to promote and help finance childcare, food security, educational assistance and intergenerational care. I will be fighting for our families.
