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Emily Shetty was born on 11 January, 1984 in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Emily Shetty's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?
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Community organizer, activist |
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40 years old |
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Capricorn |
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11 January 1984 |
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11 January |
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Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
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United States
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She is a member of famous politician with the age 40 years old group.
Emily Shetty Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Emily Shetty's Husband?
Her husband is Ash Shetty
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Ash Shetty |
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Emily Shetty Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Emily Shetty worth at the age of 40 years old? Emily Shetty’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from United States. We have estimated Emily Shetty's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Emily Khoury Shetty (born January 11, 1984) is an American politician and attorney who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 18 since 2019.
Shetty was born in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 11, 1984.
Her mother immigrated to the United States from Bulgaria and raised Shetty and her sister as a single mother.
She was raised in High Point, North Carolina, where she worked at her local library when she was nine years old and later volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Shetty 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.
After graduating from Catholic University, Shetty worked for U.S. Representative Edolphus Towns until 2012, first as an 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.
From 2013 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2018, Shetty 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.
During her 2014 House of Delegates campaign, Shetty said she supported increasing state investments in mental health care.
During the 2021 legislative session, Shetty introduced legislation that would allow pharmacists to switch name brands.
The bill passed and became law.
In 2022, Shetty introduced a bill that would allow organ donors to decide whether their organs would be donated to research or a surgical transplant.
The bill unanimously passed the Maryland General Assembly and became law.
Shetty supports indexing the state minimum wage to inflation.
Shetty 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.
Shetty 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, Shetty has served as the chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
During the 2019 legislative session, Shetty introduced the Law Enforcement Trust and Transparency Act, which would establish statewide standards for officer-involved death investigations.
In 2021, Shetty introduced a bill to limit how police could use genealogy websites and their databases.
The bill passed and became law without Governor Larry Hogan's signature.
During the 2021 legislative session, Shetty introduced legislation that would allow transgender people to change their names without having to advertise it in a newspaper.
The bill passed and became law.
In 2022, Shetty supported legislation to raise the state's minimum marriage age to 17 years old.
She also supported the Abortion Care Access Act, which provided $3.5 million toward clinical reproductive services training for health care professionals.
Shetty supports the Purple Line.
In 2020, she started her own lobbying firm, Step Up Advocacy.
During the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Shetty ran as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, not pledged to any candidate.
Shetty is married to her husband, Ash Shetty.
Together, they live in Kensington, Maryland, and have one child.
She has a chronic autoimmune disorder.