John Sarbanes
Democrat Representative of Maryland's 3rd district
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Maryland, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
9
Congresses Served
9
House Terms
May 22, 1962 (62 years old)
Birthday
- American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative since 2007
- Eldest son of former U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes
- Has Greek and English ancestry
- Graduated from Gilman School, Princeton University (B.A., cum laude), and Harvard Law School (J.D.)
- Worked for the Maryland State Department of Education and clerked for U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz
- Professional legal career at Venable LLP in Baltimore, specializing in health care practice
- Serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Member of several caucuses including the Armenian Caucus, Congressional Public Service Caucus (Co-Chair), and the Congressional Arts Caucus
- Introduced the No Child Left Inside Act to improve public school education and environmental literacy
- Authored the For the People Act, focusing on electoral reforms and government transparency
- Won the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 3rd congressional district in 2006 and has been reelected multiple times
- Votes align closely with President Joe Biden’s positions, according to FiveThirtyEight analysis
- Lives in Towson, Maryland, with his wife and three children
- Member of the Greek Orthodox Church