{{Short description|American politician (born 1958)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Dana Stein |image = Dana Stein (52977978552).jpg |caption = Stein in 2023 |office = Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates |status = Acting |term_start = December 4, 2025 |term_end = December 16, 2025 |predecessor = Adrienne A. Jones |successor = Joseline Peña-Melnyk |office1 = Speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates |term_start1 = January 10, 2024 |term_end1 = January 14, 2026 |predecessor1 = Sheree Sample-Hughes |successor1 = Luke Clippinger |office2 = Member of the Maryland House of Delegates |alongside2 = Jon Cardin |term_start2 = January 10, 2007 |term_end2 = |predecessor2 = Robert Zirkin |successor2 = |constituency2 = District 11 (2007–2023)<br>District 11B (2023–present) |alongside3 = Dan K. Morhaim, Robert Zirkin |appointer3 = Parris Glendening |term_start3 = June 25, 2002 |term_end3 = January 8, 2003 |predecessor3 = Michael Finifter |successor3 = Jon Cardin |constituency3 = District 11 |birth_name = Dana Max Stein |birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1958|9|19}}}} |birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = Margaret Presley |children = 3 |education = Harvard University (BA)<br>Princeton University (MPA)<br>Columbia University (JD) |website = {{URL|danastein.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Dana Max Stein''' (born September 19, 1958) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11B in Baltimore County, since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2024 to 2026, and as the acting speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in December 2025.
==Early life and education== Stein was born in Baltimore and attended public schools in Baltimore County, later graduating from Milford Mill High School. He later attended Harvard College, where he earned a B.A. degree in government, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs at Princeton University, where he earned a Master of Public Affairs degree, and Columbia University School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1985.<ref name="msa">{{cite web |title=Dana M. Stein, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13918.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=July 25, 2023 |date=January 19, 2023}}</ref>
After graduating, Stein worked as an attorney for the Washington, D.C.–based law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey until 1992,<ref name="msa" /> when he founded Grassroots Recycling, a local recycling group.<ref>{{cite web |last=Karidis |first=Arlene |title=Maryland Recycling Network's 31-Year Journey |url=https://www.waste360.com/recycling/maryland-recycling-networks-31-year-journey |website=Waste360 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |date=November 22, 2022}}</ref> Later that year, he and eventual Maryland lieutenant governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend founded Civic Works,<ref>{{cite news |title=Eye on the Entrepreneur – A stirring of the heart |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2004/06/02/eye-on-the-entrepreneur-a-stirring-of-the-heart/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=June 2, 2004}}</ref> a nonprofit organization that supported Baltimore-based urban service projects,<ref name="FiveMinutes">{{cite news |last=Pryce |first=Meghan |title=Five minutes with Dana Stein, executive director of Civic Works |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-five-minutes-civic-works-stein-20170625-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> including the restoration of the Clifton Mansion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pelton |first=Tom |title=Preserving Hopkins history |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-10-09-0210090192-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 9, 2002}}</ref>
Stein first became involved in politics in 1994, when he unsuccessfully ran for the Baltimore County Council in District 2, challenging incumbent councilmember Kevin Kamenetz.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Pat |title=Democrat Bartenfelder declares victory in Baltimore Co.'s 6th District Primary Election Results 1994 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-09-14-1994257077-story.html |access-date=July 30, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 14, 1994}}</ref> In 1996, he became the president of the Baltimore County Central Committee. Stein was later the committee's treasurer from 1996 to 2002 and its chair from 2001 to 2002.<ref name="msa" />
==In the legislature== thumb|Stein in 2007|200px In May 2002, following Governor Parris Glendening's appointment of state delegate Michael Finifter to the Baltimore County Circuit Court, he applied to serve the remainder of Finifter's term in the Maryland House of Delegates.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nitkin |first=David |title=Lights, camera – Glendening |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-05-21-0205210111-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 21, 2002}}</ref> The Baltimore County Central Committee voted to nominate Stein in June,<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Andrew A. |title=Balto. Co. Democrats to fill four vacancies in Assembly |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-06-08-0206080068-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 8, 2002}}</ref> and he was appointed by Glendening and sworn in on June 25, 2002.<ref name="msa" /> Stein ran for a full term in the 2002 Maryland House of Delegates election,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Andrew A. |last2=Piven |first2=Ben |title=New district lines lure dozens to vie for Balto. Co.'s House seats |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-08-05-0208050011-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 5, 2002}}</ref> in which he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Jon Cardin.<ref>{{cite news |title=State House Democratic primary results |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bal-md.housed11sep11-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 11, 2002}}</ref>
In 2006, Stein ran for the Maryland House of Delegates, seeking to succeed state delegate Robert Zirkin, who ran for the Maryland Senate.<ref name="2006General" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Desmon |first=Stephanie |title=In swing district, a hunt for votes |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-11-03-0611030059-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 3, 2006}}</ref> He won the general election on November 8,<ref>{{cite news |last=Barnhardt |first=Laura |title=Sen. Brochin holds strong lead |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-11-08-0611080124-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 8, 2006}}</ref> and was sworn in on January 10, 2007.<ref name="msa" /> In 2022, Stein was redrawn into District 11B, in which he ran for re-election.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leckrone |first=Bennett |title=Analysis: The Consequential Changes in General Assembly's Redistricting Proposal |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01/17/analysis-the-consequential-changes-in-general-assemblys-redistricting-proposal/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 17, 2022}}</ref>
Stein was the deputy majority whip from 2011 to 2015.<ref name="msa" /> In May 2023, the house speaker, Adrienne A. Jones, nominated Stein to be speaker pro tempore of the Maryland House of Delegates, succeeding Sheree Sample-Hughes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gaines |first=Danielle E. |title=After committee chair's resignation, Speaker announces shakeup in House leadership |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/05/17/after-committee-chairs-resignation-speaker-announces-shakeup-in-house-leadership/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 17, 2023}}</ref> In December 2025, Stein became the acting speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates after Jones announced that she would step down the role.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Adrienne Jones steps down as MD House speaker |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2025/12/04/maryland-house-speaker-adrienne-jones-resigns/ |access-date=December 4, 2025 |work=Daily Record |date=December 4, 2025}}</ref> He declined to seek his party's nomination for speaker.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chingarande |first1=Tinashe |last2=Ibrahim |first2=Mennatalla |title=C.T. Wilson confirms bid for Maryland House speaker; others signal interest |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/05/wilson-jones-house-speaker-maryland-bid/ |access-date=December 5, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 5, 2025}}</ref>
=== Committee assignments === <ref name="msa" /> * Vice-Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015–present (local government & bi-county agencies subcommittee, 2015–2018; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2015–2019; chair, natural resources, agriculture & open space subcommittee, 2015–2019, member, 2020–present; chair, environment subcommittee, 2020–present) * Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2011–present * Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2015–present * House Chair, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2015–present * Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2022–present * Ways and Means Committee, 2002–2003 (finance resources subcommittee, 2002–2003) * Environmental Matters Committee, 2007–2015 (ground rent work group, 2007; local government & bi-county subcommittee, 2007–2009; land use & ethics subcommittee, 2007–2010; motor vehicles & transportation subcommittee, 2007–2015; environment subcommittee, 2008–2012; housing & real property subcommittee, 2013–15)
==Political positions== ===Agriculture=== During the 2018 legislative session, Stein introduced legislation to ban the use of chlorpyrifos, a harmful pesticide used on food crops. The bill was watered down to a bill to study banning the pesticide amid concerns over a possible spotted lanternfly invasion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dance |first=Scott |title=Fear of invasion by lanternflies kills Maryland bill to ban a pesticide |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-chlorpyrifos-lanternflies-20180314-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> He reintroduced the chlorpyrifos ban in 2020,<ref>{{cite news |last=Dance |first=Scott |title=Hogan administration to 'phase out' harmful pesticide in Maryland, just as lawmakers prepare to advance a ban |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-chlorpyrifos-phaseout-20200219-2uwpqu6e55dqza6anslp4kg3zq-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> during which it passed, but was vetoed by Governor Hogan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pelton |first=Tom |title=EPA Ban on Brain-Damaging Pesticide Follows Maryland's Lead |url=https://www.wypr.org/show/the-environment-in-focus/2021-08-26/epa-ban-on-brain-damaging-pesticide-follows-marylands-lead |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=WYPR |date=August 26, 2021}}</ref>
During the 2019 legislative session, Stein introduced legislation to prohibit hemp farming in residential areas. The bills were voted down in committee.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nobles |first=Wilborn P. III |title=Baltimore County Council considering restrictions on hemp farms |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-hemp-farming-restrictions-20200929-ehhs7kuui5a2de36tmffr2hkz4-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>
===Environment=== During the 2011 legislative session, Stein introduced legislation that would enforce the International Green Construction Code on all commercial buildings taller than three stories. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Martin O'Malley.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wheeler |first=Tim |title='Code Green' on construction in MD |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2011-05-code_green_on_construction_in-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>
During the 2015 legislative session, after Governor Larry Hogan revoked a Maryland Department of the Environment rule to regulate nitrogen oxide emissions in the state, Stein introduced a bill to codify the regulations into law.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wheeler |first=Timothy B. |title=House panel weighs air pollution limits Hogan yanked |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bal-house-panel-eyes-bill-to-impose-air-pollution-curb-hogan-yanked-20150312-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 12, 2015}}</ref>
During the 2018 legislative session, Stein introduced a bill to require the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation to develop a plan to address the impact of sea level rise on state and local projects by July 2019. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Hogan.<ref>{{cite news |last=San Felice |first=Selene |title=Sea-level rise is 'the hidden threat' as Anne Arundel residents purchase waterfront homes |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/ac-cn-fema-flooding-anne-arundel-longform-20201216-20201217-re4jd2crbbe5xfguwniynjcmza-htmlstory.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> In 2019, he introduced legislation to push back the deadline to October 2020, and required all jurisdictions that regularly flood during high tide to come up with sea level rise plans, which passed and was signed into law by Governor Hogan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Phil |title=Maryland's mandate to address persistent flooding problems begins with this survey |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-maryland-nuisance-flood-plan-20200921-hyh5bvsurfhrxgjdh35uvgt4za-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> During the 2022 legislative session, Stein introduced legislation that would assign "environmental justice scores" to permits issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |last2=Shwe |first2=Elizabeth |title=Legislative Roundup: Removing Health Officers, Calculating Environmental Justice Scores, Juvenile Justice Reform, and More |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/18/legislative-roundup-removing-health-officers-calculating-environmental-justice-scores-juvenile-justice-reform-and-more/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
Also in 2018, Stein introduced legislation that would prohibit Maryland from withdrawing from the Paris Agreement without the legislature's approval.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dance |first=Scott |title=Maryland will join alliance of states supporting Paris climate agreement, Hogan says |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-hogan-climate-alliance-20180110-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
In 2021, Stein introduced the Climate Solutions Now Act, a sweeping environment reform bill that would increase the state's goal of cutting carbon emissions from a 40 percent reduction from its 2006 levels to a 60 percent cut by 2030.<ref>{{cite news |last=Condon |first=Christine |title=Maryland lawmakers make deep cuts to key climate bill with end of legislative session looming |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-climate-solutions-now-act-changes-house-20210409-zcm5pk42ezfkhoqno5jy3r3qbu-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 9, 2021}}</ref> The bill failed to pass after negotiations between the House and Senate broke down in the final weeks of the legislative session.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shwe |first=Elizabeth |title=House-Senate Divisions Killed Climate Bill But It Should Have a Second Life in 2022 |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/04/20/house-senate-divisions-killed-climate-bill-but-it-should-have-a-second-life-in-2022/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 20, 2021}}</ref> Stein reintroduced the bill during the 2022 legislative session,<ref>{{cite news |last=Condon |first=Christine |title=Maryland lawmakers are once again hoping to pass wide-ranging environmental legislation. Here's what's proposed. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-climate-solutions-now-legislation-2022-20220210-v6uplgibgzfazhwj7dtwzijo64-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 10, 2022}}</ref> during which it passed and became law without Governor Hogan's signature.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |last2=Gaines |first2=Danielle E. |title=Hogan Vetoes Abortion and Paid Family Leave Bills, Allows Climate Measure to Become Law |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/04/08/hogan-vetoes-abortion-and-paid-family-leave-bills-allows-climate-measure-to-become-law/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 8, 2022}}</ref>
In September 2022, Stein co-signed a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in support of a proposal rule that would increase the efficiency level of gas furnaces to 95% Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |title=Political notes: Braveboy joining D.C. forum, a new bipartisan index, a new leader at MML, and more |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/09/08/political-notes-braveboy-joining-d-c-forum-a-new-bipartisan-index-a-new-leader-at-mml-and-more/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=September 8, 2022}}</ref>
In January 2023, Stein testified in support of the Bring Your Own Bag Act in Baltimore County, which would ban grocery stores from using plastic bags.<ref>{{cite news |last=Russell |first=Lia |title=Baltimore County residents testify about bill that would ban plastic bags in retail and food supply stores |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-bring-your-own-bag-act-20230201-bowvzmoglna7rc4dnpu6v2izym-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 31, 2023}}</ref>
===Gun control=== During the 2021 legislative session, Stein introduced "Jaelynn's Law", which would require guns to be safely stored and inaccessible for children below the age of 18. The bill was named for 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey, who was fatally shot in 2018 by a boy who had his father's Glock.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Phillip |title=Two Baltimore teens were playing with a parent's gun. Now, one is dead and the other is charged in his killing. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-teenager-killed-friend-accident-shooting-20210309-khaet7nljfguple7akb73hwaqu-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
===Health care=== During his 2006 House of Delegates campaign, Stein said he supported universal health care.<ref name="2006General">{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Josh |title=Delegate aims for state Senate in 11th District |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-11-03-0611030067-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 3, 2006}}</ref>
===Immigration=== During the 2021 legislative session, Stein introduced the Maryland Driver Privacy Act, which would prohibit federal agencies from accessing state databases unless it had a warrant and blocked the state from providing agencies with photos of individuals for immigration investigations. The bill passed, but was vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Pamela |title=Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoes bills that would limit state's aid to federal immigration enforcement |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-hogan-vetoes-20210526-3spc7m4vlzgufordfqwahrandi-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 26, 2021}}</ref> The Maryland General Assembly overrode Hogan's veto during the special legislative session later that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gaskill |first=Hannah |title=Legislature Prepares to Override Hogan's Vetoes During Special Session |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/05/legislature-prepares-to-override-hogans-vetoes-during-special-session/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>
===Social issues=== As executive director of Civic Works, Stein supported the passage of National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, which created and provided funding for AmeriCorps.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schwartz |first=Nelson |title=National service bill is signed Clinton invokes Roosevelt, Kennedy |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-09-22-1993265017-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 22, 1993}}</ref>
During his 2006 House of Delegates campaign, Stein said he supported legislation to encourage competition in the energy industry.<ref name="2006General" />
During the 2012 legislative session, Stein introduced legislation that would require the Maryland State Police to compile a list of people convicted of animal abuse or neglect.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Kandice C. |title=Humane Society backs abuse registry |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/cct-arc-7d4f6556-a5a7-58ce-a34a-ee1796a7cb5c-20120229-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Carroll County Times |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 29, 2012}}</ref>
In 2013, Stein introduced legislation that would require girls lacrosse players to wear protective headgear.<ref>{{cite news |title=US Lacrosse CEO says legislation on girls headgear is 'irresponsible' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-us-lacrosse-stenersen-legislation-on-girls-headgear-irresponsible-20130213-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 13, 2013}}</ref>
In July 2020, Stein cosigned a letter calling on Governor Larry Hogan to extend the state's COVID-19 pandemic eviction moratorium, which was set to expire at the end of the month, until January 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Phil |title=Lawmakers call on Hogan to extend Maryland's eviction moratorium until Jan. 31 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-eviction-moratorium-letter-hogan-20200711-zpygceb3sranbllf5fqfnpzvym-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 11, 2020}}</ref>
During the 2021 legislative session, Stein introduced legislation that would ban "faithless electors" by requiring that the state's Electoral College members cast their votes for the candidate who won the majority of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leckrone |first=Bennett |title=Raft of Election Reform, Voting Access, Vacancy Filling Changes Proposed |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/20/raft-of-election-reform-voting-access-vacancy-filling-changes-proposed/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
===Taxes=== In 2011, Stein introduced legislation to eliminate the state's tax break for bullion sales.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sohr |first=Nicholas |title=Coin show threatens to leave Baltimore over O'Malley budget |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2012/01/19/coin-show-threatens-to-leave-baltimore-over-omalley-budget/ |access-date=July 30, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=January 19, 2012}}</ref>
During the 2017 legislative session, Stein introduced the Taxpayer Protection Act, which gave the Comptroller of Maryland's investigators the ability to enforce income tax fraud cases involving tobacco and motor fuel. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Hogan in May 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dresser |first=Michael |title=Hogan signs bill to beef up comptroller's income tax enforcement powers |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-bill-signing-may-04-20170505-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 5, 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life== Stein is married to his wife, Margaret Presley-Stein.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vozzella |first=Laura |title=Deadbeat delegate hasn't paid water bill for 2 years |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-xpm-2011-03-23-bs-md-vozzella-jill-carter-20110323-story.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 23, 2011}}</ref> Together, they have three children and live in Pikesville, Maryland.<ref name="FiveMinutes" /> He is partially of Irish descent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Cayla |title=James Malone Jr., former state delegate and firefighter, dies at 67 |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/obituaries/james-jimmy-malone-maryland-delegate-firefighter-6B7QKCHIOJGG3HKMS2YXV22UMQ/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=December 17, 2024 |language=en |quote=Stein [...] discovered he was a small part Irish through an ancestry test.}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 11 Democratic primary election, 2002<ref>{{cite web | title = 2002 Gubernatorial Election Official Results: Legislative District 11 | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2002/results/p_ld11.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Robert Zirkin (incumbent) |votes = 10,198 |percentage = 22.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dan K. Morhaim (incumbent) |votes = 7,922 |percentage = 17.8 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jon Cardin |votes = 7,776 |percentage = 17.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dana Stein (incumbent) |votes = 6,576 |percentage = 14.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Melvin Mintz |votes = 6,311 |percentage = 14.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Theodore Levin |votes = 3,349 |percentage = 7.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Barney J. Wilson |votes = 2,438 |percentage = 5.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 11 Democratic primary election, 2006<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2006 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for Legislative District 11 | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/primary/legislative_district_11.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jon Cardin (incumbent) |votes = 11,815 |percentage = 22.5 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dan K. Morhaim (incumbent) |votes = 10,146 |percentage = 19.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dana Stein |votes = 6,824 |percentage = 13.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Rick Yaffe |votes = 6,634 |percentage = 12.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Sharon H. Bloom |votes = 4,436 |percentage = 8.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jason A. Frank |votes = 3,300 |percentage = 6.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Julian Earl Jones |votes = 3,291 |percentage = 6.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Theodore Levin |votes = 2,271 |percentage = 4.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Noel Levy |votes = 1,075 |percentage = 2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Stephen Knable |votes = 979 |percentage = 1.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Zhanna Anapolsky-Maydanich |votes = 672 |percentage = 1.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = V. Michael Koyfman |votes = 526 |percentage = 1.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 11 election, 2006<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for Legislative District 11 | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2006/results/general/legislative_district_11.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jon Cardin (incumbent) |votes = 32,747 |percentage = 25.8 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dan K. Morhaim (incumbent) |votes = 31,185 |percentage = 24.6 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dana Stein |votes = 30,481 |percentage = 24.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Patrick Abbondandolo |votes = 12,822 |percentage = 10.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Dave Goldsmith |votes = 5,435 |percentage = 4.3 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 181 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 11 election, 2010<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2010 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2010/results/General/gen_results_2010_2_01611.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jon Cardin (incumbent) |votes = 32,211 |percentage = 24.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dan K. Morhaim (incumbent) |votes = 28,129 |percentage = 21.2 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dana Stein (incumbent) |votes = 28,034 |percentage = 21.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = J. Michael Collins |votes = 13,971 |percentage = 10.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Carol C. Byrd |votes = 13,952 |percentage = 10.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Steven J. Smith |votes = 13,647 |percentage = 10.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Brandon Brooks |votes = 2,341 |percentage = 1.8 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 115 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 11 election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01611.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Shelly L. Hettleman |votes = 24,197 |percentage = 27.6 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dana M. Stein (incumbent) |votes = 23,241 |percentage = 26.5 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dan Morhaim (incumbent) |votes = 22,991 |percentage = 26.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Laura Harkins |votes = 16,947 |percentage = 19.3 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 308 |percentage = 0.4 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 11 election, 2018<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01611.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jon Cardin (incumbent) |votes = 33,077 |percentage = 29.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Shelly Hettleman (incumbent) |votes = 31,957 |percentage = 28.3 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dana Stein (incumbent) |votes = 30,364 |percentage = 26.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jonathan Porter |votes = 16,852 |percentage = 14.9 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 521 |percentage = 0.5 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 11B election, 2022<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_7_17.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jon Cardin (incumbent) |votes = 22,115 |percentage = 34.9 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dana M. Stein (incumbent) |votes = 21,536 |percentage = 34.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jim Simpson |votes = 10,640 |percentage = 16.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Tyler A. Stiff |votes = 9,072 |percentage = 14.3 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 70 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite web |title=Delegate Dana Stein |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/stein |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=July 23, 2023}}
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