Senator Katie Fry Hester is in her second term in the Maryland State Senate.  She is the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology and a member of the Education, Energy and Environment Committee. Senator Hester has successfully put forth an array of bipartisan legislation addressing cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, behavioral health, agriculture, and environmental resilience. 

Prior to her election, Senator Hester spent 20 years on sustainable development, Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting, and strategic planning for Fortune 500 companies, governments, and non-profits.  

Senator Hester graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering.  She lives in Howard County with her husband and two daughter