From 2018 to 2022, Wolek served as a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee from District 16.[6] In November 2018, she was named as a member of Montgomery County Executive-elect Marc Elrich's transition team.[7] In December 2018, Wolek graduated from Emerge Maryland, a group dedicated to training and electing Democratic women to office.[8][9]
In March 2023, Wolek was one of eighteen candidates to apply to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates left by the appointment of then-delegate Ariana Kelly to the Maryland Senate. On March 21, the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee voted 16–8 to nominate her to serve the rest of Kelly's term.[1][10]
In the legislature
Wolek was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on April 3, 2023. She is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.[2] Wolek is the first Muslim woman to serve in the Maryland General Assembly.[1] In February 2026, Wolek, alongside state delegates Sean Stinnett and Caylin Young, established the Maryland Muslim Caucus.[11]
Personal life
Wolek is married to her husband, a Catholic Polish immigrant. Together, they live in Bethesda, Maryland and have three children.[1][10]
Electoral history
Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee District 16 election, 2018[12]
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