Dylan Behler


Dylan Andrew Behler is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing district 30A since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the chief of staff to state senator Sarah Elfreth.

Background

Behler was born in Annapolis, Maryland, on June 5, 1998, and is a life-long resident of Anne Arundel County. He graduated from Southern High School in 2016, afterwards attending the University of Maryland, College Park, where he worked as a government affairs intern for the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department in 2017 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government in 2020.
In 2018, Behler worked on the campaigns of Alice J. Cain and Steuart Pittman. He also worked as a committee analyst for Senate President Thomas V. Miller Jr., and later served as legislative director and chief of staff for state senator Sarah Elfreth from 2019 to 2023. He also served as a member of the Anne Arundel Democratic Central Committee from 2019 to 2025, and was a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Before being appointed to serve in the Maryland House of Delegates, Behler worked as the director of legislative and constituent services for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

In the legislature

In January 2025, after state delegate Shaneka Henson was appointed to the Maryland Senate, Behler applied to fill the remainder of her term in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was nominated to the seat by the Anne Arundel Democratic Central Committee—which Behler was a member of at the time of the vote—on February 1, 2025, with Behler receiving 10 votes, progressive activist Chrissy Holt receiving seven, and Annapolis alderman Brooks Schandelmeier receiving one. Behler was sworn in on February 6, 2025. Sworn in at 26 years old, he is currently the youngest member of the Maryland General Assembly.

Political positions

In December 2025, Behler testified to the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission in support of mid-decade redistricting in Maryland, saying that he supported redistricting "that allows us to fight back against the erosion of our democracy nationwide".