Ben Cardin: podcast appearances and interviews

Ben Cardin is an American lawyer and former U.S. senator from Maryland. He served in the United States Senate from 2007 to 2025 as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his tenure in the Senate, Cardin represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007. His political career also includes sixteen years in the Maryland House of Delegates, where he served from 1967 to 1987 and was its speaker from 1979 to 1987. Throughout his 58 years as an elected official, Cardin maintained an unblemished record of electoral success. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, succeeding Paul Sarbanes, and notably defeated Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele. Cardin became Maryland’s senior U.S. senator in 2017 following Barbara Mikulski’s retirement and was reelected in 2012 and 2018. He retired from politics on January 3, 2025. In addition to his legislative career, Cardin is involved in civic engagement and civil discourse initiatives, including his role as a co-founder of the Ben Cardin Center for Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse at Towson University.