Mary Beth Carozza (born February 13, 1961) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate, representing District 38.

[2] Her family moved to the Eastern Shore when she was in the fifth grade[3] and spent her summers working in her parents' business, Beefy's.

[5] She filed to run for state delegate in the newly created district 38C in 2013,[7] during which she ran unopposed in the Republican primary[8] and defeated Democratic nominee Judy Davis in the general election with 74 percent of the vote.

[12] During the 2023 legislative session, Carozza opposed a bill creating a statewide ballot referendum on enshrining the right to reproductive freedom into the Constitution of Maryland.

[20] In March 2021, Carozza voted in favor of legislation that would continue the practice of selling beer, wine, and spirits through carryout or delivery for off-site consumption.

[23] During the 2017 legislative session and following several serious boating incidents in Ocean City, Maryland, Carozza introduced a bill to ban bow riding.

[24][25] During the 2017 legislative session, Carozza introduced a bill to increase the penalties for causing life-threatening injuries while operating a vehicle negligently.

[35][36] During the 2019 legislative session, Carozza opposed a bill that would repeal Governor Larry Hogan's executive order mandating that Maryland public schools start after Labor Day.

[39] She also questioned legislation that expands required training for school resource officers to include restorative approaches and prevents officers from enforcing discipline except to prevent or intervene in a situation where "serious bodily injury with an imminent threat of serious harm" is at stake, referring to the 2018 shooting at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland.

[46] In 2021, she urged the Maryland Public Service Commission to move a proposed wind farm off the coast of Ocean City farther offshore, insisting that the turbines would damage views from the shore, jeopardizing tourism, real estate values, and the local economy.

[51][52] During the 2022 legislative session and following the death of local resident Chris Trimper, who suffered an extreme allergic reaction during a reception at the Ocean Downs Casino in October 2019,[53] Carozza introduced a bill to allow restaurants to carry and administer EpiPens during emergency situations.

[6] During the 2021 legislative session, she opposed a bill that banned local jails from housing detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

[61] In July 2024, following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Carozza organized an interfaith prayer service to promote unity.