Michelle Laskin Hettleman (born August 26, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the Maryland Senate representing District 11 since 2020.

[2] She graduated from Pikesville Senior High School and later attended Northwestern University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1986.

[9] In January 2020, the Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee unanimously voted to nominate her to fill the vacancy, defeating state delegate Jon Cardin and community activist Alan Zukerberg.

[1] In October 2023, following the resignation of Melony G. Griffith, Senate President Bill Ferguson appointed her to serve as the chair of the Rules Committee.

[16][17] In January 2019, Hettleman was one of nine Maryland lawmakers to add their names to a manifesto signed by 326 state legislators to reaffirm their commitment to protecting abortion rights.

[22] In October, she penned a letter to the Maryland State Department of Education calling for an expansion of its curriculum on the Holocaust.

[24] During the 2019 legislative session, Hettleman voted for the End-of-Life Option Act, which would have provided palliative care to terminally ill adults.

[26] In February 2022, Hettleman spoke in support of the Time to Care Act, which would create a state paid family leave program.

[28] In 2022, she introduced bills that would require judges to delay eviction proceedings if a tenant applies for rent assistance,[29] which passed and was vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan.

[33] In January 2020, Baltimore County library employees voted to unionize under the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

[37] The bill's implementation was delayed after Governor Larry Hogan declined to distribute the $3 million in funding to assist with kit testing, which Hettleman condemned.