Natalie Ziegler

Natalie Carroll Ziegler (born September 5, 1955) is an American politician and farmer. She is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 9A in Howard and Montgomery counties.

Background Born in 1955 to mother Mary Carter Carroll and father John C. Ziegler, She worked as a journalist and a guest booker for CNN,

Ziegler is a fifth-generation She owns Carroll Mill Farm, a feed grain operation in Ellicott City, Maryland.

In 2018, Ziegler ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 9A, challenging incumbent Republican state delegates Trent Kittleman and Warren E. Miller. She won the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018, but was defeated by Kittleman and Miller in the general election on November 6. Shortly after her loss, county executive-elect Calvin Ball III named Ziegler to serve on the county's public works subcommittee transition team.

In January 2020, Ziegler was appointed to the Howard Community College Board of Trustees. She was reappointed to the board in October 2021. She won a tight general election on November 8, 2022, coming in first.

In the legislature Ziegler was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023. She is a member of the House Environment and Transportation Committee. In January 2026, House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk named Ziegler as the co-chair of the newly-created Rural Caucus, alongside Republican Jefferson L. Ghrist.

Political positions In September 2016, Ziegler supported and testified for a proposal to expand solar development on Howard County farmland.

During the 2023 legislative session, Ziegler pushed back against a bill that would ban foreign governments from buying farmland in Maryland, worrying that the bill would "demonize people unfairly".

In February 2026, Ziegler introduced a bill that would establish the Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund and the Rural Readiness Program, which would provide assistance to individuals and small businesses in rural communities.

Personal life Ziegler lives in Ellicott City with her husband, John Zirschky. Together, they have two children.