Lauren Arikan, wife of Turkish American Yusuf Arikan, is running for the House of Delegates in Maryland’s 7th District in the Republican Primary on June 26, 2018. The Arikans live with their three children in Jarrettsville, Maryland on their 8-acre farm where they raise poultry and dairy goats.  They own and manage an accounting and staffing firm, Arikan Accounting.  Lauren also owns and operates an investment company, Arikan Investments.

Lauren is a member of the Harford County Republican Women’s Club and the Maryland Federation of Republican Women. She has spent the last several years regularly testifying in Annapolis against legislation that harms parental rights. Community service is a huge part of Lauren’s life. As a teen, she was a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient. In 2014, she founded Birth Circle of Baltimore, which is a monthly community group that offers free peer support to women during their childbearing years and beyond.  She also served on the board of Maryland Friends of Midwives, a local 501(c)3, that supports midwifery in Maryland. The general election in Maryland will be held on November 6, 2018.

To support Lauren Arikan’s campaign you can make contributions directly to

her campaign by going to www.electarikan.com.

Alternately, you can help the TC-USA PAC in its efforts to raise funds for Lauren Arikan’s election either by:

  • Personal check (no business checks) payable to TC-USA PAC (Mail to: TC-USA PAC / 1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1000 / Washington, DC  20036); or
  • Credit card contribution (click here)