# Christopher Bouchat

Christopher Bouchat is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 5
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ec36459-c974-4c63-8c06-5f268766dbc6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ec36459-c974-4c63-8c06-5f268766dbc6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Bouchat missed 50% of 2,779 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Maryland House (average 94.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.01), from 102 donors and 437 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 50% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 86% (97.0%). 71 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · On Third Reading (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · On Third Reading (Const) · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · Committee Amendments · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted not voting · FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 76 bills: 76 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 15.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 133 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2102: Districting - Single-Member Districts and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Convention (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2102/
- HB 1386: Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1386/
- HB 1435: Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hormone-Related Care (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1435/
- HB 1429: Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Motor Vehicles and Farm Equipment (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1429/
- HB 1467: Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1467/
- HB 1334: Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act) (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1334/
- HB 1353: Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1353/
- HB 1244: Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1244/
- HB 1215: Maryland Stadium Authority - Sale of Shamrock Farms to Carroll County (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1215/
- HB 1210: Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1210/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,897 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/bouchat01
- Campaign site: https://www.friendsofbouchat.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofEricBouchat/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bouchat-eric-b99ab7b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ec36459-c974-4c63-8c06-5f268766dbc6