# Sean Stinnett

Sean Stinnett is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 41
- Serving since: 2025-02-25
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1dcca9f3-9880-4ed6-95fc-c8a8435f63fd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dcca9f3-9880-4ed6-95fc-c8a8435f63fd (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

Stinnett has served since 2025.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.05), from 347 donors and 285 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,632 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · Committee Amendments · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 129 bills: 129 reached committee, 68 passed one chamber, 45 passed both, 41 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 68 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1387: Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1387/
- HB 1548: Real Property - Residential Lease - Terminology (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1548/
- HB 1390: Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1472: Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1472/
- HB 1492: Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1492/
- HB 1402: Medical Examiner - Release of Body - Requirements for Muslims (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1402/
- HB 1382: State Procurement - Prohibited Certifications - Boycotts of Foreign Countries (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1382/
- HB 1445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1445/
- HB 1521: Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1521/
- HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1575/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $61.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dcca9f3-9880-4ed6-95fc-c8a8435f63fd