# Ric Metzgar

Ric Metzgar is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 6
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/253942ff-e83a-46ca-a05a-2e8e8644b4c2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/253942ff-e83a-46ca-a05a-2e8e8644b4c2 (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

Metzgar voted against the majority of Maryland House Republicans 113 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.01), from 278 donors and 1,065 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 89% (97.0%). 113 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · Committee Amendments · 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. 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 125 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1632: Anthony McCarthy Task Force to Study Dialysis Outcomes (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1632/
- HB 1626: Agriculture - Access to Food (Maryland Food Security, Access, and Equity Act) (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1626/
- HB 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1546: Baltimore County - Homestead Property Tax Credit - Individuals at Least 65 Years Old (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1546/
- HB 1552: Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1552/
- HB 1551: Department of Agriculture - Regulation of Dog Breeders (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1551/
- HB 1295: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1295/
- HB 1079: Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1079/
- HB 1041: Youth Camps - Structures in Flood Hazard Areas - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1041/
- HB 967: Electric Companies – Environmental Surcharges or Fees – Prohibition on Collection (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB967/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 29% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/metzgar01
- X: https://x.com/RicMetzgar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatericmetzgar/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_preacher6/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/253942ff-e83a-46ca-a05a-2e8e8644b4c2