# Jeff Ghrist

Jeff Ghrist is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 36
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/297d462e-6cee-4faf-ab3e-4ded2ea6f916

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/297d462e-6cee-4faf-ab3e-4ded2ea6f916 (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

Ghrist missed 14% of 2,779 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House (average 94.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.01), from 137 donors and 1,079 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 96.4% (97.0%). 86 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 78 bills: 78 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 24.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 121 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1631: Agriculture - Hemp Manufacturing License - Establishment (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1631/
- HB 1599: Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1599/
- HB 1591: State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1591/
- HB 1388: Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1388/
- HB 1400: Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1400/
- HB 1572: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Eligible Sources – Waste–to–Energy (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1572/
- 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 1459: Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1459/
- HB 1535: Natural Resources - Recreational Fishing - Mobile Reporting Application (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1535/
- HB 1395: Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1395/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,093 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/ghrist01
- X: https://x.com/jeffghrist
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffghrist/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ghrist-a1255616/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/297d462e-6cee-4faf-ab3e-4ded2ea6f916