# Seth Howard

Seth Howard is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 30B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 30B
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/32a0f09e-394f-446c-93c7-9cff2ea28b83

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32a0f09e-394f-446c-93c7-9cff2ea28b83 (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

Howard voted against the majority of Maryland House Republicans 158 times; party unity 84%, in the bottom 5% of the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.01), from 188 donors and 1,018 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 92.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 84% (97.0%). 158 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 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 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 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 27.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 115 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1645: Public Health - American Legion Automated External Defibrillator Grant Program - Established (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1645/
- HB 1629: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1629/
- 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 1390: Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1463: Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Constituent Services Liaison - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1463/
- HB 1375: Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1375/
- HB 1535: Natural Resources - Recreational Fishing - Mobile Reporting Application (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1535/
- HB 1391: Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Testing and Inspection - Grounds for Failure (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1391/
- HB 1484: Child Sex Offenders - Plea Agreements and Places for Children (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1484/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/howard01
- Campaign site: https://www.sethfordelegate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SethforDelegate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatesethhoward/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-howard-a61113b8/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32a0f09e-394f-446c-93c7-9cff2ea28b83