# Brian Chisholm

Brian Chisholm is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 31
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/395603e6-0fdf-4cf6-bacb-18d98c848990

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/395603e6-0fdf-4cf6-bacb-18d98c848990 (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

23% of Chisholm’s statements criticize a policy, 2.5 times the State House Republican average of 9.3%.

## What Chisholm says (MD 2025–26 session)

599 classified statements: 599 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chisholm | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.2% | 2.9% | 285 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 23.4% | 9.3% | 77 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 39.9% | 31.9% | 269 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 403 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.8% | 12.7% | 593 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 1.4% | 105 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 38% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 12% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Environmental Protection 7.1% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.01), from 345 donors and 1,180 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 97.9% (97.0%). 250 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 192 bills: 192 reached committee, 72 passed one chamber, 55 passed both, 54 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 106 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HS 2: Resolution to Expel Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat From the House of Delegates of Maryland (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HS2/
- HB 1646: Maryland Aviation Administration - Airport Passenger Screening Partnership Program (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1646/
- HB 1640: Energy-Related Programs, Surcharges, and Taxes (Maryland Energy Savings Guarantee Act) (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1640/
- HB 1586: Protective Orders - Coercive Control (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1586/
- HB 1398: State Transfer Tax - Temporary Suspension (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1398/
- HB 1510: Unemployment Insurance - Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Enforcement (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1510/
- HB 1417: Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland Constitutional Carry Act) (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1417/
- HB 1449: Maryland Office of the Inspector General - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1449/
- HB 1451: Public Health - Women's Health Care Data - Report (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1451/
- HB 1301: Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1301/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2113452082351235075
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2113718644299419757
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2111965773141012617
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2111499630672499062
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2111592838316384604
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2110765205940510967
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2107334140190208430
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2107079977544061405
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2104615867598111221
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Chisholmstrong/status/2104662772684354025

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/chisholm01
- Campaign site: https://chisholmformaryland.com/
- X: https://x.com/Chisholmstrong
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chisholmformaryland/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chisholm4md/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chisholmformaryland/videos?app=desktop
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-chisholm-82ab755/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/395603e6-0fdf-4cf6-bacb-18d98c848990