# Matthew Schindler

Matthew Schindler is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 2B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 2B
- Serving since: 2025-01-07
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/44ae1380-2bae-4b52-9fe9-03b29bf4e8b1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44ae1380-2bae-4b52-9fe9-03b29bf4e8b1 (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

Schindler sits at −0.34 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 88% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 69 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 93.5% (97.0%). 64 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 not voting · 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 87 bills: 87 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 94 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1386: Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1386/
- HB 1385: Health Insurance - Use of Artificial Intelligence - Human Evaluation (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1385/
- 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 1134: Pharmaceutical Drugs and Devices - Gifts to Health Care Professionals - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1134/
- HB 1173: State Procurement - Contractors and Vendors - Restrictions on Use of State Funds and Resources (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1173/
- HB 1127: Washington County - Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligible Properties (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1127/
- HB 1108: Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1108/
- HB 1027: Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1027/
- HB 1041: Youth Camps - Structures in Flood Hazard Areas - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1041/
- HB 1017: Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1017/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/schindler01
- Campaign site: https://www.schindlerforhagerstown.com/
- X: https://x.com/SchindlerTweets
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schindlerforhagerstown/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatemattschindler/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-schindler-9b193274/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44ae1380-2bae-4b52-9fe9-03b29bf4e8b1