# William Wivell

William Wivell is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 2A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 2A
- Serving since: 2015-03-16
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7616b0d4-487f-4667-b92c-b09f628235d1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7616b0d4-487f-4667-b92c-b09f628235d1 (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

17% of the 117 bills Wivell sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.01), from 120 donors and 1,154 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 94.8% (97.0%). 156 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 117 bills: 117 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 17.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 132 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 1633: Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas (Energy Savings Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1633/
- HB 1388: Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1388/
- HB 1495: Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1495/
- HB 1525: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1525/
- 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 1586: Protective Orders - Coercive Control (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1586/
- HB 1396: Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1396/
- HB 1362: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meetings - Recording Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1362/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,520 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 71% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/wivell01
- X: https://x.com/delegatewivell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatewivell/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegate_wivell/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7616b0d4-487f-4667-b92c-b09f628235d1