# Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 27C.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 27C
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/77d4130a-be8c-46a7-adc4-08ecd11ea6ee

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77d4130a-be8c-46a7-adc4-08ecd11ea6ee (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

Fisher sits at +0.93 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

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

3,479 classified statements: 3,479 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 | Fisher | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.7% | 2.9% | 58 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 30.7% | 9.3% | 37 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 45.5% | 31.9% | 187 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.2% | 1.8% | 536 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.8% | 12.7% | 679 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 1.4% | 128 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 28% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 22% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Energy 20% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Education 16% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.93 (standard error 0.02), from 324 donors and 1,155 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.4% (97.0%). 356 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, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 5.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 140 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 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 1449: Maryland Office of the Inspector General - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1449/
- HB 1322: Higher Education - Freedom of Expression on Campus - Protection (Maryland Campus Area Free Expression Act) (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1322/
- HB 1332: Calvert County - County Commissioners - Prohibited Agreements (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1332/
- HB 1319: Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat (Defend the Guard) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1319/
- HB 1331: Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services - Public Benefits - Eligibility and Prohibitions (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1331/
- HB 1208: Calvert County - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Emergency Services (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1208/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.4K (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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2114414486404890855
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2114499749604634900
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2113789177930326324
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2113774884090503596
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2113412585718714384
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2112716675845902532
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2113024210767688060
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2112339754692001862
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2112537970133651906
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/fisher4maryland/status/2111963036500336743

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/fisher
- Campaign site: https://markfisherfordelegate.com/
- X: https://x.com/fisher4maryland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fisher4Maryland/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-fisher-28375537/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77d4130a-be8c-46a7-adc4-08ecd11ea6ee