# Mike Griffith

Mike Griffith is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 35A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 35A
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/79a4ffd2-8ca9-4fb2-beb2-bcbfd1d49897

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/79a4ffd2-8ca9-4fb2-beb2-bcbfd1d49897 (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

Griffith voted against the majority of Maryland House Republicans 104 times; party unity 90%, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.01), from 294 donors and 992 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 91.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 90% (97.0%). 104 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 142 bills: 142 reached committee, 48 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 30 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 110 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1605: Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - County Cost-Sharing - Repeal (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1605/
- HB 1602: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1602/
- HB 1601: Real Property - Deeds - Recordation Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1601/
- HB 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1418: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Employing Individuals Charged With Crimes - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1418/
- HB 1439: Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens and Purchase Price Adjustments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1439/
- HB 1308: Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Eligibility and Calculation - Alterations (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1308/
- HB 1334: Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act) (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1334/
- HB 1274: Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1274/
- HB 1244: Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1244/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $48.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/griffith02
- Campaign site: https://delegatemikegriffith.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikegriffithmd/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegate_mike_griffith/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-griffith-21838850/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/79a4ffd2-8ca9-4fb2-beb2-bcbfd1d49897