# Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 34A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 34A
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8733ef57-5d09-47f2-9a16-d96cdc43485b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8733ef57-5d09-47f2-9a16-d96cdc43485b (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

82% of the 213 bills Johnson sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.01), from 91 donors and 1,178 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 92.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 91.0% (97.0%). 86 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 nay · 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 213 bills: 213 reached committee, 175 passed one chamber, 130 passed both, 125 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 6 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- 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 1603: Health Insurance - Vision Benefits - Regulation of Insurers and Vision Benefit Managers (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1603/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- HB 1563: Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1563/
- 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 1426: Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1426/
- HB 1450: Health Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Carrier Responsibilities and Retroactive Denials of Reimbursement (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1450/
- HB 1414: Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1414/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,625 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/johnson01
- Campaign site: https://www.friendsofstevejohnson.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofstevejohnson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-johnson-b12b263b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8733ef57-5d09-47f2-9a16-d96cdc43485b