# Josh Stonko

Josh Stonko is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 42C.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 42C
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9026e10a-e925-4bcb-ba28-85852dc4b2a4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9026e10a-e925-4bcb-ba28-85852dc4b2a4 (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

Stonko reported $80 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 3 donors and 549 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 86% (97.0%). 136 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 15.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 134 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1430: Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - Funding (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1430/
- HB 1215: Maryland Stadium Authority - Sale of Shamrock Farms to Carroll County (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1215/
- HB 1210: Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1210/
- HB 1079: Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1079/
- HB 967: Electric Companies – Environmental Surcharges or Fees – Prohibition on Collection (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB967/
- HB 980: Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB980/
- HS 1: State Agencies - Misconduct Related to Federal Funding - Legislative Investigating Committee (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HS1/
- HB 972: Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act) (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB972/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $80 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/stonko01
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stonko2022/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuastonko/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9026e10a-e925-4bcb-ba28-85852dc4b2a4