# Chris Tomlinson

Chris Tomlinson is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 5
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b722dd05-587d-4b70-90b2-37f1e75be01f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b722dd05-587d-4b70-90b2-37f1e75be01f (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

Tomlinson voted against the majority of Maryland House Republicans 112 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 269 donors and 581 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 89% (97.0%). 112 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 173 bills: 173 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 123 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 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 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 1448: Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1448/
- HB 1396: Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1396/
- HB 1390: Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1438: State Board of Education - Public High School Graduation Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1438/
- HB 1386: Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1386/
- HB 1435: Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hormone-Related Care (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1435/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/tomlinson01
- Campaign site: https://tomlinsonfordelegate.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisTomlinsonForDelegate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-tomlinson-70429090/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b722dd05-587d-4b70-90b2-37f1e75be01f