# Chris Adams

Chris Adams is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 37B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 37B
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b7e16db2-0bde-4bed-8eb1-09f30ae66d4e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b7e16db2-0bde-4bed-8eb1-09f30ae66d4e (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

21% of the 100 bills Adams sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.01), from 31 donors and 1,197 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 95.3% (97.0%). 96 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 100 bills: 100 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 21.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 127 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 1388: Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1388/
- HB 1495: Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1495/
- HB 1499: Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1499/
- HB 1400: Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1400/
- 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 1478: State Procurement - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors and Suppliers - Alteration (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1478/
- HB 1515: Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1515/
- HB 1459: Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1459/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/adams01
- X: https://x.com/Adams4Maryland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdamsForMaryland/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryland_delegate_chris_adams/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-adams-15833a9/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b7e16db2-0bde-4bed-8eb1-09f30ae66d4e