# Jim Hinebaugh

Jim Hinebaugh is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 1A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 1A
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bb4f12c9-db2f-449d-a3a3-a7f77ad5d1f9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb4f12c9-db2f-449d-a3a3-a7f77ad5d1f9 (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

Hinebaugh reported $500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.18 (standard error 0.01), from 59 donors and 573 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 84% (97.0%). 148 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 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 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 63 bills: 63 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 25.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 119 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 1347: Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements (Bri's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1347/
- HB 1203: Garrett County - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1203/
- HB 1189: Property and Casualty Insurance - Distribution of Premium Tax Proceeds to State Disaster Recovery Fund (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1189/
- HB 1217: Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1217/
- HB 1207: State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Alteration and Mandatory Appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1207/
- HB 1204: Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Establishment (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1204/
- HB 1190: Public Utilities - Off-Grid Electricity Providers - Exemption (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1190/
- HB 1187: Water Companies and Sewage Disposal Companies - Eminent Domain Proceedings and Service Rates (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1187/
- HB 1193: Department of Natural Resources - Savage Highlands State Park - Hotel Rental Surcharge (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1193/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/hinebaugh01
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimHinebaughforStateDelegate/?_rdr
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hinebaugh-98415b19/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb4f12c9-db2f-449d-a3a3-a7f77ad5d1f9