# Barry Beauchamp

Barry Beauchamp is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 38B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 38B
- Serving since: 2024-09-10
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c1495953-153b-4316-ad04-58a12b2b7fd9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c1495953-153b-4316-ad04-58a12b2b7fd9 (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

Beauchamp voted against the majority of Maryland House Republicans 123 times; party unity 91.1%, in the bottom quarter of the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 150 donors and 292 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 91.1% (97.0%). 123 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 106 bills: 106 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 128 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1599: Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1599/
- 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 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 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 1586: Protective Orders - Coercive Control (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1586/
- HB 1421: Task Force to Study Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injuries and Fatalities (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1421/
- HB 1396: Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1396/
- HB 1481: Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1481/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/beauchamp01
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barry.beauchamp.1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-beauchamp-85537867/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c1495953-153b-4316-ad04-58a12b2b7fd9