# Wayne Hartman

Wayne Hartman is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 38C.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 38C
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ed6c6e8e-a50c-4fce-86a8-0d9d7a75aa1f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed6c6e8e-a50c-4fce-86a8-0d9d7a75aa1f (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

Hartman voted against the majority of Maryland House Republicans 92 times; party unity 96.5%, in the bottom quarter of the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.01), from 240 donors and 1,166 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 96.5% (97.0%). 92 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 not voting · 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 102 bills: 102 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 36.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 108 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 1611: Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1611/
- 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 1390: Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1437: Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1437/
- HB 1274: Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1274/
- HB 1212: Workgroup on Seafood Marketing (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1212/
- HB 1151: Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services (passed both chambers, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1151/
- HB 1103: State Designations - Symbol of Remembrance for September 11 - Freedom Flag (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1103/
- HB 1079: Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1079/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/hartman01

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed6c6e8e-a50c-4fce-86a8-0d9d7a75aa1f