# Stuart Schmidt

Stuart Schmidt is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 33B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 33B
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f2511fcc-12a0-46e4-b831-803485efb5ea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f2511fcc-12a0-46e4-b831-803485efb5ea (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

Schmidt voted against the majority of Maryland House Republicans 489 times; party unity 48%, the lowest of 136 in the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 203 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 48% (97.0%). 489 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 not voting · 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 152 bills: 152 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 34 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 112 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 1388: Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1388/
- 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 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 1390: Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1538: Land Use - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions (Maryland Generational Housing Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1538/
- HB 1358: Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1358/
- HB 1404: Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1404/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/schmidt01
- Campaign site: https://vote4stu.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StuForHouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schmidt4delegate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StuartSchmidtMBA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-schmidt-mba-a92185/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f2511fcc-12a0-46e4-b831-803485efb5ea