# Bob Long Bob Long is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 6. - Party: Republican - Seat: Maryland House, district 6 - Serving since: 2015-01-14 - Current term: MD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f84bc5c0-1a2f-4eac-8a7a-63c879ad56e5 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f84bc5c0-1a2f-4eac-8a7a-63c879ad56e5 (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 14% of the 79 bills Long sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Maryland House. ## What Long says (MD 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Long | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.01), from 37 donors and 990 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (MD 2025–26 session) 2,779 roll calls. Attendance 90.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 95.0% (97.0%). 83 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 not voting · 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 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 136 of 140). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 1379: Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Registration Fees - Sixth Legislative District (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1379/ - HB 1304: Natural Resources - Fishing Without a License - Enforcement (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1304/ - HB 1274: Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1274/ - HB 1244: Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1244/ - 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 1082: Large Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1082/ - HB 1079: Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1079/ - HB 1072: State Procurement - Preferences - Francis Scott Key Bridge Reconstruction (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1072/ - HB 1044: Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Release - Crimes Resulting in Death of Young Victim (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1044/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $2,695 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateLong/status/1891522895215562789 ## Links - Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/long01 - Campaign site: https://blong4md.com/ - X: https://x.com/DelegateLong - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boblong2014/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-bob-long-gri-17602930/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f84bc5c0-1a2f-4eac-8a7a-63c879ad56e5