Christopher Bouchat
Maryland State Delegate, District 5 since 2022.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 7
- 82 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 49.7%
- Chamber median 2.8%
- With party
- 86%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +-0.7
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026
Agriculture · Became law Apr 2026
Driver Education · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bouchat sits in the Maryland House of Delegates
Bouchat is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Josh Stonko, Jim Hinebaugh, Seth Howard
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:52 PM ET
With Bouchat’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans86%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bouchat’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bouchat | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | HB 191: Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 99–28 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 286: Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 113–21 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 249: Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 106–30 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | HB 1109: Public Health Reform Act | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 95–18 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 290: Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Fines and Penalties | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 112–24 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bouchat was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland House of Delegates, District 5 | Won | D+0.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bouchat has held
- Maryland House of Delegates, District 5 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bouchat has run against
- April Rose (R) · 2022 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bouchat
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0ec36459-c974-4c63-8c06-5f268766dbc6
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET