RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

Jay Jacobs

Maryland State Delegate, District 36 since 2010. Ran in 5 elections between 2010 and 2022, winning 5. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Maryland State Delegate, District 36Born 1953

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 26; 110 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.3%; Chamber median 2.8%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +0.6; Won 2022
Elections: 6; 2010–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review
Environment and Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 110 sponsored · 26 became law

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HB 500 Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption
Exemptions · Became law May 2026

HB 1599 Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established
Agriculture · Became law May 2026

HB 569 Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
Building Maintenance and Repair · Became law May 2026

HB 1504 Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction (The Honorable Anne Healey…
Bicycles · Became law May 2026

HB 654 Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants
Committees and Commissions · Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jacobs sits in the Maryland House of Delegates

Jacobs is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Susan McComas, April Miller, Tom Hutchinson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:52 PM ET

With Jacobs’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%

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: Jacobs’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Jacobs	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	HB 191: Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments	No	No	Yes	Passed 99–28
Apr 2, 2026	SB 286: Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 113–21
Apr 2, 2026	SB 249: Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices	No	No	Yes	Passed 106–30
Apr 2, 2026	HB 1109: Public Health Reform Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 95–18
Apr 2, 2026	SB 290: Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Fines and Penalties	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 112–24

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jacobs was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028Maryland House of Delegates, District 36

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Maryland Delegate District 36	Counting	—	—	—
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, District 36	Won	R+0.6	R+20.3	−19.7
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, District 36	Won	D+0.2	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, District 36	Won	R+5.6	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, District 36 (primary)	Won	+1.7	—	—
2010	Maryland House of Delegates, District 36	Won	D+4.5	—	—