RepublicanIn office since Nov 2014

Johnny Ray Salling

Maryland State Senator, District 6 since 2014. Ran in 5 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Maryland State Senator, District 6Born 1961

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In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 46; 114 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.1%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +22.5; Won 2022
Elections: 6; 2014–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Budget and Taxation
Committee on Ending Homelessness
Committee on Gaming Oversight
Legislative Policy
Protocol
Spending Affordability

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 114 sponsored · 46 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 410 Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding
Appropriations · Became law May 2026

SB 309 Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption
Exemptions · Became law May 2026

SB 587 Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding
Appropriations · Became law May 2026

SB 607 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount
Correctional Officers · Became law May 2026

SB 378 Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services
Applicants and Applications · Became law May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Salling sits in the Maryland State Senate

Salling is closer to the center than 54% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mary Beth Carozza, J.B. Jennings, Jack Bailey

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

With Salling’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Maryland State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Salling’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Salling	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 27, 2026	HB 711: Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy…	No	No	Yes	Passed 28–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 594: Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 38–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 12: Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 141: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 32–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1249: Certified Recovery Residences - Refusing Services to Individuals Receiving…	No	No	Yes	Passed 36–10

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

Career

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Maryland State Senate, District 6

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 State Senate, District 6	Counting	R+8.6	R+18.0	−9.4
2022	Maryland State Senate, District 6	Won	R+22.5	R+15.3	+7.2
2020	U.S. House, MD-2	Lost	D+35.7	—	—
2018	Maryland State Senate, District 6	Won	R+15.3	—	—
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 6	Won	R+2.7	—	—
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 6 (primary)	Won	—	—	—