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Matthew Schindler
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Matthew Schindler

Maryland State Delegate, District 2B. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Maryland State Delegate, District 2BBorn 1983

Official websiteWikipedia

Bills became law
18
87 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.2%
Chamber median 2.8%
With party
94%
On votes splitting the parties
Elections
1
2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Government, Labor and Elections
  • Study Group on Economic Stability

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 87 sponsored · 18 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 439 Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming
Administrative Agencies · Became law May 2026
HB 525 County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Joanne C.…
Awareness and Outreach · Became law May 2026
HB 548 Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
Administrative Agencies · Became law May 2026
HB 3 Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees…
Armed Forces and Uniformed Services · Became law May 2026
HB 135 Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas
Baltimore City · 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 Schindler sits in the Maryland House of Delegates

Schindler is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianSchindlerMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Brian Crosby, Andre Johnson, Steve Johnson

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

With Schindler’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Schindler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillSchindlerDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Apr 2, 2026HB 191: Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash PaymentsYesYesNoPassed 99–28
Apr 2, 2026SB 286: Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable DatabaseYesYesNoPassed 113–21
Apr 2, 2026SB 249: Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking DevicesYesYesNoPassed 106–30
Apr 2, 2026HB 1109: Public Health Reform ActYesYesNoPassed 95–18
Apr 2, 2026SB 290: Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Fines and PenaltiesYesYesNoPassed 112–24

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Schindler 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Maryland House of Delegates, HD-2BCountingD+30.4D+8.4+22.0

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Who Schindler has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Schindler

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET