RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Paul Corderman

Maryland State Senator, District 2 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 2Born 1971

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 28; 72 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.0%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Audit and Evaluation
Budget and Taxation
Committee on the Management of Public Funds
Spending Affordability

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 72 sponsored · 28 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 410 Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding
Appropriations · 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

SB 194 Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application
Armed Forces and Uniformed Services · 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 Corderman sits in the Maryland State Senate

Corderman is closer to the center than 15% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Justin Ready, Jason Gallion, Johnny Mautz

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

With Corderman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%

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

Date	Bill	Corderman	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	No	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	No	No	Yes	Passed 32–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1249: Certified Recovery Residences - Refusing Services to Individuals Receiving…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 36–10

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Maryland House of Delegates, District 2B Maryland State Senate, District 2

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 2	Won	R+10.9	R+18.6	−7.7
2022	Maryland State Senate, District 2	Won	R+27.8	R+14.3	+13.5
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-2B	Won	R+4.1	—	—