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U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 2nd District

Johnny Olszewski, Jr.

Democrat 1st term Up 2026

Replaced C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.3M raised · top PACs: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 2 of 22 party-line votes (9%; most Democrats: 5%)
99LoyaltyMed 98
100AttendMed 98
11BipartMed 12
6BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Committees
  • Small Business 10th minority
  • Foreign Affairs 18th minority
Age
44

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 1, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1542013036746

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security 9% 5%
Government Operations and Politics 19% 40%
International Affairs 4% 30%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Transportation and Public Works and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Government Operations and Politics and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration).
  • 20 bills sponsored, most on Government Operations and Politics.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberSmall Business Committee10th minority
MemberForeign Affairs Committee18th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 3% of the House, in the minority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

22% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Olszewski.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

22% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Elfreth and DelBene.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 19 · expected 19
Action in committee 1 · expected 5
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 330 of 433 in the House

0.33expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

1 of 19 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.33 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 8879 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.38

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 6 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.38, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 2 of 22, Finance and Financial Sector 1 of 13, Economics and Public Finance 1 of 50.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Olszewski$1.3M raised60%35%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

64% of what he raised came from individuals; 4% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.3M raised, 35% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 18.6 points.

56 PACs of the 96 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Defense.

  1. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% D
  2. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 2291% D
  3. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club99% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

188 bills

Olszewski voted Yea on 26, Nay on 83, and sponsored or cosponsored 79 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.