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State Senator, 37th District
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Johnny MautzOfficial portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Johnny Mautz

Candidate for State Senator, 37th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State senator; restaurant owner
Lives in
St. Michaels
Campaign website
johnnymautz.com

State senator for District 37 since January 2023 after serving in the House of Delegates from 2015 to 2023. Runs Carpenter Street Saloon in St. Michaels; former counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and adviser to Governor Robert Ehrlich.

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Photo: Official portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes new fees and borrowing to balance the budget.

    State Senator Johnny Mautz | Maryland District 37

    Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Mautz · johnnymautz.com

    “Annapolis keeps reaching into your pocket: higher energy bills, new fees, a budget balanced with borrowed money.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Led a push for emergency relief for watermen.

    News

    Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Mautz · johnnymautz.com

    “Senator Johnny led Maryland's Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland senators in pressing both Governor Moore and the federal government for emergency relief for watermen”
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Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Opposed cuts to developmental disability self-directed care.

    News

    Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Mautz · johnnymautz.com

    “Johnny fought Moore's cuts to disability self-directed care”
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  • Sponsored insurance coverage for long-term Lyme disease treatment.In office

    SB 969 (2026 session), primary sponsor.

    Senator Johnny Mautz: Maryland General Assembly member page (biography and sponsored legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposed the 2026 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill.

    News

    Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Mautz · johnnymautz.com

    “When Annapolis Democrats rammed through a mid-decade redistricting bill aimed at flipping Maryland's only Republican congressional seat, Senator Johnny called it out”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Johnny Mautz on them.

  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (10)

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