Sean Stinnett Voting Record & Scorecard | National GOP Platform

MD Delegate

District: 41 • Democrat

2026 GOP Alignment:

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Del. Sean Stinnett represents the 41st District in the Maryland House of Delegates. Stinnett's voting record aligned 0% of the time to the National Republican Platform in 2026, demonstrating little to no adherence to the principles of the Republican Party and Platform ratified by President Trump and Republicans across the nation at the 43rd Republican National Convention. Sean Stinnett voted on 8 of the 8 substantive bills advanced in the 2026 legislative session that pertained to the Republican party platform. The chapters of the platform Stinnett aligned most closely with the GOP include Chapter 3: Build The Greatest Economy In History. (0%), Chapter 4: Bring Back The American Dream And Make It Affordable Again. (0%), and Chapter 1: Defeat Inflation And Quickly Bring Down All Prices. (0%).

Bill

Title

Lawmaker Position

HB 486

Assembly 2026

HB 486Assembly 20261x

Imposing New Curriculum Mandates to Force Radical Social Justice Indoctrination on Children in School Classrooms.

Against GOP

Under this bill, November 14 of each year would be designated as “Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day” and the second Wednesday in October as “Maryland School Pedestrian Awareness Day.” The State Department of Education would be required to make resource materials publicly available to help local school systems plan a program of education for each day. For Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, those materials may include age-appropriate lesson plans, discussion guides, historical documents, and multimedia resources, and must include resources to assist teachers in engaging students in discussions about civil rights and social justice. For Maryland School Pedestrian Awareness Day, the materials may include pedestrian safety best practices, lesson plans, walk audit templates, and grant resources.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because decisions about curriculum content and classroom instruction should remain focused on core academic subjects and be made as close to parents and local communities as possible. Expanding state-directed instructional mandates that encourage political or ideological discussions in the classroom risks diverting time and resources away from academic achievement while increasing government influence over how sensitive social issues are presented to children.

HB 746

Assembly 2026

HB 746Assembly 20261x

Undermining President Trump's Reforms to the Medicaid Welfare System by Imposing New Mandates which Shift Costs onto Taxpayers.

Against GOP

Under this bill, Maryland Medicaid and private health insurers would be prohibited from imposing copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles for services provided through the Collaborative Care Model, which integrates behavioral health services into primary care settings. The bill also requires health insurers to provide coverage for these services and expands state mandates governing health insurance benefits.

Chapter 4 – Bring Back the American Dream and Make it Affordable Again For Families, Young People, and Everyone – Section #3 – Affordable Healthcare: Healthcare and prescription drug costs are out of control. Republicans will increase Transparency, promote Choice and Competition, and expand access to new Affordable Healthcare and prescription drug options.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because this bill undermines efforts to reform the Medicaid welfare system and control health care costs by imposing new coverage mandates and eliminating cost-sharing requirements that help restrain spending. By requiring taxpayers and insurance premium payers to absorb a greater share of health care costs, the bill expands government-directed health benefits and increases financial pressures on both public programs and private insurance markets.

SB 159

Assembly 2026

SB 159Assembly 20261x

Growing Government Central Planning By Imposing Unnecessary New Paperwork Mandates on Paramedics that Already Be Achieved without Big Government.

Against GOP

Under this bill, the Executive Director of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems would be required to coordinate minimum equipment, supply, and medication requirements for emergency medical services vehicles, including neonatal care equipment. The bill also requires counties and municipalities that operate or contract for EMS services to conduct regular reviews of ambulance performance data, certify those reviews, submit summaries to the state, and establish formal systems for receiving and investigating ambulance-related complaints.

Chapter 1 – Defeat Inflation and Quickly Bring Down All Prices – Section #3 – Cut Costly and Burdensome Regulations: Republicans will reinstate President Trump's Deregulation Policies, which saved Americans $11,000 per household, and end Democrats’ regulatory onslaught that disproportionately harms low- and middle-income households.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because this bill expands government bureaucracy by imposing additional review, reporting, certification, and complaint-management requirements on local emergency medical service providers. EMS agencies already have strong incentives to monitor performance and address service issues, and these objectives can be achieved through local management and existing oversight mechanisms without creating new state-driven paperwork mandates and administrative burdens.

SB 272

Assembly 2026

SB 272Assembly 20261x

Hiking Health Insurance Premiums for Everyone and Continuing to Infringe the Right of Consumers to Purchase Basic Plans with Undesired Coverages.

Against GOP

Under this bill, health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and certain managed care organizations that cover chemotherapy treatment would be required to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used to prevent or reduce hair loss during chemotherapy. The bill adds another mandated health insurance benefit that insurers must include in covered plans.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because this bill continues Maryland's practice of using government mandates to dictate what benefits must be included in private health insurance plans regardless of whether consumers want or need the coverage. Every new insurance mandate increases costs and reduces consumer choice, making it harder for individuals and families to purchase affordable health plans that fit their own needs and priorities.

SB 282 Vote 1

Assembly 2026

SB 282 Vote 1Assembly 20261x

Advancing the Largest Budget in State History — Papering Over a $3 Billion Deficit With Bond Swaps and Fund Shifts That Lock In Future Tax Hikes.

Against GOP

This bill makes the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution, and authorizes the appropriated amounts to be disbursed for the several purposes specified for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. This vote is the third-reading vote in each chamber to advance the largest annual appropriations bill in state history before conference-committee resolution of differences between the chambers. The bill enacts general-fund and special-fund appropriations across every state agency, authorizes new and continuing spending programs, and contains contingent reductions tied to subsequent legislation enacted during the same session. Additionally, the bill papers over an approximately $3 billion structural deficit through one-time fund transfers and bond-swap maneuvers rather than recurring structural reforms. By advancing the largest budget in state history with no meaningful structural reforms while papering over a $3 billion deficit through fund shifts and bond swaps, the bill locks in spending commitments that will require significant tax increases in the years ahead to sustain.

Chapter 1 – Defeat Inflation and Quickly Bring Down All Prices – Section #2 – Rein in Wasteful Federal Spending: Republicans will immediately stabilize the Economy by slashing wasteful Government spending and promoting Economic Growth.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because this budget continues Maryland's pattern of unchecked government growth while relying on temporary accounting maneuvers instead of addressing the underlying causes of the State's fiscal imbalance. Rather than pursuing spending restraint and structural reforms, the bill commits taxpayers to record levels of government spending that will increase pressure for future tax hikes and leave Maryland less prepared for economic downturns.

SB 282 Vote 2

Assembly 2026

SB 282 Vote 2Assembly 20261x

Enacting the Largest Budget in State History Despite Fiscal-Catastrophe Warnings and Locking In Future Tax Hikes to Pay for It.

Against GOP

This bill makes the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution, as adopted by the conference committee resolving differences between the House and Senate versions, and authorizes the appropriated amounts to be disbursed for the several purposes specified for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. This vote is the conference-report enactment vote in each chamber and was approved as Chapter 4 of 2026. The bill enacts general-fund and special-fund appropriations across every state agency, authorizes new and continuing spending programs, and contains contingent reductions tied to other legislation passed in the same session. Additionally, the bill papers over an approximately $3 billion structural deficit through one-time fund transfers and bond-swap maneuvers rather than recurring structural reforms — despite repeated warnings from outside good-governance groups about the fiscal trajectory. By enacting the largest budget in state history with no meaningful structural reforms while papering over a $3 billion deficit through fund shifts and bond swaps, the bill locks in spending commitments that will require significant tax increases in the years ahead to sustain.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because this budget ignores repeated warnings about Maryland's long-term fiscal outlook and doubles down on a level of spending that taxpayers cannot sustainably support. Instead of making difficult reforms to prioritize core functions of government and restore fiscal stability, the bill relies on short-term fixes that postpone the problem while increasing the likelihood of future tax increases, budget shortfalls, and economic strain on Maryland families and businesses.

SB 794

Assembly 2026

SB 794Assembly 20261x

Hiking Health Insurance Costs for Businesses by Making Pregnancy Grounds for Special Enrollment.

Against GOP

Under this bill, individuals who qualify for Maryland's existing special enrollment period for pregnancy would be allowed to choose whether their health insurance coverage becomes effective retroactively to the first day of the month in which the pregnancy was confirmed or on the first day of the month following plan selection. If the individual does not select an effective date, the carrier would be required to make the selection.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because this bill expands special enrollment privileges within the health insurance system, allowing individuals to obtain coverage after a pregnancy has been confirmed and potentially receive retroactive benefits. Insurance markets function best when coverage decisions are made before medical expenses are incurred, and expanding exceptions to normal enrollment rules increases costs that are ultimately borne by employers, policyholders, and consumers.

HB 952

Assembly 2026

HB 952Assembly 20261x

Crushing AI Innovation and Enriching Plaintiffs' Attorneys by Imposing Unreasonable Levels of Liability on Chatbot Developers for Users' Self-Inflicted Harm.

Against GOP

Under this bill, developers and operators of AI companion chatbots would be required to implement extensive content moderation protocols, warning systems, data collection restrictions, complaint procedures, and reporting requirements related to self-harm, suicide, and sexually explicit content. The bill also declares that chatbots are legally considered products for liability purposes and allows developers and operators to be held strictly liable for injuries or harm allegedly caused by a chatbot, including through design, manufacturing, or marketing defect claims.

Chapter 3 – Build the Greatest Economy in History – Section #1 – Cut Regulations: Republicans will slash Regulations that stifle Jobs, Freedom, Innovation and make everything more expensive. We will implement Transparency and Common Sense in rulemaking.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

Oppose is the GOP Position because this bill imposes sweeping regulatory mandates and unprecedented liability standards that would expose AI developers to costly litigation for harms caused by users’ own actions. By creating broad strict-liability claims against chatbot developers and expanding opportunities for lawsuits, the bill would discourage innovation, increase compliance costs, and give trial lawyers new avenues to target emerging AI technologies operating in Maryland.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Del. Sean Stinnett's voting record?

How aligned is Sean Stinnett with National Republican Party Platform principles?

Sean Stinnett's voting record aligned 0% of the time to the National Republican Platform in 2026, demonstrating little to no adherence to National Republican Party Platform principles.

What is Sean Stinnett's GOP Platform score?

Sean Stinnett has a 0% GOP Platform score for 2026.

Where does Sean Stinnett serve?

Del. Sean Stinnett (D-MD-41) represents the 41st District in the Maryland House of Delegates as a Democrat.

What issue categories does Sean Stinnett score highest and lowest on?

Sean Stinnett's strongest categories on the National GOP Platform scorecard are Chapter 3: Build The Greatest Economy In History. (0%) and Chapter 4: Bring Back The American Dream And Make It Affordable Again. (0%). The lowest-scoring categories are Chapter 1: Defeat Inflation And Quickly Bring Down All Prices. (0%) and Chapter 4: Bring Back The American Dream And Make It Affordable Again. (0%).

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