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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 783,097 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 68.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 5.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $94,537 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 1: Maryland Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2024) — passed, margin 76.1% Yes – 23.9% No (statewide)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.072)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.098)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.112)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.145)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 (share 0.168)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: T. Rowe Price (7900 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Baltimore County Public Schools (18000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Johns Hopkins Health System (20000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (6000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Social Security Administration (60000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District covers parts of Baltimore and Carroll counties plus a sliver of Baltimore City, anchored by communities such as Towson, Dundalk, Owings Mills, Pikesville, and Woodlawn. It has a population of approximately 783,000 and is rated D+10 (safe Democratic). The district has a strong federal workforce presence — the Social Security Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are both headquartered in Woodlawn — alongside major healthcare employers and a large Jewish community in the Pikesville/Owings Mills corridor. The median household income of $94,537 is well above the national median, and 46.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is relatively low at 5.3%. The district is racially diverse: 59.4% White, 23.7% Black, 6.1% Asian, and 6.0% Hispanic.
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Voted nay on H.R. 4371 (Kayla Hamilton Act (Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Requirements)) on 2025-12-16: Olszewski voted against a bill named for a 20-year-old murder victim from Aberdeen, Maryland — in his home state — joining 201 Democrats in opposition. The bill passed 225-201 with only 7 Democratic defections. Maryland Democrats cited concerns the bill could harm children by requiring HHS to consider additional background information in placement determinations. The cross-pressure: honoring a Maryland victim's family versus progressive immigration and child-welfare policy.
Date: 2025-12-16
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Voted nay on H.R. 5371 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (Ended 42-Day Government Shutdown)) on 2025-11-12: Olszewski voted against ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history despite his district's heavy reliance on federal employment — an estimated 150,000 Maryland federal workers went without paychecks and SNAP benefits were running out. He justified his 'difficult' no vote by objecting to the exclusion of ACA subsidy extensions and a provision allowing senators to write themselves $1 million checks for subpoenaed phone records. The cross-pressure: constituent economic pain versus principled opposition to what he called a 'false choice' that failed to protect working families from skyrocketing health premiums.
Date: 2025-11-12
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] In his second vote against the GOP budget reconciliation bill, Olszewski said: "Words fail to capture the devastation this bill will inflict on my constituents and every hard-working family in our country," citing 14,000 constituents losing Medicaid and 25,000 SNAP households facing cuts.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[disclosure] As Baltimore County Executive, Olszewski lobbied in support of an amendment to Maryland HB538 that benefited Himmelrich and Associates — a real estate developer and campaign contributor — a move that critics said removed meaningful local zoning and development authority from Baltimore County government.
Date: 2024-02-20
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] "The American people elected all of us with one clear mandate: to lower costs," Olszewski declared in his first floor speech, pledging to focus on legislation that lowers costs for struggling families.
Date: 2025-02-04
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JStreetPAC endorsed Olszewski and held a fundraising reception for him in April 2025, describing him as 'one of J Street's key freshman allies in Congress' who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and represents a large Jewish constituency.
Date: 2025-04-09
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As Baltimore County Executive (2018-2025), Olszewski oversaw zoning decisions, development approvals, and economic policy that directly affected many of the real estate and development interests now appearing on his congressional donor list.
Date: 2025-01-03
Added: 02 May 2026
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Olszewski serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Small Business committees and is a member of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) and Chesapeake Watershed Taskforce.
Date: 2025-04-17
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An analysis of recent contribution data by Maryland Bay News identified more than $433,000 in reported receipts with real estate and development interests making up a core donor base. Top contributors included Weinman Company ($15,000), Dennis Weinman ($14,000), Perry Jacobson ($9,000), Brown Advisory ($7,000), St. John Properties ($7,000), The Cordish Companies ($7,000), Saul Ewing LLP ($7,000), and Caves Valley Partners ($6,500).
Date: 2026-03-13
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In the 2025-2026 cycle (through March 31, 2026), Olszewski's campaign raised $816,884.42: $549,859.01 from individual contributions and $261,224.01 from PACs and other committees, per FEC filings.
Date: 2026-03-31
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In the 2023-2024 election cycle, Olszewski's campaign raised $1,111,082: 80.80% from large individual contributions ($897,702), 15.46% from PACs ($171,794), and 4.16% from small donors ($46,165). He spent $879,886 and ended with $231,195 cash on hand.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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