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Brian Chisholm
2023 - Present
2027
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Brian Chisholm (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Chisholm (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 31. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Brian Chisholm was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and lives in Maryland. Chisholm graduated from Severna Park High School in Severna Park, Maryland. He earned a B.A. in marketing from Clemson University in 1994. His career experience includes working as a mortgage banker at VAMORTGAGE.com, as a senior mortgage banker at the Capital Bank of Maryland, and as a commercial and real estate investment business owner. Chisholm volunteered on the board of directors of the North County Republican Club and was a member of the Maryland Mortgage Bankers Brokers Association.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Chisholm was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Chisholm was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Chisholm was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 31 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 31 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicholaus Kipke (R) | 22.2 | 28,518 |
| ✔ |  | Brian Chisholm (R) | 21.5 | 27,570 |
| ✔ |  | Rachel Muñoz (R)  | 20.4 | 26,117 |
| Kevin Burke (D) | 15.6 | 19,953 | ||
 | Milad Pooran (D) | 13.4 | 17,213 | |
| Travis Lerol (L) | 6.6 | 8,509 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 128,236 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31 (3 seats)
Kevin Burke and Milad Pooran advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Burke | 52.6 | 6,631 | |
| ✔ | | Milad Pooran | 47.4 | 5,976 |
| Total votes: 12,607 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- De'Narde English (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent Nicholaus Kipke, incumbent Brian Chisholm, and incumbent Rachel Muñoz defeated LaToya Nkongolo in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicholaus Kipke | 33.0 | 8,764 |
| ✔ | | Brian Chisholm | 31.1 | 8,261 |
| ✔ | | Rachel Muñoz | 26.6 | 7,067 |
 | LaToya Nkongolo | 9.3 | 2,465 | |
| Total votes: 26,557 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (Historical) (2 seats)
Brian Chisholm and incumbent Nicholaus Kipke defeated Karen Simpson and Harry Freeman in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Chisholm (R) | 33.2 | 20,573 |
| ✔ | | Nicholaus Kipke (R) | 33.0 | 20,434 |
 | Karen Simpson (D) | 18.2 | 11,257 | |
 | Harry Freeman (D) | 15.5 | 9,602 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 61,915 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (Historical) (2 seats)
Karen Simpson and Harry Freeman advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (Historical) on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Simpson | 52.4 | 3,184 |
| ✔ | | Harry Freeman | 47.6 | 2,894 |
| Total votes: 6,078 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Nicholaus Kipke and Brian Chisholm defeated John Leopold and David Therrien in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 31B (Historical) on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicholaus Kipke | 43.2 | 4,579 |
| ✔ | | Brian Chisholm | 38.9 | 4,119 |
| John Leopold | 9.7 | 1,030 | ||
| David Therrien | 8.1 | 863 | ||
| Total votes: 10,591 | |||
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2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Jeremiah Chiappelli and Doug Morris defeated Stan Janor in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Nicholaus R. Kipke and Meagan C. Simonaire defeated incumbent Don Dwyer, Jr., Brian A. Chisholm, Paul William Drgos, Jr., Gus Kurtz, Faith M. Loudon and David Lee Therrien in the Republican primary. Kipke and Simonaire defeated Chiappelli and Morris in the general election for two seats.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Nicholaus Kipke Incumbent |
40% | 20,858 | |
| Republican | Meagan C. Simonaire |
37.5% | 19,555 | |
| Democratic | Jeremiah Chiappelli | 12.1% | 6,332 | |
| Democratic | Doug Morris | 10.3% | 5,394 | |
| Total Votes | 52,139 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Jeremiah Chiappelli |
35.9% | 2,088 |
| Doug Morris |
35.2% | 2,048 |
| Stan Janor | 29% | 1,686 |
| Total Votes | 5,822 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Nicholaus R. Kipke |
31% | 3,920 |
| Meagan C. Simonaire |
24.3% | 3,075 |
| Gus Kurtz | 14.1% | 1,779 |
| Brian A. Chisholm | 12.7% | 1,607 |
| Faith M. Loudon | 8.1% | 1,017 |
| Don Dwyer, Jr. | 7% | 890 |
| Paul William Drgos, Jr. | 1.8% | 230 |
| David Lee Therrien | 0.9% | 111 |
| Total Votes | 12,629 | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2024
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In 2024, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maryland House of Delegates District 31 |
Officeholder Maryland House of Delegates District 31 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland House of Delegates, "Brian A. Chisholm," accessed January 19, 2023
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
