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Christopher Eric Bouchat
2023 - Present
2027
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Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Bouchat (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
On September 4, 2024, Bouchat announced he would not run for re-election to Maryland House of Delegates District 5 in 2026..[1]
Biography
Christopher Eric Bouchat was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Bouchat's career experience includes founding Bouchat Industries, Inc. He served as the chair of the Maryland chapter of the American Welding Society.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Bouchat was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2026
Christopher Eric Bouchat did not file for re-election.
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent April Rose, Christopher Eric Bouchat, and Chris Tomlinson won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | April Rose (R) | 33.1 | 33,971 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R) | 32.4 | 33,286 |
| ✔ |  | Chris Tomlinson (R) | 31.7 | 32,485 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 2,872 | ||
| Total votes: 102,614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | April Rose | 22.6 | 8,636 |
| ✔ | | Chris Tomlinson | 17.9 | 6,847 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Eric Bouchat | 12.1 | 4,620 |
| Sallie Taylor | 11.7 | 4,470 | ||
| Stephen Wantz | 11.4 | 4,373 | ||
| Scott Willens | 9.8 | 3,765 | ||
| Dennis Frazier | 9.3 | 3,563 | ||
| Scott Jendrek | 5.2 | 1,993 | ||
| Total votes: 38,267 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Collins (R)
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. Walter E. Carson and James Ward Morrow were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Warren E. Miller and Trent Kittleman defeated Christopher Eric Bouchat, Kyle Lorton and Frank Mirabile in the Republican primary. Miller and Kittleman defeated Carson and Morrow in the general election for two seats.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Trent Kittleman |
37.5% | 24,371 | |
| Republican | Warren Miller Incumbent |
33.2% | 21,533 | |
| Democratic | Walter E. Carson | 15.6% | 10,144 | |
| Democratic | James Morrow | 13.7% | 8,906 | |
| Total Votes | 64,954 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Warren E. Miller Incumbent |
29.2% | 3,354 |
| Trent Kittleman |
22.4% | 2,574 |
| Frank Mirabile | 21.8% | 2,509 |
| Kyle Lorton | 14.1% | 1,620 |
| Christopher Eric Bouchat | 12.4% | 1,426 |
| Total Votes | 11,483 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Bouchat's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | 1. Limited Government
Our nation became great because our Founding Fathers believed in a small less intrusive institution of governance. For us to achieve that again, we must repeal and reduce taxes upon the working productive people/businesses and reduce the amount of free benefits we give out to non-productive citizens, who are capable of being productive members of society. More capital in the hands of the private sector generates investment, employment, self-worth, profits, increased tax revenue, increased consumption and reduces government dependency. 2. Personal Freedom When individuals are allowed to be themselves without fear of the government snooping into their personal lives, private behavior and opinions, they excel as leading contributors in their communities. Fear of our governments intrusive practices, such as having access to our electronic communications in writing and whereabouts by our technology foot print destroys the American spirit of greatness enjoyed by those that made this a wonderful country. 3. Free Market Economics Obamacare or as it is ironically titled "Affordable Healthcare Act" is the most egregious example of the destruction of the free market and its negative impact upon our lives. Like most people I know, my health care has jumped in cost 50% since the beginning of the year and will go up another 25% next year. This behavior by our political leaders is constantly repeated over and over again with the good intentions of trying to help us, only to cause us more harm, poor service and inflated cost. Government does not and can not perform better than the private sector when individuals have the ability to shop un-obstructed for goods and services in the free market driven by investment, service performance and profitability. Regardless of whether it is done by the federal or state government, the principle is universal.[6][7] |
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Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’The Frederick News-Post‘', "Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat, a Republican who represents parts of Carroll and Frederick counties, says frustration has led him to not seek another term," September 4, 2024
- ↑ Maryland Manual On-Line, "Christopher Eric Bouchat," accessed March 22, 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
- ↑ Friends of Bouchat, homepage," accessed June18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
