John Olszewski Jr.
2025 - Present
2027
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John Olszewski Jr. (Democratic Party) (also known as Johnny O) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Maryland's 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Olszewski (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]
Biography
John Olszewski, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1982.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Goucher College in 2004, a master's degree from George Washington University in 2005, and a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in 2017. Olszewski's professional experience includes working as a teacher in the Baltimore County Public Schools system, a senior manager of legislative affairs at the City of Baltimore, a software executive at SAS, and the executive of Baltimore County.[2][3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2025-2026
Olszewski was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Small Business
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
- Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
Elections
2026
See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Incumbent John Olszewski Jr. is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 23, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Kim Klacik is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 23, 2026.
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2
John Olszewski Jr. defeated Kim Klacik and Jasen Wunder in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Olszewski Jr. (D) | 58.2 | 223,797 |
| Kim Klacik (R) | 39.5 | 152,079 | |
 | Jasen Wunder (L) | 2.1 | 8,169 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 749 | ||
| Total votes: 384,794 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Olszewski Jr. | 78.7 | 65,995 |
 | Harry Bhandari | 8.5 | 7,150 | |
 | Sia Kyriakakos | 4.9 | 4,080 | |
 | Sharron Reed-Burns | 4.1 | 3,472 | |
 | Jessica Sjoberg | 2.0 | 1,692 | |
 | Clint Spellman Jr. | 1.7 | 1,466 | |
| Total votes: 83,855 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
- Bryan Moore (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Kim Klacik defeated Dave Wallace and John Thormann in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 63.1 | 25,377 |
 | Dave Wallace | 23.5 | 9,433 | |
 | John Thormann | 13.5 | 5,414 | |
| Total votes: 40,224 | |||
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Endorsements
Olszewski received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D)
- U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
- Maryland State Education Association
- Democratic Majority for Israel PAC
2014
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maryland State Senate 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. John Olszewski, Jr. defeated Russ Mirabile in the Democratic primary, while Johnny Ray Salling was unopposed in the Republican primary. Salling defeated Olszewski and Scott M. Collier (I) in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Johnny Ray Salling |
47.7% | 14,916 | |
| Democratic | John Olszewski, Jr. | 45% | 14,065 | |
| Independent | Scott M. Collier | 7.3% | 2,285 | |
| Total Votes | 31,266 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
John Olszewski, Jr. |
62.1% | 5,259 |
| Russ Mirabile | 37.9% | 3,215 |
| Total Votes | 8,474 | |
2010
Olszewski successfully won re-election, coming in first in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 6 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| John Olszewski, Jr. (D)
|
16,278 | |||
| Michael Weir, Jr. (D)
|
14,618 | |||
| Joseph Minnick (D)
|
14,405 | |||
| Bob Long (R) | 12,999 | |||
| Ric Metzgar (R) | 12,480 | |||
| Carlton Clendaniel (R) | 9,612 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, John Olszewski, Jr. ran for District 6 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the first of three seats, beating Joseph Minnick, Michael Weir, Jr., Steve Dishon, Richard Metzgar, and Paul Blitz.[8]
John Olszewski, Jr. raised $37,084 for his campaign.[9]
| Maryland House of Delegates, District 6 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| John Olszewski, Jr. (D) | 18,769 | 22.9% | ||
| Joseph Minnick (D) | 17,379 | 21.2% | ||
| Michael Weir, Jr. (D) | 17,117 | 20.9% | ||
| Steve Dishon (R) | 10,961 | 13.4% | ||
| Richard Metzgar (R) | 8,915 | 10.9% | ||
| Paul Blitz (R) | 8,765 | 10.7% | ||
| Write-Ins | 106 | 0.1% | ||
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal finance disclosures
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Analysis
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Olszewski served on these committees:
- Economic Matters
- Information Technology and Biotechnology
- Subcommittee on Property and Casualty Insurance
- Subcommittee on Public Utilities
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Olszewski served on these committees:
- Ways & Means
- Subcommittee on Education
- Subcommittee on Election Law
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Maryland District 2 |
Officeholder U.S. House Maryland District 2 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Congress, "OLSZEWSKI, Johnny, Jr.," accessed July 28, 2025
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on August 21, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Johnny Olszewski Jr," accessed December 19, 2024
- ↑ 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 State Senate," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Olszewski Jr, John," accessed March 25, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dutch Ruppersberger (D) |
U.S. House Maryland District 2 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Maryland House of Delegates District 6 2006-2015 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Baltimore County Public Schools, At-large 1999-2000 |
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