John Olszewski Jr.

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Maryland District 2

U.S. House Maryland District 2

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor:Dutch Ruppersberger (D)

Prior offices:

Maryland House of Delegates District 6

Years in office: 2006 - 2015

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Baltimore County Public Schools, At-large

Years in office: 1999 - 2000

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Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

June 23, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Goucher College, 2004

Ph.D

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Graduate

George Washington University, 2005

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Profession

Teacher

Contact

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John Olszewski Jr. (Democratic Party) (also known as Johnny O) is a member of theU.S. House, representingMaryland'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 theU.S. House to representMaryland's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled onJune 23, 2026.^[source]

Biography

John Olszewski, Jr. was born inBaltimore, 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 theBaltimore County Public Schools system, a senior manager of legislative affairs at the City of Baltimore, a software executive at SAS, and the executive ofBaltimore 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

IncumbentJohn Olszewski Jr. andEnrico Bailey are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 23, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Olszewski Jr.
	Submit photo	Enrico Bailey

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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.

		Candidate
		Kim Klacik

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Endorsements

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. defeatedKim Klacik andJasen 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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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 defeatedDave Wallace andJohn 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

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Endorsements

2014

See also:Maryland State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theMaryland State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thefiling deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014.John Olszewski, Jr. defeatedRuss Mirabile in the Democratic primary, whileJohnny Ray Salling was unopposed in the Republican primary. Salling defeated Olszewski andScott M. Collier (I) in the general election.^[4][5][6]

Maryland State Senate District 6, General Election, 2014

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

Maryland State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Olszewski, Jr.	62.1%	5,259
Russ Mirabile	37.9%	3,215
Total Votes		8,474

2010

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Olszewski successfully won re-election, coming in first in the general election onNovember 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

See also:Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, John Olszewski, Jr. ran for District 6 of theMaryland House of Delegates, winning the first of three seats, beatingJoseph Minnick,Michael Weir, Jr., Steve Dishon, Richard Metzgar, and Paul Blitz.^[8]

John Olszewski, Jr. raised $37,084 for his campaign.^[9]

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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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

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