Robert B. Long
Long in 2017
Member of theMaryland House of Delegates from the6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2015 Serving with Robin Grammer Jr.,Richard W. Metzgar
Preceded by	Joseph J. Minnick
Personal details
Born	(1957-01-11)January 11, 1957 (age 69) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Party	Republican
Children	4

Robert B. Long (born January 11, 1957) is an American politician who has served as a member of theMaryland House of Delegates from thesixth district since 2015.

Long was born inBaltimore, Maryland on January 11, 1957.^[1] He was raised by a single mother.^[2] Long attendedEssex Community College and theCommunity College of Baltimore County before becoming aGRI-designated realtor for Covenant Realty. He is also a former union truck driver.^[1]

Long is a member of the Maryland Association of Realtors, the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, theHenrietta Lacks Legacy Group, and theNational Rifle Association of America.^[1] He first ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, but was defeated by incumbentsJohnny Olszewski,Joseph J. Minnick, andMichael H. Weir Jr. in the general election.^[3]

Long is married and has four children.^[1]

Long was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates alongside RepublicansRobin Grammer Jr. andRichard W. Metzgar in the2014 Maryland House of Delegates election, during which the three ran on a platform involving economic issues.^[4] He was sworn in on January 14, 2015, and has served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee during his entire tenure.^[1] Long keeps a brick from the former Sparrows Point steel mill on his desk as a reminder "of where we've been and where we have to go".^[5]

During the 2019 legislative session, Long introduced a bill that would fine parents $1,000 if their child gets into trouble at school four times.^[6] In 2023, he introduced the Parent and Guardian Accountability Act, which would require parents to participate in counseling with their student after repeating a notice of repeated disruptive behavior during school hours.^[7]

In August 2022, Long signed onto a letter asking GovernorLarry Hogan to keep theBack River Wastewater Treatment Plant under the Maryland Environmental Service's control, expressing concerns that the plant would "resort back to mismanagement" if given back to the city ofBaltimore.^[8]

During the 2018 legislative session, Long supported legislation to provide $8.5 billion in tax incentives toAmazon to build theirsecond headquarters in Montgomery County,^[9] hoping that Amazon locating in Maryland would bring jobs to his district.^[10]

In 2020, Long expressed concerns with a bill to impose a six percent tax on "luxury services" and lobbied to have "marina services" removed from the luxury services defined in the bill.^[11]

In November 2016, Long condemned a tape recording of a vulgar discussionDonald Trump had onAccess Hollywood in 2005 aboutgroping and trying to have sex with women, calling it "disgusting and inappropriate". He supported Trump in the2016 United States presidential election, expressing optimism that he would bring manufacturing jobs back to his district as president.^[12]

During the 2021 legislative session, Long introduced legislation that would extend state hate crime protections to first responders.^[13]

In 2023, during debate on a bill to establish the state'srecreational marijuana industry, Long introduced an amendment that would prevent occupants of a motor vehicle from smoking cannabis near a minor. The amendment was rejected in a 40-97 vote.^[14]

In December 2025, Long opposed overriding GovernorWes Moore's veto of a bill to studyreparations to victims of slavery or their descendants in Maryland, citing the state's budget deficit and pointing to several prior commissions regarding reparations in Maryland.^[15]

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