Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
DemocratU.S. Representative, MD-2| Age | 43 (b. 1982-09-10) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Religion | Methodist (United Methodist; member of Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, Baltimore) |
| Education | B.A. in political science and American studies, Goucher College (2004); M.A. in political leadership/management, George Washington University (2005); Ph.D. in public policy/government administration, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2017) |
| Prior occupation | High school social studies/government and special-education teacher (Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, Dundalk) and countywide resource teacher; later senior manager of legislative affairs at Baltimore City Department of Transportation and senior account executive at software company SAS |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Marital status | Married — Marisa Azzone Olszewski |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Sparrows Point, Maryland |
| Notable relatives | Father John A. Olszewski Sr., longtime Baltimore County Councilman (southeastern Baltimore County / Dundalk) and later lobbyist |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2006 |
| Previous offices | Student member, Baltimore County Board of Education (1999-2000) · Member, Maryland Democratic State Central Committee (2002-2006) · Maryland House of Delegates, District 6 (appointed June 12, 2006; served to January 14, 2015) · Baltimore County Executive, 14th (December 3, 2018 - January 3, 2025) |
| Committees | House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subcommittee on Africa; Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific) · House Committee on Small Business (Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development; Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains) |
| Caucuses | New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Dads' Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Labor Caucus · Future Forum · Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus |
| Leadership | Freshman class representative, House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (2025) · President, Maryland Association of Counties (2023-2024) · Chairman, Baltimore County Delegation, Maryland House of Delegates (2011) |
| Ideology | Member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition; characterized in coverage as a blue-collar, pro-labor Democrat. Reported to have voted with President Trump's position about 13.6% of the time in the 119th Congress. |
| Signature legislation | Maryland Paid Sick and Safe Leave Act (as state delegate, 2013) · Baltimore County HOME Act banning source-of-income housing discrimination (as County Executive) · Baltimore County 'Bring Your Own Bag' Act / plastic bag ban (2023, as County Executive) · Creation of Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General (as County Executive) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.