Johnny Mautz

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Johnny Mautz
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 37B district
Assumed office
January 14, 2015
Preceded byAdelaide Eckardt and Jeannie Haddaway
Personal details
Born
John Frederick Mautz IV

(1970-09-19) September 19, 1970 (age 51)
Fort Devens (CDP), Massachusetts
Spouse(s)Rebecca
ChildrenJohnny and Evelyn[1]
ResidenceSt. Michaels, Maryland
ProfessionAttorney, business owner

John Frederick "Johnny" Mautz (born September 19, 1970, in Fort Devens (CDP), Massachusetts) is a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates.[2] Mautz has represented District 37B, based in Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties, Maryland, since 2015 alongside fellow Republican Christopher T. Adams.[3]

Personal life and career[]

Mautz was born on September 19, 1970 in Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and received a B.A. degree in political science from the University of Dayton in 1994 and a J.D. degree from the Claude W. Pettit College of Law in 1997.[2]

Before serving in the Maryland House of Delegates, Mautz served as a counsel on the United States House Committee on the Judiciary from 1997 to 2002. Afterwards, he served as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Bob Ehrlich from 2002 to 2005, and as legislative director for U.S. Representative Howard Coble (R-NC) from 2009 to 2014.[2]

Mautz is married and has two children.[2] He owns the Carpenter Street Saloon in Saint Michaels, Maryland.[4]

In the legislature[]

Mautz was elected to the House of Delegates in the 2014 General Assembly elections, succeeding delegates Adelaide Eckardt and Jeannie Haddaway. He was sworn in on January 14, 2015.[2]

In March 2018, Mautz voted against the Reform on Tap Act of 2018, which would have repealed certain limits on micro-breweries, farm breweries, and limited beer wholesalers.[5][6]

In April 2018, Mautz voted in favor of House Bill 888, which restricts the sale and possession of bump stocks, and House Bill 1302, which authorizes a person to petition for an extreme risk prevention order with a court or law enforcement agency when it may be determined that a person is either an extreme risk to himself or to others. Following the vote, Mautz issued a written apology to his constituents, saying that he had not read the bills and intended to vote against them.[5][7] Governor Larry Hogan would sign HB 1302 into law, but vetoed HB 888.[8][9][10]

In January 2020, Mautz voted against overriding Hogan's veto on House Bill 720, which establishes a consensus-based process to create a new oyster fishery management plan for the state involving environmentalists, watermen and seafood sellers, citing concerns that the bill could cause economic harm to communities on the Chesapeake Bay.[11]

In March 2021, Mautz voted against the Maryland Driver Privacy Act (HB 23), which would prohibit state and local government agencies from providing records or data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of civil immigration enforcement, insisting that the bill extended extra protections to undocumented immigrants with drivers' licenses.[12]

Committee assignments[]

  • Economic Matters Committee, 2015–present (banking, economic development, science and technology subcommittee, 2015–2018; public utilities subcommittee, 2015–present; workers' compensation subcommittee, 2015–present; banking, consumer protection and commercial law subcommittee, 2019–present; joint electric universal service program work group, 2020–present)[2]
  • Study Group on Economic Stability, 2019–present[2]
  • Joint Electric Universal Service Program Work Group, 2020–present[2]

Other memberships[]

  • House Chair, Talbot County Delegation, 2015–present[2]
  • Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2015–present[2]
  • Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2015–present[2]

Electoral history[]

Maryland House of Delegates District 37B Republican Primary Election, 2014[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Johnny Mautz 5,896 36
Republican Christopher T. Adams 4,030 25
Republican Rene Desmarais 3,082 19
Republican Karen Tolley 1,850 11
Republican Allen Nelson 1,604 10
Maryland House of Delegates District 37B General Election, 2014[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Johnny Mautz 21,057 40
Republican Christopher T. Adams 16,046 30
Democratic Keasha N. Haythe 7,957 15
Democratic Rodney Benjamin 7,852 15
Other/Write-in Other/Write-in 27 0
Maryland House of Delegates District 37B Republican Primary Election, 2018[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Johnny Mautz 6,937 51
Republican Christopher T. Adams 4,102 30
Republican Keith Graffius 2,008 15
Republican Mimi Gedamu 680 5
Maryland House of Delegates District 37B General Election, 2018[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher T. Adams 25,031 44
Republican Johnny Mautz 19,498 34
Democratic Dan O'Hare 12,796 22
Other/Write-in Other/Write-in 128 0

References[]

  1. ^ "About Delegate Johnny Mautz". Johnny Mautz, Delegate, Maryland 37B. NationBuilder.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Johnny Mautz, Maryland State Delegate". msa.maryland.gov.
  3. ^ "Johnny Mautz". ballotpedia.com.
  4. ^ Spector, Candice (March 18, 2021). "Mautz bill seeks more transparency in COVID-19 rules enforcement on businesses". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  5. ^ a b DePuyt, Bruce; Kurtz, Josh (April 10, 2018). "Winners and Losers of the 2018 General Assembly Session". Maryland Matters. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Legislation - HB0518". Maryland General Assembly.
  7. ^ Richardson, Jim (March 25, 2018). "Del. Mautz, what are we to believe?". The Star Democrat. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Legislation - HB0888". Maryland General Assembly.
  9. ^ "Legislation - HB1302". Maryland General Assembly.
  10. ^ Bernfeld, Jeremy (April 24, 2018). "Ban On 'Bump Stocks' Among New Gun Regulations In Maryland". WAMU. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  11. ^ DePuyt, Bruce; Gaines, Danielle E. (January 31, 2020). "How the Veto Override Votes Went Down in the House and Senate". Maryland Matters. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  12. ^ Gaskill, Hannah; Kurtz, Josh (March 23, 2021). "State and Local Leaders Push to Limit Maryland's Relationship With ICE". Maryland Matters. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  15. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
  16. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections.
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