Johnny Ray Salling

Johnny Ray Salling

Republican Party

Maryland State Senate District 6

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$54,437/year

Per diem

$115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

Official website

Official Twitter

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Johnny Ray Salling (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 14, 2015. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Salling (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

In 2020, Salling participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Salling was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget & Taxation Committee
• Ending Homelessness Committee
• Gaming Oversight Committee
• Legislative Policy Committee
• Protocol Committee
• Spending Affordability Committee

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2021-2022

Salling was assigned to the following committees:

• Protocol Committee
• Budget & Taxation Committee
• Budget & Taxation Committee
• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Committee
• Ending Homelessness Committee

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2019-2020

Salling was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget & Taxation Committee

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2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Salling served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
• Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area
• Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 6

Incumbent Johnny Ray Salling defeated Cory D. Edwards in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Ray Salling (R)	61.2	18,278
		Cory D. Edwards (D)	38.7	11,563
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	44

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,885
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 6

Cory D. Edwards defeated Russ Mirabile in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 6 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory D. Edwards	68.1	4,159
		Russ Mirabile	31.9	1,947

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,106
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 6

Incumbent Johnny Ray Salling defeated Charles Collins and Michael S. Myers in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 6 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Ray Salling	72.5	4,308
		Charles Collins	14.9	885
		Michael S. Myers	12.6	748

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,941
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2020

See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Johnny Ray Salling in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dutch Ruppersberger (D)	67.7	224,836
		Johnny Ray Salling (R)	32.0	106,355
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	835

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 332,026
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeff Northcott (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Michael Feldman and Jake Pretot in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dutch Ruppersberger	73.3	82,167
		Michael Feldman	18.0	20,222
		Jake Pretot	8.7	9,780

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 112,169
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Ray Salling	19.1	5,942
		Genevieve Morris	16.5	5,134
		Tim Fazenbaker	16.4	5,123
		Rick Impallaria	16.2	5,061
		Jim Simpson	15.3	4,764
		Scott Collier	11.4	3,564
		Blaine Taylor	5.0	1,562

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,150
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carl Magee Jr. (R)

2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 6

Incumbent Johnny Ray Salling defeated Buddy Staigerwald and Scott Collier in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Ray Salling (R)	55.3	19,511
		Buddy Staigerwald (D)	40.0	14,108
		Scott Collier (Unaffiliated)	4.6	1,631
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	23

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,273 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 6

Buddy Staigerwald defeated Russ Mirabile in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 6 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Buddy Staigerwald	53.5	3,103
		Russ Mirabile	46.5	2,701

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,804
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 6

Incumbent Johnny Ray Salling defeated Janice Dymowski in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 6 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Ray Salling	75.1	3,247
		Janice Dymowski	24.9	1,075

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,322
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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.

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

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Conversations

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Campaign finance summary

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Johnny Ray Salling campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Maryland State Senate District 6	Won general	$73,147	$46,904
2020	U.S. House Maryland District 2	Lost general	$68,320	$66,895
2018	Maryland State Senate District 6	Won general	$97,610	N/A**
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 6	Won	$17,059	N/A**
Grand total			$256,136	$113,799
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10. Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Maryland Humane Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animal issues. Maryland League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maryland Legislative Coalition Legislators are scored their voting record, committee efficiency, and individual initiative.

2022

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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11. Maryland Community Solar Now Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the support and expansion of the state's solar pilot program. Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Maryland Humane Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animal issues. Maryland League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maryland Legislative Coalition Legislators are scored their voting record, committee efficiency, and individual initiative. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12. Maryland Community Solar Now Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the support and expansion of the state's solar pilot program. Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Maryland League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maryland Legislative Coalition Legislators are scored their voting record, committee efficiency, and individual initiative. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18. Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Maryland League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maryland Public Interest Research Group Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to consumer interests. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8. Maryland Free Enterprise Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Maryland League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maryland Public Interest Research Group Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to consumer interests. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9. Maryland Business for Responsive Government Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Maryland League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maryland Public Interest Research Group Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to consumer interests. NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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2016

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2015

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Preceded by -	Maryland State Senate District 6 2015-Present	Succeeded by -

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ben Cardin (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

Dutch Ruppersberger (D)

District 3

John Sarbanes (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

David Trone (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)

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Current members of the Maryland State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:William Ferguson

Majority Leader:Guy Guzzone

Minority Leader:Stephen Hershey

Senators

District 1

Mike McKay (R)

District 2

Paul Corderman (R)

District 3

Karen Young (D)

District 4

William Folden (R)

District 5

Justin Ready (R)

District 6

Johnny Salling (R)

District 7

J.B. Jennings (R)

District 8

Katherine Klausmeier (D)

District 9

Katie Hester (D)

District 10

Benjamin Brooks (D)

District 11

Shelly Hettleman (D)

District 12

Clarence Lam (D)

District 13

Guy Guzzone (D)

District 14

Craig Zucker (D)

District 15

Brian Feldman (D)

District 16

Sara Love (D)

District 17

Cheryl Kagan (D)

District 18

Jeff Waldstreicher (D)

District 19

Benjamin Kramer (D)

District 20

Will Smith (D)

District 21

Jim Rosapepe (D)

District 22

Alonzo Washington (D)

District 23

Ron Watson (D)

District 24

Joanne Benson (D)

District 25

Nick Charles (D)

District 26

C. Muse (D)

District 27

Michael Jackson (D)

District 28

Arthur Ellis (D)

District 29

Jack Bailey (R)

District 30

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 31

Bryan Simonaire (R)

District 32

Pamela Beidle (D)

District 33

Dawn Gile (D)

District 34

Mary-Dulany James (D)

District 35

Jason Gallion (R)

District 36

Stephen Hershey (R)

District 37

Johnny Mautz (R)

District 38

Mary Carozza (R)

District 39

Nancy King (D)

District 40

Antonio Hayes (D)

District 41

Jill Carter (D)

District 42

Chris West (R)

District 43

Mary Washington (D)

District 44

Charles Sydnor (D)

District 45

Cory McCray (D)

District 46

William Ferguson (D)

District 47

Malcolm Augustine (D)

Democratic Party (34)

Republican Party (13)