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John Olszewski Jr.
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Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Maryland District 2

Prior offices
Baltimore County Public Schools, At-large
Maryland House of Delegates District 6

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Next election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Goucher College, 2004

Graduate

George Washington University, 2005

Ph.D

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Christian: Methodist
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John Olszewski Jr. (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.

Olszewski (Democratic Party) (also known as Johnny O) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2006. He left office in 2015.

Olszewski was elected as Baltimore County executive in 2018.

John Olszewski, Jr. 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 University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2017. Olszewski's professional experience includes working as a teacher at Patapsco High School/Center for the Arts, Dundalk and a software executive at SAS.

Elections

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. and Kim Klacik are running in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 5, 2024.

John Olszewski Jr. (D)
Kim Klacik (R)

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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.

John Olszewski Jr.
78.2%
44,224 Votes
Harry Bhandari
8.8%
4,984 Votes
Sharron Reed-Burns Candidate Connection
4.5%
2,552 Votes
Sia Kyriakakos
4.4%
2,485 Votes
Jessica Sjoberg
2.2%
1,240 Votes
Clint Spellman Jr. Candidate Connection
1.9%
1,064 Votes

Total votes: 56,549
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 defeated Dave Wallace and John Thormann in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.

Kim Klacik
63.8%
21,612 Votes
Dave Wallace
23.5%
7,970 Votes
John Thormann
12.6%
4,278 Votes

Total votes: 33,860
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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 Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny 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
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Olszewski, Jr. 62.1% 5,259
Russ Mirabile 37.9% 3,215
Total Votes 8,474

2010

Olszewski successfully won re-election, coming in first in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Maryland House of Delegates, District 6 General Election (2010)

Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Olszewski, Jr. (D) 16,278
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Weir, Jr. (D) 14,618
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Minnick (D) 14,405
Bob Long (R) 12,999
Ric Metzgar (R) 12,480
Carlton Clendaniel (R) 9,612

2006

On November 7, 2006, John Olszewski, Jr. ran for District 6 of the Maryland House of Delegates, winning the first of three seats, beating Joseph Minnick, Michael Weir, Jr., Steve Dishon, Richard Metzgar, and Paul Blitz.

John Olszewski, Jr. raised $37,084 for his campaign.

Maryland House of Delegates, District 6

Candidates Votes Percent
John Olszewski, Jr. (D) 18,769 22.9%
Joseph Minnick (D) 17,379 21.2%
Michael Weir, Jr. (D) 17,117 20.9%
Steve Dishon (R) 10,961 13.4%
Richard Metzgar (R) 8,915 10.9%
Paul Blitz (R) 8,765 10.7%
Write-Ins 106 0.1%


Endorsements
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D)
U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
Maryland State Education Association