Democratic
Johnny Olszewski
Incumbent representative for MD-2. Voting record, ideology and biography →
VotePredictor forecast
Johnny Olszewski favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+26.6
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+18.82026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Dave Wallace
Major-party general-election nominee.
Polls
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Other forecasts
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Candidate news
Rep. Johnny Olszewski proposes bill for 18-year Supreme Court term limits
Recent polling released by NBC News shows that only 22% of Americans have confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court. In the wake of that growing unpopularity, a new proposal in Congress would amend the Constitution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court ju…
CBS News · May 5, 2026
Ex-Trump Allies Join Dems to Demand Trump Removal via 25th Amendment
As President Donald Trump terrifies everyone around the world into thinking human civilization may end at 8 p.m. Tuesday, a growing number of political figures are calling for his removal, including a handful of slightly less spineless Republicans.Drop Site N…
The New Republic · April 7, 2026
Rep. Johnny Olszewski makes case for presidential pardon reform: "It's gotten very out of control"
Presidents enjoy unchecked power to issue pardons. Some in Congress want to change that. Democratic Rep. Johnny Olszewski of Maryland joins "The Takeout" to discuss his proposed constitutional amendment that has the support of at least one Republican.
CBS News · February 18, 2026
Republican Backs Push to Limit Trump’s Pardon Power
“A proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to block presidential pardons gained its first House Republican cosponsor on Monday,” Axios reports. “It’s a stark display of GOP defiance against President Trump, whose pardons have been…
Politicalwire.com · February 17, 2026
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