{{Short description|American politician (born 1980)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Robin Grammer |image = Robin Grammer by Gage Skidmore.jpg |caption = Grammer at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation |state_delegate = Maryland |district = 6th |term_start = January 14, 2015 |term_end = |alongside = Richard W. Metzgar, Robert B. Long |predecessor = Johnny Olszewski |successor = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|06|19}} |birth_place = Essex, Maryland, U.S. |death_date = |death place = |party = Republican |spouse = {{marriage|Kathy Pietruszka|2015|end=sep}} | module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Robin Grammer speaks against violence in Baltimore County Public Schools.ogg|title=Grammer's voice|type=speech|description=Grammer speaks against violence in Baltimore County Public Schools.<br/>Recorded May 21, 2019}} }} '''Robin L. Grammer Jr.''' (born June 19, 1980) is an American politician who is currently a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 6 in southeast Baltimore County. He is a lifelong resident of Maryland and a member of the Republican Party.<ref name="msa">{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa17048.html|title=Robin L. Grammer, Jr., Maryland State Delegate|website=msa.maryland.gov|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>
==Early and personal life== Grammer was born in Essex, Maryland on June 19, 1980, to father Robin Grammer Sr. and mother Pamela.<ref name="Pietruszka" /> He graduated from the Eastern Technical High School, and later attended the Community College of Baltimore County, earning an A.A. degree in computer science.<ref name="msa"/>
Grammer married Kathy Pietruszka on May 23, 2015.<ref name="Pietruszka">{{cite news |title=Katherine M. Pietruszka weds Del. Robin Grammer Jr. |url=https://www.dundalkeagle.com/announcements/weddings/katherine-m-pietruszka-weds-del-robin-grammer-jr/article_139db0cf-ccfb-54e8-9b87-6d82d1b6d5c1.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Dundalk Eagle |date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> In February 2026, ''Maryland Matters'' reported that Grammer was in a relationship with state delegate Lauren Arikan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=An epic poem: Happy Valentine's Day to Maryland’s political power couples |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2026/02/13/an-epic-poem-happy-valentines-day-to-marylands-political-power-couples/ |access-date=February 14, 2026 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 13, 2026}}</ref> Grammer lives in Essex.<ref name="Pietruszka" />
==In the legislature== Grammer was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 14, 2015. He served as a member of the Appropriations Committee from 2015 to 2018, afterwards serving as a member of the Judiciary Committee since 2019.<ref name="msa"/>
Grammer is a founding member of the Maryland Freedom Caucus.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=House Freedom Caucus could be gaining more firepower in Annapolis |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2024/08/01/house-freedom-caucus-could-be-gaining-more-firepower-in-annapolis/ |access-date=August 2, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=August 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Natalie |title=Maryland House Republicans launch freedom caucus to push back on Dems |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/01/14/maryland-house-republicans-launch-freedom-caucus-to-push-back-on-dems/ |access-date=January 14, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 14, 2025}}</ref> During an interview with ''The Baltimore Sun'' in February 2026, Grammer described the relationship between the Freedom Caucus and the broader Republican Caucus as contentious, criticizing House minority leader Jason C. Buckel for making the Republican caucus ineffective during his leadership, as well as accusing him of discouraging members from speaking out against Democratic legislation during floor debates and sharing internal strategy discussions with Democrats. Buckel strongly rejected these claims, saying that the strategy of the Republican caucus was to "attempt to mitigate the worst aspects of far-left legislation that Annapolis Democrats frequently advance" through every avenue available under the General Assembly rules, and that the Republican caucus will engage with Democratic leaders to raise concerns with certain legislation and "see if there are opportunities to have meaningful input, something that many Freedom Caucus members seem to be incapable of".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibrahim |first1=Mennatalla |title=Maryland House GOP rift exposed as Freedom Caucus challenges party leadership |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/23/maryland-house-republicans-divided-as-freedom-caucus-challenges-party-leadership/ |access-date=February 28, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 28, 2026}}</ref>
In June 2019, Grammer came under fire from other Baltimore County elected officials over social media comments towards members of the Baltimore County Public Schools Board of Education that contained racially-charged language.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perryman |first1=B. Rae |title='Hang them high': Grammer under fire for Facebook comment |url=https://www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local/hang-them-high-grammer-under-fire-for-facebook-comment/article_feca47bf-e95e-5a83-adde-8d428dd5f40d.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=Dundalk Eagle |date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> He later reiterated his comments, saying that he meant to say that he does not "believe in cutting deals with criminals so that they can walk away without consequence to terrorize another school system" and that his comment had no reference to lynching.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |last2=Rector |first2=Kevin |title='Hang them high': Baltimore County delegate draws fire for Facebook comment aimed at school officials |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-co-grammer-school-board-comment-20190527-story.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> The Baltimore County NAACP condemned Grammer's comments as "racist and inflammatory", and asked state legislative officials to investigate his posts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Donovan |first1=Doug |title=Baltimore County NAACP calls for ethics probe of state delegate for 'hang them high' Facebook comment |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-naacp-complaint-20190614-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 14, 2019}}</ref>
In June 2024, Grammer and three other Republican lawmakers signed onto a letter to the superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools calling for the termination of Alexa Sciuto, a LGBTQIA+ advocate who taught at Baltimore County Schools. In the letter, the legislators alleged that Sciuto made death threats toward Kit Hart, the chair of the Carroll County Moms for Liberty chapter, citing a tweet from Sciuto that read, "Officer, I swear I didn't mean to murder her" above a picture of Hart. Sciuto had made the post after Hart failed to clearly define the word "woke" during a parents' rights panel in Towson. In June 2025, Sciuto filed a defamation lawsuit against the lawmakers, multiple Moms for Liberty members, and Libs of TikTok, claiming that her tweet was rhetorical and that the lawmakers had mischaracterized it as a death threat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffith |first1=Kristen |title=Baltimore teacher sues state Republicans, Moms for Liberty members, Libs of TikTok |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-schools-lawsuit-tiktok-D4YOI6FW4BHHDIVBFQ6ZIIYI2A/ |access-date=June 9, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=June 9, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Sciuto's lawsuit against the lawmakers was dismissed in April 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Segelbaum |first1=Dylan |title=Baltimore teacher can’t sue GOP lawmakers, but some claims can proceed |url=https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-teacher-defamation-lawsuit-lawmakers-moms-for-liberty-libs-of-tiktok-X6NOCBBANFBQBKH3UA4Z7WBPP4/ |access-date=April 22, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=April 21, 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
==Political positions== [[File:Essex Day Festival (37304714565).jpg|thumb|Grammer (center left) and other District 6 legislators with Governor Larry Hogan, 2017]]
===Crime and policing=== In May 2015, following the beating of a Richard Fletcher, a 61-year-old Dundalk resident who intervened in a fight outside his home, Grammer called for the closure of the Baltimore Community High School, where the perpetrators of the attack attended.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Dundalk lawmakers: Close Baltimore Community High School |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-co-dundalk-school-20150519-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> The Baltimore City Board of Education voted to close the school in January 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lettis |first1=George |title=Baltimore school board votes to close four schools |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-school-board-votes-to-close-four-schools/7098076 |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=WBAL-TV |date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
During the 2016 legislative session, Grammer supported legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant to use a stingray phone tracker, which can locate a cellphone's user within six feet.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Michael |title=Police, civil libertarians clash over curbs on 'stingray' cellphone tracking |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-stingray-bill-20160310-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 10, 2016}}</ref>
In 2019, Grammer said he opposed Anton's Law, a bill that would have reformed the Maryland Public Information Act to require transparency in investigations of complaints against law enforcement officers, expressing concerns that it would discourage whistleblowers from coming forward.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Anton Black's family presses for passage of 'Anton's Law' in Annapolis, requiring greater transparency |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-anton-black-legislation-20190226-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> During the 2021 legislative session, he introduced legislation that would have banned no-knock warrants.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Advocates Favor Single-Issue Policing Bills. How Do They Differ From the Speaker's Omnibus Legislation? |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/15/advocates-favor-single-issue-policing-bills-how-do-they-differ-from-the-speakers-omnibus-legislation/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 15, 2021}}</ref> Grammer also opposed the Police Reform and Accountability Act of 2021, saying that it would put police across the state in an "impossible position."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Took |first1=Jacob |title=Police reform package passes Maryland House in party-line vote |url=https://www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local/police-reform-package-passes-maryland-house-in-party-line-vote/article_cb7dc859-b7e0-542a-8e84-4826c350f7c5.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Dundalk Eagle |date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>
During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation that would require a warrant in the use of "persistent aerial surveillance" to record video or take pictures,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Janesch |first1=Sam |title=Maryland lawmakers consider police use of facial recognition technology, decriminalization of drug paraphernalia |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-house-judiciary-20230208-idc76ub6vzfujewm5kdtobzhie-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> and another bill to strengthen the state's ban on ticket quotas. In February 2023, during a committee hearing on the quota ban bill, Grammer released leaked documents showing Maryland State Police supervisors discussing a points-based quota system, despite the state's longtime ban on ticket and arrest quotas.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conarck |first1=Ben |title=Leaked docs: State police use quota-like system to reward arrests, issue new vehicles |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-state-police-quota-points-system-leaked-documents-WAGOQ4PLVFBJVEZIUJXUZUBB7Q/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=Baltimore Banner |date=February 8, 2023}}</ref> Acting Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler acknowledged the documents in March 2023, and said that agency leadership was unaware of the use of the quota system, which he said was "inappropriate and blatantly wrong".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Acting State Police head: Ticket and arrest quotas were ‘inappropriate and blatantly wrong’ |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/state-police-superintendent-quotas-ZOC7FUUM2BAWVDSYWOLROUIMMI/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=Baltimore Banner |date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>
During the 2026 legislative session, Grammer introduced a bill to ban no-knock warrants, arrest quotas, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in law enforcement. He sought to add the bill to another bill to prohibit counties from entering into 287(g) program agreements, which was rejected in a 12–118 vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |title=House brushes aside GOP amendments, advances immigration enforcement restriction |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2026/02/02/house-brushes-aside-gop-amendments-advances-immigration-enforcement-restriction/ |access-date=February 3, 2026 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 3, 2026}}</ref> In April 2026, Grammer opposed a bill that would end the practice of automatically charging minors as adults for certain crimes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Neill |first1=Madeleine |title=Bill that would charge fewer youths as adults headed to Gov. Moore |url=https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/youth-charging-reform-bill-T6TPNCA6PFDG5PY7UXNS7AAL4E/ |access-date=April 8, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=April 7, 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
===Housing and development=== During the 2016 legislative session, Grammer supported legislation that would require Baltimore County to give residents advance notice when moving public housing residents from Baltimore into suburban houses in the county.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Donovan |first1=Doug |title=Baltimore County officials want notice when city public housing residents move to suburbs |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-housing-rxn-20151215-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>
In February 2019, after the Maryland Transportation Authority and the Federal Highway Administration released a set of potential routes a second Bay Bridge could take, Grammer expressed concern with two routes that would connect the Delmarva Peninsula to rural areas near Dundalk, which he said would "more than likely destroy the nature of the communities".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meehan |first1=Sarah |title=Here's where Maryland's next bridge across the Chesapeake Bay could start and end |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-co-bay-bridge-20190211-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 12, 2019}}</ref>
===Education=== During the 2015 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation to prohibit the Maryland State Department of Education from regulating the sale of coffee in relation to career exploration and development activities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodman |first1=Nicole |title=Grammer reintroduces Java Act |url=https://www.avenuenews.com/news/local/grammer-reintroduces-java-act/article_8fb9e27d-2f83-5124-af74-38797c6ab9d0.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Avenue News |date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> The bill was reintroduced in 2016, during which it passed unanimously and became law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Belson |first1=Dan |title=Local legislators get to work as session starts |url=https://www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local-legislators-get-to-work-as-session-starts/article_59e6c6bd-6a5d-5ab9-99e7-334a6f6b1ecb.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Dundalk Eagle |date=January 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Legislation - HB0349 |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0349?ys=2016RS&search=True |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>
Also in 2016, Grammer introduced legislation that would require a state audit of contracts awarded during the tenure of Baltimore County Public Schools officer Dallas Dance, who entered into a guilty plea after using his position to steer contracts toward a company that he worked for on the side,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knezevich |first1=Alison |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Dallas Dance's guilty plea spurs renewed calls for Baltimore County school system audit |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-dance-plea-reaction-20180308-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> which failed to pass. He also introduced a bill requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to post results of its roll call votes online, which passed and became law.<ref>{{cite news |title=What they're saying about jail sentence of Dallas Dance, former Baltimore County schools superintendent |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-dance-sentence-wts-20180420-htmlstory.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>
During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer introduced a bill that would shield school employees from civil liability in a personal injury or property damage dispute involving a student. The bill failed to pass out of the Maryland Senate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Lillian |title=Here's where notable education bills stand in the Maryland General Assembly after 'crossover day' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-education-bills-crossover-day-20230320-js72eaeykvgoxesdbpybqxfrbu-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>
In April 2023, Grammer sent a letter to State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury accusing the Maryland State Department of Education of hiding scores from failing scores by altering data files available on the department's website. An investigation conducted by the state inspector general found no evidence of these claims.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Lillian |title=Maryland State Department of Education did not cover up test scores from failing schools, inspector finds |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-test-scores-investigation-20230509-bjgtcizhbrcxrbm2jzmtz4lrhy-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 9, 2023}}</ref>
===Environment=== During the 2020 legislative session, Grammer proposed amendments to legislation that would remove black liquor from the state's top renewable energy tier under the renewable energy portfolio standard that would delay the bill's effective date to 2023 and made black liquor a Tier 1 renewable energy source; both amendments were rejected by votes of 40-91 and 41-90.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |last2=Leckrone |first2=Bennett |title=Environmental Bills — on 'Black Liquor,' Pollution Tracking and Composting — Move Forward in House |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/03/17/environmental-bills-on-black-liquor-pollution-tracking-and-composting-move-forward-in-house/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>
Grammer introduced legislation during the 2022 legislative session that would prevent the Maryland Department of Natural Resources from dredging in the Man O'War Shoals, a prehistoric oyster reef containing as much as 100 million bushels of buried bivalve shell.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeVille |first1=Taylor |title=As plans to dredge ancient Chesapeake Bay reef languish, oystermen look elsewhere to seed their catch |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-man-o-war-dredging-20220214-s5zpwxwpgjai3j6frh6g5h2ula-story.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 14, 2022}}</ref>
In March 2022, Grammer sent a letter to Governor Larry Hogan calling for the resignation of Maryland Secretary of the Environment Ben Grumbles, citing issues with the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Opilo |first1=Emily |title=Baltimore files court challenge to state takeover of Back River wastewater plant, calling it 'unfair and politically motivated' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-baltimore-back-river-court-motion-20220401-ixtnn4whhrgbppb5i7lzjqf4c4-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 1, 2022}}</ref>
===Gun policy=== In November 2019, Grammer said he opposed preventing medical marijuana patients from owning guns, which he said would limit their job opportunities and sporting activities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Legalizing recreational marijuana in Maryland not likely in 2020: 'We are still in the investigative mode' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-marijuana-legalization-20191126-mkseh6xw5ne6horbnnfkmqbofm-story.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 26, 2019}}</ref>
In 2022, Grammer said he opposed a bill that would require gun shops to have increased safety measures, including 24-hour burglary alarm systems and anti-vehicle barriers, which he said would penalize small business owners.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Gun Dealers Oppose Speaker's Bill to Require Theft Deterrents |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/02/gun-dealers-oppose-speakers-bill-to-require-theft-deterrents/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>
During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer said he opposed legislation that would strengthen state regulations on concealed carry permits following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in ''New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen'', which made public possession of guns a protected right under the Second Amendment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Maryland delegate's legislation seeks to limit eligibility for concealed carry gun permits |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-clippinger-hb824-hearing-20230222-472delhr65cb7d5agtoxkxwta4-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> He also introduced amendments to the Gun Safety Act of 2023 that would create concealed carry exemptions for railroad police and armored car company employees, which were adopted unanimously.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |title=Roundup: Expanded prosecutorial power approved, gun bills on the move, Blueprint board has two candidates |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/04/07/roundup-expanded-prosecutorial-power-approved-gun-bills-on-the-move-blueprint-board-has-two-candidates/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
===Healthcare=== During the 2023 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation that would required Maryland's pension system adopt a low-cost strategy. The bill died in committee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bologna |first1=Giacomo |title=How Maryland's pension became a billion-dollar business for Wall Street |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-maryland-pension-20230420-cn25x24s7bby3gdofckrh5cjo4-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> In 2024, he introduced a bill that would allow state employees that retired before 2011 to continue receiving pension benefits provided by the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program instead of shifting to Medicare Part D.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Angela |title=A ‘slap in the face’: Retired state workers in Maryland outraged by drug plan switch |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/01/medicare-part-d-retirement-prescription/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 1, 2024}}</ref>
During the 2026 legislative session, Grammer opposed a bill that would require private health insurers to provide coverage for scalp cooling for cancer patients, which he said would raise health insurance costs and that the scalp cooling method only fixes a cosmetic issue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metz |first1=Konner |title=Preserving hair and dignity: Maryland seeks to make scalp cooling more accessible for cancer patients |url=https://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/preserving-hair-and-dignity-maryland-seeks-to-make-scalp-cooling-more-accessible-for-cancer-patients/article_2ecd26ff-8bee-476b-9128-196565c997da.html |access-date=March 21, 2026 |work=The Star Democrat |date=March 21, 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
===Immigration=== During the 2017 legislative session, Grammer opposed a bill that would have made Maryland a sanctuary state.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.avenuenews.com/news/local/legislators-address-constituents-at-local-town-halls/article_01f94b85-2709-50e4-8687-b49b9e800216.html|title=Legislators address constituents at local town halls|last=Rodman|first=Nicole|work=The Avenue News|access-date=2018-07-21|language=en}}</ref> The legislature initially passed the bill in both chambers, but failed to override the governor's veto.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Josh |title=Senate president: 'Maryland is not going to become a sanctuary state' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/senate-president-maryland-is-not-going-to-become-a-sanctuary-state/2017/03/29/f1e80bac-14c0-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 29, 2017}}</ref> In April 2017, he opposed an executive order signed by Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz that formalized police policy on undocumented immigrants in Baltimore County.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeCarlo |first1=Gianna |title=Local legislators react to Kamenetz's executive order on immigration |url=https://www.avenuenews.com/news/regional/local-legislators-react-to-kamenetzs-executive-order-on-immigration/article_875cd06a-0fae-5bd8-86ea-667826e6ca62.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Avenue News |date=April 7, 2017}}</ref>
In November 2025, Grammer opposed a bill to ban 287(g) program agreements in Maryland, saying that restricting the program could put communities at risk.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibrahim |first1=Mennatalla |title=Ferguson sets stage for legislative battle over local police assisting ICE |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/11/18/immigration-enforcement-ferguson/ |access-date=November 18, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 18, 2025}}</ref> During debate on the bill during the 2026 legislative session, he unsuccessfully sought to add two amendments to the bill, including one that would require local authorities to inform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at least 48 hours before a person detained is released.<ref name="287gDebate">{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |title=House brushes aside GOP amendments, advances immigration enforcement restriction |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2026/02/02/house-brushes-aside-gop-amendments-advances-immigration-enforcement-restriction/ |access-date=February 3, 2026 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 3, 2026}}</ref> In February 2026, he criticized Republican members of the Baltimore County Council for voting for a bill to prohibit private detention centers from operating in the county, saying that the councilmembers had "voted with Governor Wes Moore tin continuing this open borders immigration policy". He also defended the proposed detention centers, saying that they would facilitate a peaceful transfer of immigrants lacking permanent legal status.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartzberg |first1=Brandon |title=Local delegates react to Baltimore County's new ICE bill |url=https://www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local-delegates-react-to-baltimore-countys-new-ice-bill/article_e753728d-3355-41d3-80f7-300d406ccf85.html |access-date=February 22, 2026 |work=Dundalk Eagle |date=February 19, 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
===Marijuana=== Grammer is a member of the House Cannabis Referendum and Legalization Work Group and the Marijuana Legalization Work Group.<ref name="msa"/> In 2015, he voted alongside six other Republicans for a bill that would decriminalize the possession of marijuana paraphernalia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Van |title=The Maryland GOP on Pot: Free State Republicans have been warming to marijuana reform, but support for legalization so far remains a pipe dream |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/citypaper/bcpnews-the-maryland-gop-on-pot-free-state-republicans-have-been-warming-to-marijuana-reform-but-support-for-20150420-story.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> During the 2020 legislative session, Grammer supported the "Connor's Courage Act", which would allow medical marijuana to be administered at schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=David |title=Havre de Grace teen to testify on legislation to allow medical cannabis to be administered in schools |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/harford/aegis/cng-ag-connor-sheffield-0214-20200218-fud5ak66q5h2fnuthq5pgdyra4-story.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
===National politics=== In April 2023, following the indictment of former President Donald Trump for his alleged role in the Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal, Grammer questioned whether hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels merited a criminal prosecution.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=As Trump arrest dominates global headlines, some Md. Republicans try to look away |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/04/04/as-trump-arrest-dominates-global-headlines-some-md-republicans-try-to-look-away/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> He signed onto a letter condemning the jury's guilty verdict in the trial in May 2024, calling the ruling a "political prosecution from a kangaroo court and left-leaning prosecutor" that is turning the U.S. justice system into a "third world parody of law and order".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pittman |first1=Elijah |title=Maryland Democrats guarded, Republicans angry in wake of Trump conviction |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2024/05/31/maryland-democrats-guarded-republicans-angry-in-wake-of-trump-conviction/ |access-date=June 1, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=May 31, 2024}}</ref>
===Social issues=== During the 2019 legislative session, Grammer introduced legislation that would require judges and magistrates to be named in Maryland Judiciary Case Search results. The bill died in committee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Leah |title=Maryland judges aren't always named in court records — some want to change that |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-mdec-judges-case-search-maryland-transparency-20190818-7tavfbenojfyxgr7fumhbo6boq-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>
In 2021, Grammer was one of nine state delegates to vote against a bill establishing the framework for the state's sports betting industry following the passage of 2020 Maryland Question 2, calling the bill's licensing provisions "too limited".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Maryland House OKs plan for legal sports betting; measure moves to Senate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-house-sports-betting-20210311-d2rlzuem7jh5fbplnw5aexftiu-story.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Grammer said he opposed a bill that would ban threats against public health officials and hospital workers, saying that he felt that there was a "low bar" for what constituted a "threat" under the bill.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leckrone |first1=Bennett |title=Lawmakers Consider Bill to Ban Threats Against Health Officials, Hospital Workers |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01/26/lawmakers-consider-bill-to-ban-threats-against-health-officials-hospital-workers/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>
During the 2024 legislative session, Grammer introduced a bill that would require Maryland to submit abortion-related data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of 2024, Maryland is one of four states that do not submit such data to the CDC.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |last3=Brown |first3=Danielle J. |title=Legislative notes: Some highlights from a busy day in Annapolis |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/03/16/legislative-notes-some-highlights-from-a-busy-day-in-annapolis/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 16, 2024}}</ref> He reintroduced the bill again during the 2025 legislative session.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Danielle J. |title=Marathon of abortion-related bills in House Health committee shows fight is not over in the state |url=https://marylandmatters.org/2025/02/28/marathon-of-abortion-related-bills-in-house-health-committee-shows-fight-is-not-over-in-the-state/ |access-date=February 28, 2025 |work=Maryland Matters |date=February 28, 2025}}</ref>
In December 2025, Grammer opposed overriding Governor Wes Moore's veto of a bill to study reparations to victims of slavery or their descendants in Maryland, calling the commission a distraction from "the real problems" affecting Maryland residents, such as traffic problems and taxes for retirees and seniors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartzberg |first1=Brandon |title=Local delegates react to override of Gov. Moore's veto of reparations commission bill |url=https://www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local-delegates-react-to-override-of-gov-moores-veto-of-reparations-commission-bill/article_a5d476e9-3991-4859-a721-855b848cc084.html |access-date=December 27, 2025 |work=Dundalk Eagle |date=December 20, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
During the 2026 legislative session, Grammer opposed a bill that would allow unaffiliated voters to change their party affiliation at the polls to vote in partisan primary elections, expressing concerns that the bill would lead to special interests targeting unaffiliated voters to support a certain candidate, potentially harming campaigns with fewer financial resources.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Katharine |title=Maryland House passes bill to expand primary voting for unaffiliated voters |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/03/11/unaffiliated-voters-in-maryland-primaries/ |access-date=March 20, 2026 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 11, 2026}}</ref> He also opposed a bill that prohibits counties and municipalities from implementing voting systems that diminishes the ability of minority groups to elect candidates of its choice, claiming that it would allow any protected class "unhappy with an election's outcome [to] sue their county into oblivion, claiming their vote was diluted".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wynn |first1=Matt |title=Maryland's legislative session concludes, local lawmakers recap their wins for Baltimore County |url=https://www.dundalkeagle.com/news/marylands-legislative-session-concludes-local-lawmakers-recap-their-wins-for-baltimore-county/article_3d0d5246-4803-4423-aa9f-a766b500a80c.html |access-date=April 14, 2026 |work=Dundalk Eagle |date=April 14, 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 Republican primary election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/primary/gen_results_2014_1_01606.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robert B. Long |votes = 2,139 |percentage = 24.4 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ric Metzgar |votes = 1,707 |percentage = 19.5 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robin L. Grammer Jr. |votes = 1,224 |percentage = 14.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Roger Zajdel |votes = 994 |percentage = 11.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Domenico "Dan" Liberatore |votes = 860 |percentage = 9.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mitchell J. Toland, Jr. |votes = 701 |percentage = 8.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Carl H. Magee, Jr. |votes = 577 |percentage = 6.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Gary Sparks |votes = 450 |percentage = 5.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jerzy Samotyj |votes = 122 |percentage = 1.4 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01606.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robert B. Long |votes = 16,796 |percentage = 21.2 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ric Metzgar |votes = 15,176 |percentage = 19.1 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robin L. Grammer Jr. |votes = 14,582 |percentage = 18.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Jr. |votes = 11,599 |percentage = 14.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael H. Weir Jr. (incumbent) |votes = 11,503 |percentage = 14.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jake Mohorovic |votes = 9,526 |percentage = 12.0 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 97 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election, 2018<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01606.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robert B. Long (incumbent) |votes = 18,291 |percentage = 19.7 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robin L. Grammer Jr. (incumbent) |votes = 18,084 |percentage = 19.5 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ric Metzgar (incumbent) |votes = 17,803 |percentage = 19.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Jr. |votes = 12,847 |percentage = 13.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Megan Ann Mioduszewski |votes = 12,213 |percentage = 13.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Diane DeCarlo |votes = 12,000 |percentage = 12.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Michael J. Lyden |votes = 1,459 |percentage = 1.6 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 59 |percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Maryland House of Delegates District 6 election, 2022<ref>{{cite web | title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates | work = Maryland State Board of Elections | url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01606.html }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ric Metzgar (incumbent) |votes = 16,696 |percentage = 23.6 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robin L. Grammer Jr. (incumbent) |votes = 16,344 |percentage = 23.1 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Robert B. Long (incumbent) |votes = 15,987 |percentage = 22.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Megan Ann Mioduszewski |votes = 11,300 |percentage = 16.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jake Mohorovic III |votes = 10,109 |percentage = 14.3 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 304 |percentage = 0.4 }} {{Election box end}}
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