Registered lobbyist
Christian Gobel
AFSCME Council 3 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
2
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$175,924
all years on file
Bills testified on
60
57 for · 10 against · 7 info
Got their outcome
52%
35 of 67 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2024 Regular Session50 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 9 State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits | INFOPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 18 Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 114 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 136 Employment Standards, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Employer Adverse Actions and Enforcement | FWAPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 137 Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 137 Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 206 Education - Student Behavior - Parent and Guardian Notice and Required Counseling (Parent and Guardian Accountability Act) | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 472 Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 478 Motor Vehicles - School Vehicle Drivers - Medical Examinations | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 493 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 515 Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools | INFOPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 525 Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis Products | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 602 Employment Discrimination – Sexual Orientation | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 602 Employment Discrimination – Sexual Orientation | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 609 Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 609 Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 669 Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Hearing Loss | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 802 Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Protecting Workers From Captive Audience Meetings Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 903 Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 1004 State Retirement and Pension System - Average Final Compensation - Compensation Adjustments | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 1061 School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1175 Education – Public School Employers and Employees – Subcontracting for Services | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1237 State Department of Education - Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1237 State Department of Education - Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1442 Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Howard County Public Schools - Established Ho. Co. 14-24 | INFOPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 63 Motor Vehicles - School Vehicle Drivers - Medical Examinations | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 104 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 114 Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools | INFOPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 114 Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Calvert County Public Schools | INFOPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 188 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 192 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 233 Employment Standards, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Employer Adverse Actions - Prohibition | FWAPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 322 Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Automatic Enrollment | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 322 Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Automatic Enrollment | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 431 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Long COVID (Home of the Brave Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 513 Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis Products | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 540 Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 540 Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 591 Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 797 Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 797 Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 819 Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 823 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 843 Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Hearing Loss | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 871 Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor Dispute | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 880 State Retirement and Pension System - Average Final Compensation - Compensation Adjustments | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 892 School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 892 School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 957 Labor and Employment – Automated Employment Decision Tools – Prohibition | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 1043 Education - Public School Employers and Employees - Subcontracting for Services | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 65 Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 71 Motor Vehicles - School Vehicle Drivers - Medical Examinations | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 71 Motor Vehicles - School Vehicle Drivers - Medical Examinations | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 137 Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention | INFOPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 137 Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention | INFOPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 185 Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 185 Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 203 Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 275 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 515 Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 900 Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1122 Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund - Funding - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 109 Interagency Commission on School Construction - Systemic Renovation Projects - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Withdrawn |
| SB 247 State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Faculty, Part–Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 352 Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 355 Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 555 Fair Wage Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 555 Fair Wage Act of 2023 | FWAPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 646 School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 735 Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 809 Education - Public School Employees - Parental Leave | FWAPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 858 Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 922 Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund - Funding - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 922 Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund - Funding - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |