Registered lobbyist
Sean Johnson
Maryland State Education Association · 410-263-6600 · on file 2025 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$68,096
all years on file
Bills testified on
58
56 for · 15 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
33%
23 of 70 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session23 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 78 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 90 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 455 Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act) | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 478 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 562 Primary and Secondary Education - Maintenance of Effort - Inflation Adjustment (Maintenance of Effort Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 930 Income Tax – Decoupling From Federal Changes – Education Expenses | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 976 Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act) | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1078 Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Carroll Park Soccer Stadium and Facility | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1142 Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 1142 Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 1274 Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) | FAV | Did not advance | |
| HB 1274 Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) | FAV | Did not advance | |
| HB 1430 Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - Funding | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 1430 Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - Funding | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 170 Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 224 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 262 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 262 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 329 Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act) | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 457 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 712 Primary and Secondary Education - Funding Accuracy and Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations and Report (Education Funding Accuracy Act) | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 883 Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Carroll Park Soccer Stadium and Facility | UNFPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 928 County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | FAV | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Union Dues | FAV | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| HB 1211 Education - Compensatory Education - Maryland Neighborhood Tier System Calculation | FWAPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1277 State Department of Education - Assessments - Study and Report | FAV | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 362 Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements | FAV | Maryland State Education Association | Vetoed |
2021 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1321 Labor and Employment - Right to Work | UNF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1372 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions | FWA | Maryland State Education Association | Enacted |
| SB 965 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions | FWA | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session41 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1 Built to Learn Act of 2020 | FAVPDF | msea | Enacted |
| HB 123 Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range | FAV | MSEA | Enacted |
| HB 123 Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range | FAVPDF | MSEA | Enacted |
| HB 163 Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work | UNFPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| HB 245 Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 302 Criminal Law - Deadly Weapons on School Property - Nonpublic Schools (No Weapons on Nonpublic School Property Act) | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 347 Education - Community and Local Accountability for Struggling Schools (CLASS) Act of 2020 - Innovation Schools | UNF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 348 AP Opportunities Act of 2020 | FWAPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 403 Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies | FAVPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| HB 403 Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 695 Digital Advertising Gross Revenues - Taxation | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 732 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | FAVPDF | msea | Vetoed |
| HB 743 Universal School Start Act of 2020 | UNFPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 818 Redistricting and Apportionment - Population Count - Citizenship Status | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1008 Education - Child Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention - Hiring Emergent Employees | FWAPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1021 Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers | UNFPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1074 Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1075 Public School Employees - Whistleblower Protection - Civil Actions | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1075 Public School Employees - Whistleblower Protection - Civil Actions | FAV | MSEA | Did not advance |
| HB 1134 Circuit Court and District Court of Maryland Employees – Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1354 Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax – Services, Aircraft Parts and Equipment, and Data Centers | FAVPDF | msea | Passed both chambers |
| HB 1543 Environment – Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAV | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1543 Environment – Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1543 Environment – Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAVPDF | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1628 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| HB 1628 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | FAV | MSEA | Did not advance |
| HJ 6 Participation by Maryland Residents in the 2020 Census | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| SB 2 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | FAVPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| SB 3 Electronic Smoking Devices, Other Tobacco Products, and Cigarettes - Taxation and Regulation | FAVPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| SB 217 Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range | FAVPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| SB 241 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Applicability | UNFPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| SB 267 AP Opportunities Act of 2020 | FWAPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| SB 275 Education - Community and Local Accountability for Struggling Schools (CLASS) Act of 2020 - Innovation Schools | UNF | msea | Did not advance |
| SB 388 Circuit Courts and District Court of Maryland Employees - Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| SB 647 Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| SB 903 Immigration Enforcement - Public Schools, Hospitals, and Courthouses - Policies | FAVPDF | msea | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAVPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAV | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAV | Maryland State Education Association | Did not advance |
| SB 912 Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act | FAVPDF | MSEA | Did not advance |
| SB 1000 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation | FWA | MSEA | Did not advance |
