Wayne A. Hartman

Hartman was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 14, 1967. He attended Eastern Vocational Technical High School and graduated from the University of Phoenix, earning a B.S. degree in business administration in 2006.

Hartman bought his first property in the Ocean City, Maryland at the age of 19 and, as of March 2016, owns 40 units in the resort town.{{cite news |title=Q&A With Wayne Hartman, Councilman Seeks 'Level Playing Field' On Rental Front |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2016/03/31/qa-with-wayne-hartman-councilman-seeks-level-playing-field-on-rental-front/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=mdcoastdispatch.com |date=March 31, 2016}}

Hartman is married and has two children. He is the owner of Wayne Hartman Management LLC, a management services company in Ocean City, Maryland. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation., the Worcester County Local Development Council, and the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.

In 2014, Hartman was elected to serve on the Ocean City Council after receiving the endorsement of Citizens For Ocean City alongside three other candidates.{{cite news |title=City Council Candidate Abruptly Withdraws From Race |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2014/10/23/city-council-candidate-abruptly-withdraws-from-race-2/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=mdcoastdispatch.com |date=October 23, 2014}} As councilman, Hartman oversaw the construction of barrier systems on the boardwalk{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Camila |title=Ocean City plans for new barrier system |url=https://www.wmdt.com/2018/03/ocean-city-plans-for-new-barrier-system/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=WMDT |date=March 24, 2018}} and the controversial refurbishment of memorial plaques on the boardwalk's benches.{{cite news |title=Ocean City pulls bait and switch on memorial benches |url=https://www.oceancity.com/ocean-city-memorial-benches-program-fails/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=oceancity.com |date=June 28, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Gray |title=Ocean City asks for dedication bench repairs, upsets owners |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2017/05/11/ocean-city-bills-dedication-bench-repairs-upsets-owners/315768001/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=Delmarvanow |date=May 11, 2017}} Hartman also served as the chairman for the Recreation and Parks Committee, as a member of the Police Commission, and on the Ocean City Noise Board. Prior to that, he sat on the ADA Committee as well as the Property Review and Enforcement Strategies for Safe Housing Committee.{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Gray |title=Ocean City councilman to run for Carozza's state delegate seat |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2018/01/18/ocean-city-hartman-carozza-state-delegate/1043531001/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=Delmarvanow |date=January 18, 2018}}

File:Maryland House Ways and Means Committee (52692474017).jpg's hand in the House Ways and Means Committee, 2023]]

In December 2017, Hartman announced his candidacy for the Maryland House of Delegates after incumbent delegate Mary Beth Carozza said she would challenge state senator Jim Mathias in the 2018 Maryland Senate elections.{{cite news |last1=Ellison |first1=Greg |title=Hartman declares House candidacy |url=https://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/hartman-declares-house-candidacy/article_2bc64eb4-5c41-50d1-9350-108bbf75e8fe.html |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=OC Today |date=December 14, 2017}} He prevailed in the Republican primary with 49.3 percent of the vote and ran unopposed in the general election.{{cite news |title=OC Councilman Prevails In House District 38C Race, Focuses On Resort, Helping Republicans In November |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/06/28/oc-councilman-prevails-in-house-district-38c-race-focuses-on-resort-helping-republicans-in-november/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=mdcoastdispatch.com |date=June 28, 2018}}

Hartman was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019. He served on the Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2020, afterwards serving in the Ways and Means Committee. Since 2022, Hartman has served as the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.

In November 2023, Hartman criticized the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, a bill that passed in the 2022 legislative session which restricted the state's ability to charge juveniles for most offenses, blaming it for an increase in juvenile crime in the state.{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=David |title=Maryland Republican leaders to push for juvenile justice reform |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/maryland-republican-leaders-propose-juvenile-justice-reform-legislation/45838855 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=WBAL-TV |date=November 14, 2023 |language=en}}

File:Board of Public Works (54153844026).jpg against US Wind's proposals to build a wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, 2024]]

During debate on a bill to quadruple the state's offshore wind energy capacity in 2023, Hartman introduced an amendment that would require the state to consider marine life when approving wind farms, citing unproven claims that noise from wind farm development was responsible for whale deaths. The amendment was rejected in a 36-98 vote.{{cite news |last1=Weingarten |first1=Dwight A. |title=Ocean City delegate's amendment left behind as Maryland pushes ahead with offshore wind |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/2023/04/05/moore-calls-for-local-coordination-as-state-pushes-ahead-with-wind/70079721007/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=The Daily Times |date=April 5, 2023}}

During debate on a bill banning privately made firearms in 2022, Hartman introduced an amendment that would require the state to produce a list of firearms dealers who provide serialization services in the state. The amendment was rejected by the House of Delegates in a 49-83 vote.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Policies Diverge on House and Senate Ghost Gun Bills |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/10/policies-diverge-on-house-and-senate-ghost-gun-bills/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 10, 2022}} He would later vote against the bill, criticizing Democratic lawmakers for not working with Republicans to craft the legislation.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Ghost Gun Bans Advance in the General Assembly, While House of Delegates Passes Abortion Referendum Bill |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/11/ghost-gun-bans-advance-in-the-general-assembly-while-house-of-delegates-passes-abortion-referendum-bill/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 12, 2022}}

During the 2023 legislative session, Hartman introduced an amendment to the state's marijuana industry framework bill that would have prohibited dispensaries from being located within a mile of a school or recreation center.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |last2=Janesch |first2=Sam |title=Maryland lawmakers send cannabis legalization, gun control bills to governor ahead of Monday deadline |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-saturday-house-20230408-wvpbs3tw6jfmhh3zbs6vydcjzi-story.html |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 8, 2023}} C. T. Wilson, the bill's sponsor, argued that the amendment would have effectively banned dispensaries in Ocean City, something Hartman said he said he wasn't "heartbroken" by. The amendment was rejected in a 37-103 vote.{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Cannabis and guns top the House's Saturday agenda, with final votes on Monday |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/04/08/cannabis-and-guns-top-the-houses-saturday-agenda-with-final-votes-on-monday/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=April 8, 2023}}

In October 2017, Hartman proposed privatizing parts of the Ocean City boardwalk in order to control street performers and the town's homeless population.{{cite news |last1=Tabeling |first1=Katie |title=Privatized Boardwalk? |url=https://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/privatized-boardwalk/article_3207fbf2-f7b3-5975-b47f-a29b2069b9f4.html |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=OC Today |date=October 12, 2017}} In May 2018, the Ocean City council voted 3-1 to consult legal counsel on the proposal to privatize the boardwalk's picnic tables. The council also voted unanimously to approve of several recommendations made by the Ocean City Police Department aimed at preventing loitering at the comfort station on Caroline Street, a popular location among the town's homeless population.{{cite news |last1=Hooper |first1=Bethany |title=UPDATE: Comfort Station Changes Aim At Reducing Loitering Approved |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/05/14/committee-recommends-loitering-changes-boardwalk-comfort-station/ |access-date=January 4, 2022 |work=mdcoastdispatch.com |date=May 14, 2018}}

In January 2022, Hartman filed a lawsuit against the legislative district maps drawn by the Maryland General Assembly during the 2020 redistricting cycle, seeking to replace the newly passed map with one that uses only single-member districts.{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Michael D. |title=Western Maryland, Eastern Shore delegates file petition against new legislative maps |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/2022/02/15/maryland-delegates-file-lawsuit-against-new-redistricting-maps-western-eastern/6785871001/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Herald-Mail |date=February 15, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Stole |first1=Bryn |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Maryland Republican delegates ask state's highest court to throw out new General Assembly district map |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-redistricting-lawsuit-20220210-pkt5za5webeejbv36adkna3zci-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 10, 2022}} The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled 4-3 against the plaintiffs in April 2022, upholding the legislature's map.{{cite news |last1=Stole |first1=Bryn |title=Maryland's highest court rejects legislative map challenge, clearing way for July 19 primary |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-legislative-map-appeals-court-20220413-tlrr3bgmofdnjmerxfjrpa777e-story.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 13, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Lash |first1=Steve |title=Just-released opinion reveals Md. high court approved redistricting by single vote |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/09/01/just-released-opinion-reveals-md-high-court-approved-redistricting-by-single-vote/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=The Daily Record |date=September 1, 2022}}

During debate on a bill on a bill creating a statewide referendum on codifying Roe v. Wade into the Constitution of Maryland in 2022, Hartman introduced an amendment that would require clinicians to notify guardians of unwed minors before providing abortion services. The amendment was rejected by the House of Delegates in a 42-84 vote.{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=After Republican Amendment Attempts, House Moves Forward with Abortion Access Bills |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/09/after-republican-amendment-attempts-house-moves-forward-with-abortion-access-bills/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=Maryland Matters |date=March 10, 2022}}

During the 2025 legislative session he sponsored a bill, along with Marvin E. Holmes Jr., Nick Allen, Linda Foley, Denise Roberts, and Regina T. Boyce, revising the 2023 mandate for funding of reserve studies and preparation of funding plans by housing cooperatives, condominiums, and homeowners associations.{{cite web|url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0292?ys=2025RS|title=Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans|website=Maryland General Assembly|access-date=May 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513210641/https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0292?ys=2025RS|archive-date=May 13, 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Burke|first=Raymond Daniel|url=https://marylandcondolaw.com/new-legislation-requires-condominiums-to-fund-the-amounts-specified-in-a-reserve-study/|title=New Legislation Requires Condominiums To Fund The Amounts Specified In a Reserve Study|website=Gordon Feinblatt LLC|date=May 13, 2025|access-date=May 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519152319/https://marylandcondolaw.com/new-legislation-requires-condominiums-to-fund-the-amounts-specified-in-a-reserve-study/|archive-date=May 19, 2025|url-status=live}}

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|candidate = Lloyd Martin (incumbent)

|votes = 1,342

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|candidate = Tony DeLuca

|votes = 1,287

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|candidate = Chris Rudolf

|votes = 1,075

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|candidate = Joe Hall

|votes = 775

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|candidate = Joe Cryer

|votes = 446

|percentage = 5.6

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|votes = 1,996

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|candidate = Joe Schanno

|votes = 1,584

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|candidate = Ed Tinus

|votes = 333

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|candidate = Jim Shaffer

|votes = 134

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|candidate = Wayne A. Hartman

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|candidate = Wayne A. Hartman

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