Sean Stinnett

Sean A. Stinnett (born October 1971) is an American politician serving as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 41st district since 2025.

Background Stinnett was born in Baltimore in 1971. He graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts in 1989, afterwards attending Baltimore City Community College, where he earned an associate of arts degree in communications, and Coppin State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in sports management. He also attended Pennsylvania Western University, California. Stinnett also worked as a procurement administrator for the Maryland Department of General Services from 2011 to 2021, as an operations director for the city of Baltimore from 2021 to 2023, and as a minority business enterprise compliance supervisor for the Maryland Department of General Services since 2023.

In the legislature In January 2017, after Jill P. Carter resigned from the Maryland House of Delegates to join Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh's administration, Stinnett applied to fill the remainder of Carter's term in the legislature. He did not receive any votes from the Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee, which voted 5–1 to nominate Bilal Ali. Stinnett then ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2018, placing eighth in the Democratic primary with 6.2% of the vote. Stinnett was appointed to the seat by Governor Wes Moore and sworn in on March 3, 2025.

Stinnett ran for election to a full term in 2026, during which he ran on a slate with state delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg and state senator Dalya Attar. Stinnett continued to support Attar after she was federally indicted on charges of extortion and conspiracy, telling The Baltimore Sun, "I'm not a judge, but we all say 'innocent until proven guilty'.".

Political positions During the 2026 legislative session, Stinnett supported a bill to raise the minimum wage of Maryland from $15 to $25 an hour and eliminate all subminimum wages.

Personal life Stinnett is married to his wife, Tammy Stinnett, an administrator for the Harris Jones & Malone lobbying firm who is the chair of the Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee as of February 2025. Stinnett is the president of the West Arlington Improvement Association and was a coordinator for the 300 Men March movement. Stinnett is a Muslim.

Electoral history