Tom Hutchinson

Thomas "Tom" S. Hutchinson (born May 25, 1965) is an American politician, business owner, and triathlete. He is currently a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 37B.

Background Hutchinson graduated from Dickinson College with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. He later received a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University Maryland. He and his family purchased a home in Woolford, Maryland, in 2003, where they stayed weekends before moving there permanently in 2010. During his tenure, downtown Cambridge experienced a re-emergence of restaurants, retail, beautification, and tourism.

Since 2020, Hutchinson has run his own home improvement company, Hutchinson Home Services LLC. He ran on a slate with incumbent state delegate Christopher T. Adams, and won the Republican primary on July 19 with 35.4 percent of the vote and as the top vote-getter in Talbot and Dorchester counties.

In the legislature

Hutchinson was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 11, 2023. He is a member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee.

Political positions Crime Hutchinson opposes Maryland's laws on juvenile justice. During the 2024 legislative session, he introduced a bill that would classify teacher and staff assaults by students as a crime of violence.

Energy In December 2025, Hutchinson said he supported the expansion of nuclear power in Maryland.

Gun control In May 2023, Hutchinson signed onto a letter calling on Governor Wes Moore to veto the Gun Safety Act, an omnibus gun control bill that increased requirements and fees to obtain a handgun permit, strengthened safe storage requirements, and prohibited carrying guns near certain locations.

Healthcare During the 2026 legislative session, Hutchinson supported a bill that would require private health insurers to provide coverage for scalp cooling for cancer patients.

In December 2025, Hutchinson predicted that mid-decade redistricting efforts in Maryland would backfire in Republicans' favor, suggesting that a new map could elect two or three Republicans to Congress instead of just one. He criticized the process used by the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission that led to the introduction of a bill to redraw Maryland's congressional districts to improve the Democratic Party's chances of winning Maryland's 1st congressional district, the only congressional district represented by a Republican in the state.

During debate on a proposed constitutional amendment that would exempt Maryland's congressional districts from the redistricting guidelines in the state Constitution in August 2026, Hutchinson introduced an amendment that would require nine Eastern Shore counties to vote on seceding from Maryland and forming a new state called Mardelva. The amendment was rejected by voice vote. In an interview with The Baltimore Sun following the special session, Hutchinson said that the secession amendment was symbolic, explaining that he never expected it to become law and wanted to make a point of Eastern Shore counties being disenfranchised by congressional redistricting.

Personal life Hutchinson was married to his wife, Lynn Dymond. They have since divorced. Together, they had a daughter named Helen.