Jeff Schoenborn has called Baltimore home for 18 years — through Federal Hill, Otterbein, and now Guilford. He was appointed to the Republican Central Committee in 2023 and is now seeking a full elected term, because Baltimore needs accountability, and accountability requires opposition.
"Baltimore has great neighborhoods, good bones, and a loveable quirkiness. But it has suffered terribly from single-party rule. We need a strong Republican party to keep city leaders accountable." — Jeff Schoenborn
Ronald Reagan famously asked Americans in 1980: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" We ask Baltimore a harder version of that question: Are you better off than you were 60 years ago? Democrats have held the mayor's office continuously since 1967. No Republican has served on the City Council since 1942 — over 80 years ago.
When one party holds unchallenged power for generations, accountability disappears and residents pay the price in unsafe streets, underfunded schools, and a tax burden that drives people out. A functioning Republican Central Committee builds the infrastructure of accountability — recruiting serious candidates, re-engaging discouraged voters, and ensuring there is always an alternative for Baltimoreans who want something better.
About the 14th DistrictLocal issues demand local solutions. Here are the challenges I'm focused on.
Baltimore is losing taxpaying residents and businesses to the county every day. High taxes, poor services, and crime make the city an easy place to leave. That has to change.
Read my position →Cut the regulatory friction crushing small businesses. Baltimore's neighborhoods thrive when local entrepreneurs can open and grow.
Read my position →Baltimore's fiscal challenges require honest accounting, disciplined spending, and a tax environment that doesn't drive residents away.
Read my position →Every Baltimore child deserves access to a school that works for them. Families — not zip codes — should determine educational opportunity.
Read my position →Effective policing, community trust, and accountability systems that allow officers to do their jobs while maintaining public confidence.
Read my position →AI is reshaping every sector faster than government can respond. Baltimore needs analytical leaders who actually understand it — not just those who nod along to briefings.
Read my position →Jeff Schoenborn moved to Baltimore in 2008 and, when it came time to put down real roots, he and his wife chose to raise their three children here — not in the county, not somewhere easier. He's also built a healthcare technology business here, and in 2023 was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Republican Central Committee.
He's not a politician by temperament — he's a computer programmer and business owner who sees real problems in this city and believes data, honest communication, and steady work are how you fix them. Baltimore has great bones. It deserves leadership that treats it that way.
Full BiographyYears as a Baltimorean
Baltimore Neighborhoods Called Home
Appointed to the Central Committee
That same leverage is now arriving in healthcare, law, finance, education, and government simultaneously. Baltimore needs people on its committees and in its institutions who grasp what that actually means.
Jeff's Position on AI →"The time to talk about AI is now. It is urgent."
— Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas, May 25, 2026The Pope's first encyclical was devoted entirely to AI, calling it a transformation with consequences greater than the Industrial Revolution. The Vatican, Baltimore City, Maryland, and the Central Committee all need to respond.
If you're taking the time to vote in a primary election and to read this, I hope you'll come to a meeting and find a way to get involved.
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