Jefferson L. Ghrist (born March 14, 1975) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 36 since 2015.

He graduated from North Caroline High School and later attended Chesapeake College and Salisbury University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1997.

[1][4] Ghrist briefly ran for Congress in Maryland's 1st congressional district in 2010, challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Frank Kratovil, but dropped out in December 2009 and endorsed state senator Andy Harris.

[12] Ghrist is a fiscal conservative[13] who supports limited government[14] and increasing state funding to local jurisdictions[13] while reducing taxes.

[6] Ghrist opposes the Blueprint for Maryland's Future,[15][16] saying that its costs will be a "disaster" for school systems and students[17] and predicting that counties would have to raise taxes to pay for it.