He was elected along with three Democrats - Don William Bradley, Samuel Q. Johnson III, and Robert A. Thornton, Jr.[2] He replaced Republican Richard F. Colburn, who eventually returned to the General Assembly in 1995 as a State Senator.
In this reconfigured district, Schisler won reelection along with fellow Republican Adelaide C. Eckardt, one of the candidates he defeated in 1990.
[3] Schisler and Eckardt defeated Democratic incumbent Robert Thornton, Jr. and challenger Philip Carey Foster.
[4] In 1998, Schisler and Eckardt again won reelection, this time defeating Democratic challenger William Steven Brohawn.
Outside of his political activities, Schisler is a member of Ducks Unlimited, an "international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl".
[7] He served as a member of the Department of Natural Resources Special Funds Work Group from 2002 and 2003 and the Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer in 2003.
He also served on the American Legislative Exchange Council, a task force on energy, environment, & natural resources.
During the 2006 gubernatorial election, Schisler came under fire by the Maryland General Assembly and Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley for approving a 72% rate hike by utility provider Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE).
[9] Schisler's defended his position by stating that the rate hike was the long-term result to the deregulation plan enacted by the Maryland legislature in 1999 during the term of the previous governor, Parris Glendening, and approved by the former members of the PSC.
The Democrat's argument was that the Schisler and the rest of the appointees on the commission were too friendly with the industry and not looking out for the interest of the consumers, thus having lost their independence.
[12] In June 2006, the Democratic-controlled Maryland General Assembly passed a law that included the removal of the current members of the PSC.
[15] Martin O'Malley won the gubernatorial election in 2006, thus Schisler lost his advocate, Governor Bob Ehrlich.