Steven James Arentz (born April 17, 1951) is an American politician from the Republican Party who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 36th district since 2013.

Arentz was born in Hollywood, California,[1] and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[2] where he attended the Community College of Allegheny County and the Control Data Institute.

At the same time, he served as a member on the Queen Anne's County Board of Health and on the Task Force on Government Sustainability.

[16] In 2015, Arentz introduced a bill that would establish a two-way text messaging tip system for reporting bullying at schools.

[18] During the 2014 legislative session, Arentz spoke in support of a bill that would allow the use of hydraulic dredges to catch clams south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

[19] In October 2017, Arentz said that he supported renewable energy, but complained that solar arrays along state highways were taking away farmland and not creating jobs.

[20] In April 2018, Arentz voted against the Reform on Tap Act, a bill backed by Comptroller Peter Franchot to deregulate the state's craft beer industry.