Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
MD Scorecard 2021-2022
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Maryland General Assembly in 2021-2022 and ranks state delegates and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
House of Delegates
1. Climate Solutions Now Act
SB414 Climate Solutions Now Act (Passed 95 to 42 on 4/10/2021). Requires the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2006 levels by 2030 and requires the State to achieve net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, along with other green initiatives.
2. Drop Boxes
SB683 Drop Boxes (Passed 95 to 40 on 4/1/2021). Requires a local board of elections to designate the locations of ballot drop boxes. It also requires for a permanent absentee ballot list.
3. Digital Connectivity Act
HB97 Digital Connectivity Act (Passed 115 to 19 on 3/30/2021). Establishes the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure that every resident of the State is supported by high-quality broadband Internet service at an affordable price.
4. Dignity Not Detention Act
HB16 Dignity Not Detention Act (Passed 86 to 46 on 4/12/2021). Creates a “Sanctuary State” by eliminating Immigration Enforcement.
5. Untraceable Firearms
HB425 Untraceable Firearms (Passed 95 to 38 on April 1, 2022). Prohibits the possession of unserialized firearms, "ghost guns" or "privately made firearms", and prohibits a person from purchasing, receiving, selling, offering to sell, or transferring an unfinished frame, receiver and custom made and unserialized firearms.
6. Abortion Care Access Act
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Gabriel Acevero | D | HD-039 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christopher Adams | R | HD-037B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Marlon Amprey | D | HD-040 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Curtis Anderson | D | HD-043 | NA | . | . | . | . | - | - |
Carl Anderton | R | HD-038B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Steven Arentz | R | HD-036 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Lauren Arikan | R | HD-007 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Dalya Attar | D | HD-041 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Vanessa Atterbeary | D | HD-013 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heather Bagnall | D | HD-033 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Darryl Barnes | D | HD-025 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Ben Barnes | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sandy Bartlett | D | HD-032 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kumar Barve | D | HD-017 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wendell Beitzel | R | HD-001A | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Lisa Belcastro | D | HD-011 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Harry Bhandari | D | HD-008 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
Joseph Boteler | R | HD-008 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
Regina Boyce | D | HD-043 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chanel Branch | D | HD-045 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Talmadge Branch | D | HD-045 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tony Bridges | D | HD-041 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Benjamin Brooks | D | HD-010 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
Jason Buckel | R | HD-001B | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Jon Cardin | D | HD-011 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ned Carey | D | HD-031A | 40% | - | - | - | + | + | . |
Alfred Carr | D | HD-018 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mark Chang | D | HD-032 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lorig Charkoudian | D | HD-020 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Charles | D | HD-025 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Chisholm | R | HD-031B | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Barrie Ciliberti | R | HD-004 | 100% | + | + | . | + | . | + |
Jerry Clark | R | HD-029C | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Luke Clippinger | D | HD-046 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frank Conaway | D | HD-040 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | . |
Dan Cox | R | HD-004 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Brian Crosby | D | HD-029B | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Charlotte Crutchfield | D | HD-019 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bonnie Cullison | D | HD-019 | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
Debra Davis | D | HD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Ebersole | D | HD-012 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jessica Feldmark | D | HD-012 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diana Fennell | D | HD-047A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mark Fisher | R | HD-027C | 100% | + | + | . | + | + | + |
Wanika Fisher | D | HD-047B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Linda Foley | D | HD-015 | NA | . | . | . | . | - | - |
Catherine Forbes | D | HD-042A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Fraser-hidalgo | D | HD-015 | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
Jeff Ghrist | R | HD-036 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
James Gilchrist | D | HD-017 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robin Grammer | R | HD-006 | 100% | + | + | + | + | . | + |
Michael Griffith | R | HD-035B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Michele Guyton | D | HD-042B | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
Andrea Harrison | D | HD-024 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Hartman | R | HD-038C | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Anne Healey | D | HD-022 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Shaneka Henson | D | HD-030A | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Terri Hill | D | HD-012 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marvin Holmes | D | HD-023B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Hornberger | R | HD-035A | 67% | + | - | - | + | + | + |
Seth Howard | R | HD-030B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Faye Howell | D | HD-029B | NA | . | . | . | . | - | - |
Richard Impallaria | R | HD-007 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Julian Ivey | D | HD-047A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carl Jackson | D | HD-008 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
Jay Jacobs | R | HD-036 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Jay Jalisi | D | HD-010 | 0% | - | . | - | . | - | - |
Steve Johnson | D | HD-034A | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Adrienne Jones | D | HD-010 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rachel Jones | D | HD-027B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dana Jones | D | HD-030A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anne Kaiser | D | HD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ken Kerr | D | HD-003B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicholaus Kipke | R | HD-031B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Trent Kittleman | R | HD-009A | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Marc Korman | D | HD-016 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Susan Krebs | R | HD-005 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Carol Krimm | D | HD-003A | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | . |
Cheryl Landis | D | HD-023B | NA | . | . | . | . | - | + |
Mary Lehman | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robbyn Lewis | D | HD-046 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jazz Lewis | D | HD-024 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brooke Lierman | D | HD-046 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mary Ann Lisanti | D | HD-034A | 33% | - | - | - | + | - | + |
Bob Long | R | HD-006 | 80% | + | + | - | + | . | + |
Lesley Lopez | D | HD-039 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sara Love | D | HD-016 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Luedtke | D | HD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nino Mangione | R | HD-042B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Susan McComas | R | HD-034B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Maggie McIntosh | D | HD-001A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ric Metzgar | R | HD-006 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
David Moon | D | HD-020 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matt Morgan | R | HD-029A | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Rachel Munoz | R | HD-033 | NA | . | . | . | . | + | + |
Reid Novotny | R | HD-009A | 83% | + | + | + | + | - | + |
Charles Otto | R | HD-038A | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Julie Palakovich Carr | D | HD-017 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
Neil Parrott | R | HD-002A | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Edith Patterson | D | HD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joseline Pena-Melnyk | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shane Pendergrass | D | HD-013 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jesse Pippy | R | HD-004 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Roxane Prettyman | D | HD-044A | NA | . | . | . | . | - | - |
Elizabeth Proctor | D | HD-027A | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Lily Qi | D | HD-015 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pamela Queen | D | HD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Teresa Reilly | R | HD-035B | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Kirill Reznik | D | HD-039 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Rogers | D | HD-032 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
April Rose | R | HD-005 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Samuel Rosenberg | D | HD-041 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sheila Ruth | D | HD-044B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sid Saab | R | HD-033 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Sheree Sample-Hughes | D | HD-037A | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emily Shetty | D | HD-018 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Haven Shoemaker | R | HD-005 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Stephanie Smith | D | HD-045 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jared Solomon | D | HD-018 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dana Stein | D | HD-011 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vaughn Stewart | D | HD-019 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kathy Szeliga | R | HD-007 | 80% | + | . | - | + | + | + |
Jen Terrasa | D | HD-013 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brenda Thiam | R | HD-002B | 80% | + | + | - | + | . | + |
Karen Toles | D | HD-025 | NA | . | . | . | . | - | - |
Veronica Turner | D | HD-026 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kriselda Valderrama | D | HD-026 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Geraldine Valentino-Smith | D | HD-023A | 20% | - | - | . | - | - | + |
Jay Walker | D | HD-026 | 0% | . | . | - | . | - | - |
Courtney Watson | D | HD-009B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Melissa Wells | D | HD-040 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jheanelle Wilkins | D | HD-020 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicole Williams | D | HD-022 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C.T. Wilson | D | HD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
William Wivell | R | HD-002A | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Pat Young | D | HD-044B | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 1.8% |
Republican | 90.2% |