# Craig Zucker

Craig Zucker is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2016-02-04
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/00b4a416-e9ca-44ad-b808-58c19d6fb54a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00b4a416-e9ca-44ad-b808-58c19d6fb54a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

82% of the 62 bills Zucker sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 47 in the Maryland Senate.

## What Zucker says (MD 2025–26 session)

33 classified statements: 33 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Zucker | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.4% | 80 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 33.3% | 10.3% | 12 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 54.5% | 42.9% | 104 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.1% | 3.4% | 58 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 9.1% | 16.1% | 213 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 22% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 11% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 11% (State Senate Democrats 1.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.02), from 826 donors and 1,141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 100% (94.9%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Salling /763427/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment West /943226/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Motion to limit debate · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Ready /393120/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Gallion /473622/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · On Third Reading (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Simonaire /713626/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 62 bills: 62 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 40 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 1 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 996: Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB996/
- SB 1007: Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB1007/
- SB 970: Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB970/
- SB 962: January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB962/
- SB 764: Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB764/
- SB 909: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB909/
- SB 862: Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB862/
- SB 904: Education - Public Schools - Professional Development (passed both chambers, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB904/
- SB 860: Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB860/
- SB 858: Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB858/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $235.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/2092311176604451295
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/2092039154439770613
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/2049541736465141853
- 2026-02-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/2027386069902037180
- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/2001359775850979835
- 2025-12-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/2000563748592111902
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/1988346138282651802
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/1983197197173960923
- 2025-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/1980695605362958537
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorZucker/status/1977843299311599922

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/zucker01
- Campaign site: https://craigzucker.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorZucker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorzucker/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senzucker/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-zucker-a89b1b3/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00b4a416-e9ca-44ad-b808-58c19d6fb54a