# David Moon

David Moon is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 20
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0692b705-a577-4edb-9da0-8c828e2473ab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0692b705-a577-4edb-9da0-8c828e2473ab (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

Moon sits at −1.00 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State House Democrats.

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

219 classified statements: 219 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Moon | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.5% | 238 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 18.3% | 10.4% | 149 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 53.4% | 39.2% | 174 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 465 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.8% | 14.4% | 495 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 63% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 18% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Law 16% (State House Democrats 2.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.6% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.02), from 445 donors and 1,184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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 · On Third Reading (Const) · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (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/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · Committee Amendments · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair · 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/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 37 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1056: General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1056/
- HB 907: Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault (passed both chambers, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB907/
- HB 904: Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB904/
- HB 930: Income Tax – Decoupling From Federal Changes – Education Expenses (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB930/
- HB 921: Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB921/
- HB 906: Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB906/
- HB 897: Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB897/
- HB 894: Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB894/
- HB 832: Public Safety - State Law Enforcement Agencies - Hiring Restriction (ICE Breaker Act) (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB832/
- HB 770: Korean American Day (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB770/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2113454857956773995
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2113083137173659733
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2113255152282968393
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2108587160362262595
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2105101537210941882
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2102056711343210787
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2102056958287065436
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2102057070329540945
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2102057144803590631
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidMoon2014/status/2102057197823750299

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/moon01
- Campaign site: https://davidmoon.us/
- X: https://x.com/DavidMoon2014
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelegateDavidMoon/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dmoon01/featured
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moonstrategies/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0692b705-a577-4edb-9da0-8c828e2473ab