# Mary Lehman

Mary Lehman is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 21
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/07185e4b-2314-476e-9c3b-48959096f2a5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07185e4b-2314-476e-9c3b-48959096f2a5 (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

Lehman sits at −1.28 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.28 (standard error 0.03), from 282 donors and 1,172 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 5 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 247 bills: 247 reached committee, 115 passed one chamber, 68 passed both, 66 became law. Cosponsored 0. 46.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 88 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1378: Corporations and Associations - Limitations on Election and Ballot Issue Activities (Maryland Corporate Power Reset Act) (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1378/
- HB 1456: Consumer Protection - Residential Property Advertisement - Ownership Verification (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1456/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1522: Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1522/
- HB 1461: Health Insurance - Coverage for Specialty Drugs - Rheumatologic Conditions (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1461/
- HB 1463: Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Constituent Services Liaison - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1463/
- HB 1492: Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1492/
- HB 1465: Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1465/
- HB 1402: Medical Examiner - Release of Body - Requirements for Muslims (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1402/
- HB 1490: Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1490/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/lehman01
- Campaign site: https://www.marylehman.com/
- X: https://x.com/MaryLehman_D1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marylehmanfordelegateMD21/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delmarylehman/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-lehman-2879a84a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07185e4b-2314-476e-9c3b-48959096f2a5