# Joe Vogel

Joe Vogel is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 17
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/08182b0f-8c65-4ff2-994e-a0e04063cd4d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/08182b0f-8c65-4ff2-994e-a0e04063cd4d (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

The policy areas Vogel talks about and legislates on agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

273 classified statements: 273 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 | Vogel | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.5% | 271 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.1% | 10.4% | 184 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 46.5% | 39.2% | 272 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 2.9% | 238 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.7% | 14.4% | 252 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 278 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 20% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 10% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 9.4% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.02), from 1,704 donors and 577 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 147 bills: 147 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 36 became law. Cosponsored 0. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 100 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1611: Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1611/
- 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 1445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1445/
- HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1575/
- HB 1356: Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1356/
- HB 1293: Behavioral Health Programs - Residents at Inpatient Facilities - Sex Offender Registry Compliance (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1293/
- HB 1321: Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1321/
- HB 1274: Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1274/
- HB 1280: Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1280/
- HB 1099: General Assembly - Term Limits (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1099/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 59% 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.

- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2107272558730993681
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2107259202565812447
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2105746004343427407
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2104357330045620226
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2101173366971605192
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2098536110020239780
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2098080325607829985
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2097491725476385052
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2097402173231435858
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JoeVogel_/status/2097464848401543312

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/vogel01
- Campaign site: https://www.joevogel.org/
- X: https://x.com/JoeVogel_
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joevogelmaryland/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joevogelmaryland/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vogeljoe/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/08182b0f-8c65-4ff2-994e-a0e04063cd4d