# Jim Rosapepe

Jim Rosapepe is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2007-01-10
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0867a6dd-db6b-4c2f-8748-f9b4782d9a19

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0867a6dd-db6b-4c2f-8748-f9b4782d9a19 (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

Rosapepe has 1 classified statements in the MD 2025–26 session.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Rosapepe | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 100.0% | 10.3% | 1 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 42.9% | 1 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 100% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.02), from 317 donors and 1,172 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 99.3% (94.9%). 5 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 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 0. 61.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 24 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 990: Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program Task Force - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB990/
- 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 960: Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - Funding (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB960/
- 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 757: Economic Development - Local Sourcing Database (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB757/
- 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/
- SB 762: Horse Racing - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account Grants - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB762/
- SB 828: State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB828/
- SB 587: Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB587/
- SB 638: Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB638/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $61.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJimRosapepe/status/1893001942864970169

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/rosapepe
- Campaign site: https://senatorjimrosapepe.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenJimRosapepe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosapepeForSenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBD8MHJSFgzpxlFzkiAFdQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0867a6dd-db6b-4c2f-8748-f9b4782d9a19