# Kevin Harris

Kevin Harris is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 27
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0b93e4f5-9d81-4c35-a9d3-04ad1375bae9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b93e4f5-9d81-4c35-a9d3-04ad1375bae9 (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

Harris sits at −0.94 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of State Senate Democrats.

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | Harris | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 30.8% | 42.9% | 242 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.7% | 3.4% | 32 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 7.7% | 16.1% | 227 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 50% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 50% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.94 (standard error 0.04), from 228 donors and 578 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,412 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 100% (94.9%). 3 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 106 bills: 106 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 47 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 22 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 988: Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB988/
- SB 977: Maryland Positive Youth Development Commission and Fund – Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB977/
- 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 669: Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB669/
- SB 920: Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act) (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB920/
- SB 720: Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB720/
- SB 922: Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB922/
- SB 931: Maryland Public Ethics Law - Virtual Currency and Domestic Partners (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB931/
- 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 930: State Police Retirement System - Special Disability Retirement (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB930/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $79.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 90% 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.

- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/2053484739512664482
- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/2053484740959711234
- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/2053484742582931465
- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/2053484744386449827
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/1965939228640161808
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/1965939230959640842
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/1965939233513976249
- 2025-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/1947434451027276286
- 2025-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/1947434453946519919
- 2025-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinmharris/status/1947434455783596261

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/harris02
- Campaign site: https://www.kevinmharris.org/
- X: https://x.com/kevinmharris
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofKMH/?locale=cy_GB
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinmharris/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekevinmharris/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b93e4f5-9d81-4c35-a9d3-04ad1375bae9