# Mary Washington

Mary Washington is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 43
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0bdef1bb-ea31-4a27-937c-eb680ae67343

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0bdef1bb-ea31-4a27-937c-eb680ae67343 (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

78% of Washington’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Washington | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.3% | 29 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 42.9% | 265 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 16.1% | 70 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 100% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Government Operations and Politics 100% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.02), from 1,732 donors and 569 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 90.9% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 98.8% (94.9%). 14 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 76 bills: 76 reached committee, 45 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 26 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 754: Land Use - Preservation of Natural Resources (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB754/
- SB 874: Health Occupations - Social Workers - Scopes of Practice (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB874/
- SB 730: Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB730/
- 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 688: Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB688/
- SB 733: Land Use - Definitions and Boards of Appeals (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB733/
- SB 873: Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Modified Risk Reduction Standard (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB873/
- SB 841: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB841/
- SB 731: Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council - Legal Status (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB731/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 78% 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.

- 2025-08-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Mary4Baltimore StateSenMaryW/status/1955727560903368859
- 2025-04-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mary4Baltimore StateSenMaryW/status/1909747224222839274
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Mary4Baltimore StateSenMaryW/status/1905688745900216600
- 2025-01-16 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Mary4Baltimore StateSenMaryW/status/1879692389469806824

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/washington01
- Campaign site: https://www.senatormarywashington.com/
- X: https://x.com/Mary4Baltimore
- X: https://x.com/StateSenMaryW
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.washington.507
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormarywashington/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delmarywashington/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0bdef1bb-ea31-4a27-937c-eb680ae67343