# Julie Palakovich Carr

Julie Palakovich Carr is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 17
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0d479110-74e8-45dd-bc01-330a169918b1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0d479110-74e8-45dd-bc01-330a169918b1 (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

Carr has 14 classified statements in the MD 2025–26 session.

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

14 classified statements: 14 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 | Carr | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 21.4% | 10.4% | 108 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 64.3% | 39.2% | 68 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 2.9% | 70 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 14.4% | 6 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 33% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Science, Technology, Communications 22% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Commerce 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Families 11% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.03), from 297 donors and 1,181 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 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 not voting · 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 179 bills: 179 reached committee, 94 passed one chamber, 59 passed both, 58 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 70 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1595: Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1595/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1385: Health Insurance - Use of Artificial Intelligence - Human Evaluation (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1385/
- HB 1574: Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1574/
- 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/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- 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 1458: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1458/
- HB 1533: Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair… (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1533/
- HB 1300: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1300/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2025-12-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/2003226506374578556
- 2025-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1971273398778229183
- 2025-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1971273405661053280
- 2025-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1955333654093185454
- 2025-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1951015600362496042
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1930347143484588051
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1920154911737548960
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1902423643180691606
- 2025-03-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1898423644365205626
- 2025-03-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/palakovichcarr/status/1898423646332281178

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/palakovich01
- Campaign site: https://www.juliepalakovichcarr.com/
- X: https://x.com/palakovichcarr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/palakovichcarr/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delpalakovichcarr/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3gxcvg7PwbJlJb_eyo41IA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliepalakovichcarr/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0d479110-74e8-45dd-bc01-330a169918b1