# Alonzo Washington

Alonzo Washington is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-01-30
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ddc9257-e4a4-4414-b21d-3467c8285806

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ddc9257-e4a4-4414-b21d-3467c8285806 (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

Washington missed 14% of 2,121 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Maryland Senate (average 93.6%).

## What Washington 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 Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Washington | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.3% | 97 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 35.7% | 42.9% | 217 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 21.4% | 16.1% | 98 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 40% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 20% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 448 donors and 505 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 97.3% (94.9%). 18 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 yea · 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 61.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 23 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 978: Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Definition of Supervisory Employee (in committee, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB978/
- 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 865: Workgroup on the Affordability of Private Passenger Automobile Insurance – Extension and Alteration of Membership and Duties (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB865/
- SB 673: State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB673/
- SB 672: Prince George's County - Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education and Child Care (passed both chambers, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB672/
- SB 907: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB907/
- 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 863: Prince George's County Special Education Service Delivery, Transparency, and Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB863/
- SJ 4: Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SJ4/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.1K (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.

- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/2069541824306249917
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1987975339545342407
- 2025-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1963972747244998812
- 2025-04-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1912516957078798766
- 2025-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1912519492384575527
- 2025-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1911935920242344059
- 2025-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1906832528863875378
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1905243226572750984
- 2025-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1889828495788015834
- 2025-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorATW/status/1889830172997853440

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/washington02
- X: https://x.com/SenatorATW
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatewashington
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegateatw/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alonzo-washington-02869a18/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ddc9257-e4a4-4414-b21d-3467c8285806