# Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 45
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0f8f065b-2d2e-4da3-91d4-988f16c72ef1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f8f065b-2d2e-4da3-91d4-988f16c72ef1 (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

Smith sits at −0.97 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Democrats.

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

47 classified statements: 47 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 | Smith | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.4% | 2.5% | 104 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.5% | 10.4% | 356 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 14.9% | 39.2% | 669 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.3% | 14.4% | 581 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.0% | 110 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 29% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 14% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.97 (standard error 0.03), from 426 donors and 581 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 107 bills: 107 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 47.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 84 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- 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 1521: Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1521/
- 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 1406: Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Prior Acts by Victim (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1406/
- 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 1468: Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1468/
- HB 1258: Child Placement Services - Advertising by Unlicensed Person - Prohibition (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1258/
- HB 1277: Education - Maryland Institute for Literacy and Equity - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1277/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 74% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2112260214162350288
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2064107108463694250
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2064107386357346330
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2064107703681609962
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2056426667145314429
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2056427056603320619
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2056427448238010453
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2054332561715843333
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2054333717120696825
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Smith4Delegate/status/2054335776876380216

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/smith03
- Campaign site: https://electstephaniesmith.com/
- X: https://x.com/Smith4Delegate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Smith4Delegate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smith4delegate/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DelegateStephanieMSmith?app=desktop
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-maddin-smith-0a76282/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f8f065b-2d2e-4da3-91d4-988f16c72ef1