# Jamila Woods

Jamila Woods is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 26
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/108e1cf8-7e40-49bd-a7c8-1a7978e55b32

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/108e1cf8-7e40-49bd-a7c8-1a7978e55b32 (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

65% of the 305 bills Woods sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Maryland House.

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Woods | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 11.1% | 2.5% | 43 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 11.1% | 10.4% | 283 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 11.1% | 39.2% | 703 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.1% | 2.9% | 21 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.04), from 219 donors and 496 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 94.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.7% (97.0%). 2 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 yea · 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 305 bills: 305 reached committee, 199 passed one chamber, 134 passed both, 129 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 23 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1416: State Procurement and Recipients of State Funding - Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment - Minority Business Enterprise Participation (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1416/
- 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 1558: State Board of Physicians - Anesthesiologist Assistants - Licensing (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1558/
- 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 1467: Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1467/
- HB 1263: Public Health - Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1263/
- 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/
- HB 1326: Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1326/
- HB 1272: Family Law - Kinship Care (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1272/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 89% 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.

- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1967867693664702834
- 2025-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1913400230457856052
- 2025-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1913401214164672993
- 2025-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1913401368653541474
- 2025-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1913402974409281616
- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1913278384852938950
- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1913278687509885270
- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1913279629055435021
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/fojamilawoods/status/1912834105424703740

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/woods01
- Campaign site: https://www.fojamilawoods.com/
- X: https://x.com/fojamilawoods
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofJamilaJayeWoods/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamila-woods-mdiv-lgsw-cams-i-189b4486/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/108e1cf8-7e40-49bd-a7c8-1a7978e55b32