# Jon Cardin Jon Cardin is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 11B. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maryland House, district 11B - Serving since: 2023-01-11 - Current term: MD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/13771198-ddf4-4dfd-80f1-b4069ec55914 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/13771198-ddf4-4dfd-80f1-b4069ec55914 (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 Cardin has 4 classified statements in the MD 2025–26 session. ## What Cardin 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 House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Cardin | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 50.0% | 39.2% | 227 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 25.0% | 2.9% | 2 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 25.0% | 14.4% | 143 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 384 donors and 1,100 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MD 2025–26 session) 2,779 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.0%). 8 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 82 bills: 82 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 36 of 140). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/ - HB 1472: Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1472/ - HB 1326: Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1326/ - HB 1345: Maryland Trust Act - In Terrorem Clause - Void (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1345/ - HB 1055: Health - Newborn Screening Program - Gaucher Disease (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1055/ - HB 980: Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB980/ - HB 1005: Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1005/ - HB 935: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB935/ - HB 907: Criminal Law - Third-Degree Assault (passed both chambers, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB907/ - HB 904: Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB904/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $36.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% 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. - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/JonCardin/status/2044417203231985818 - 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JonCardin/status/2037158196704354364 - 2025-12-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/JonCardin/status/2001739943379718484 - 2025-05-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JonCardin/status/1926013567305671009 ## Links - Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/cardin01 - Campaign site: https://joncardin.com/ - X: https://x.com/JonCardin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jon_cardin/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-c-0879ab1/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/13771198-ddf4-4dfd-80f1-b4069ec55914