# Luke Clippinger

Luke Clippinger is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 46
- Serving since: 2011-01-12
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1403e204-8965-4cb4-adcb-6754808e119a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1403e204-8965-4cb4-adcb-6754808e119a (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

Clippinger sits at −0.82 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 77% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 496 donors and 1,182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,777 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (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 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 71 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1425: Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Revisions (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1425/
- HB 1480: Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1480/
- HB 1114: HIV Prevention Drugs - Prescribing, Dispensing, and Insurance Coverage (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1114/
- HB 1209: Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1209/
- HB 998: Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB998/
- HB 999: Alcoholic Beverages - Class 9 Limited Distillery License - Alteration (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB999/
- HB 932: Maryland Transit Administration - Fifth Bus Division Facility - Construction (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB932/
- HB 840: Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB840/
- HB 511: Catalytic Revitalization Project Tax Credit - Alterations (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB511/
- HB 22: Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses, and Birth Certificates (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB22/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/clippinger
- Campaign site: https://www.luke46.org/
- X: https://x.com/LukeClippinger
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelLukeClippinger/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeclippinger/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1403e204-8965-4cb4-adcb-6754808e119a