# Pam Beidle

Pam Beidle is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 32.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/15921e4d-a07c-4ad7-863c-1d8dfd2d6725

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15921e4d-a07c-4ad7-863c-1d8dfd2d6725 (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

80% of the 70 bills Beidle sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Maryland Senate.

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

34 classified statements: 34 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 | Beidle | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.9% | 10.3% | 235 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 29.4% | 42.9% | 247 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 29.4% | 16.1% | 47 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 20% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Emergency Management 10% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 416 donors and 1,161 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 96.8% (94.9%). 14 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 56 passed one chamber, 47 passed both, 42 became law. Cosponsored 0. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 3 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 803: Alcoholic Beverages - Class 3 Wineries and Class 4 Limited Wineries - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB803/
- SB 891: Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB891/
- SB 749: Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB749/
- SB 907: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB907/
- SB 804: Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions to Heat Stress Standards (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB804/
- 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 905: Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Advanced Manufacturing Grant Program - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB905/
- SB 806: Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB806/
- SB 741: Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB741/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $145.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 86% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/2113613979926839488
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/2094949480537723095
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/2071588019170079013
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/1960742916843839731
- 2025-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/1950212842205983184
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/1938324381660246287
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/1930717472962891990
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/1925633049913352543
- 2025-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/1923450907955544245
- 2025-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/PamelaBeidle/status/1920567445347065909

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/beidle01
- Campaign site: https://www.pambeidle.com/
- X: https://x.com/PamelaBeidle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorpambeidle/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pambeidle/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-beidle-410ab51/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15921e4d-a07c-4ad7-863c-1d8dfd2d6725