# Sheree Sample-Hughes

Sheree Sample-Hughes is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 37A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 37A
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1bad5583-acbc-451b-9425-0a8936f1e7b5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bad5583-acbc-451b-9425-0a8936f1e7b5 (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

Sample-Hughes voted against the majority of Maryland House Democrats 206 times; party unity 76%, in the bottom 5% of the Maryland House (average 97.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.27 (standard error 0.01), from 148 donors and 1,067 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 76% (97.0%). 206 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 56 bills: 56 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 41 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1599: Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1599/
- HB 1388: Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1388/
- HB 1554: Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1554/
- 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 1309: Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1309/
- HB 1212: Workgroup on Seafood Marketing (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1212/
- HB 935: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB935/
- HB 941: Public Health - Public Buildings - Hygiene Products (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB941/
- HB 945: Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB945/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $841 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/sample01
- X: https://x.com/DelegateSheree
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shereesamplehughes37a/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegate_samplehughes/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bad5583-acbc-451b-9425-0a8936f1e7b5