# Deni Taveras

Deni Taveras is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 47B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 47B
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1ef3da63-78d6-4d56-a5a0-b4c4106eda34

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ef3da63-78d6-4d56-a5a0-b4c4106eda34 (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

16% of Taveras’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (average 39%).

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

254 classified statements: 254 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 | Taveras | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 2.5% | 219 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.3% | 10.4% | 510 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 16.1% | 39.2% | 664 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 2.9% | 578 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.1% | 14.4% | 558 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.0% | 146 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 22% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Law 9.8% (State House Democrats 2.1%); Government Operations and Politics 7.3% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.03), from 286 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 1 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 321 bills: 321 reached committee, 215 passed one chamber, 157 passed both, 151 became law. Cosponsored 0. 67.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 20 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1643: Employment Discrimination - School Employees - Use of Cannabis (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1643/
- HB 1625: Public Health - Newborn Screening Program - Fees and Core Conditions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1625/
- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1602: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1602/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- HB 1564: Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1564/
- HB 1563: Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1563/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1461: Health Insurance - Coverage for Specialty Drugs - Rheumatologic Conditions (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1461/
- HB 1483: Clinical Professional Counseling - Out-of-State Providers - Use of Telehealth for Continuity of Care (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1483/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,970 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% 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.

- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/2052084355133067304
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/2052084927680725376
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/2018651693853163814
- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/2017653319347404921
- 2025-12-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/1998611969746829771
- 2025-12-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/1998612205676224944
- 2025-12-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/1998612581955612986
- 2025-12-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/1998821248084881581
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/1998426778822447149
- 2025-12-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras DeniTaveras/status/1998099897690796514

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/taveras01
- Campaign site: https://votedenitaveras.com/
- X: https://x.com/VoteDeniTaveras
- X: https://x.com/DeniTaveras
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeniTaveras/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dltaveras/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deni-taveras/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ef3da63-78d6-4d56-a5a0-b4c4106eda34