# Nick Charles

Nick Charles is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2023-12-05
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/23c9c495-1fe1-4258-bb15-7f1183ffc4fe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23c9c495-1fe1-4258-bb15-7f1183ffc4fe (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

Charles missed 12% of 2,121 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Maryland Senate (average 93.6%).

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Charles | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 421 donors and 1,097 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 98.5% (94.9%). 7 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 84 bills: 84 reached committee, 47 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 30 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 965: Motor Vehicles - Out-of-State Drivers - Automated Enforcement (Out-of-State Driver Accountability Act) (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB965/
- SB 943: State Procurement - Competitive Sealed Bids and Proposals - In-State Evaluation Preference (Buy Maryland, Buy Local Act) (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB943/
- SB 920: Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act) (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB920/
- SB 651: Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB651/
- SB 945: Admissions and Amusement Tax and Sales and Use Tax - University of Maryland, College Park Athletic Competitions and Game Day Surcharge (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB945/
- 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 921: Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB921/
- SB 863: Prince George's County Special Education Service Delivery, Transparency, and Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB863/
- SB 944: Correctional Services - Reentry Readiness Program (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB944/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $153.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 77% 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.

- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/nickcharlesii?lang=en/status/1973404964450959529

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/charles02
- X: https://x.com/nickcharlesii?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friends4nickcharles/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickcharles2/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqP-ty-UqvhfN9ST912Kx-g
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-charles-8353a222/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23c9c495-1fe1-4258-bb15-7f1183ffc4fe