# Diana Fennell

Diana Fennell is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 47A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 47A
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3235313d-d279-4aaf-97fd-476d4c79c11a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3235313d-d279-4aaf-97fd-476d4c79c11a (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

0.5% of Fennell’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (average 10%).

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

209 classified statements: 209 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 | Fennell | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.5% | 10.4% | 663 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 25.8% | 39.2% | 579 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 2.9% | 518 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 23.0% | 14.4% | 181 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Labor and Employment 13% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Environmental Protection 9.3% (State House Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.03), from 211 donors and 1,118 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (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 91 bills: 91 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 55 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 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 1522: Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1522/
- HB 1521: Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1521/
- HB 1479: Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1479/
- HB 1477: Public Health - Ibogaine Clinical Research Grant Program - Establishment (Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act) (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1477/
- HB 1468: Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1468/
- HB 1533: Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair… (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1533/
- HB 1295: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1295/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2112354764356755643
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2112306973739720799
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2109684645587484724
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2106404258769764572
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2102131105688125779
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2101686956891504712
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2099528960937738261
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2099152659311727068
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2099211865419141308
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/DianaMFennell/status/2098110860459720711

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/fennell01
- Campaign site: https://www.dianafennell.com/
- X: https://x.com/DianaMFennell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelegateFennell/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianamfennell/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-fennell-a478b31b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3235313d-d279-4aaf-97fd-476d4c79c11a