# Teresa Woorman

Teresa Woorman is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 16
- Serving since: 2024-08-12
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3347216b-1b03-4426-b469-1f69a709de40

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3347216b-1b03-4426-b469-1f69a709de40 (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

72% of the 284 bills Woorman sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Maryland House.

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

65 classified statements: 65 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 | Woorman | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.5% | 288 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.6% | 10.4% | 495 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 29.2% | 39.2% | 539 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 2.9% | 252 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.5% | 14.4% | 258 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 155 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 21% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.04), from 157 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 4 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 284 bills: 284 reached committee, 204 passed one chamber, 146 passed both, 142 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 16 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1629: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1629/
- 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 1589: Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1589/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- 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 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/
- HB 1438: State Board of Education - Public High School Graduation Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1438/
- HB 1440: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1440/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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.

- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2062232270715441252
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2052595836173897872
- 2026-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2049231771657544111
- 2026-02-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2024191914048696735
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2019585141270569250
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2019839039944421471
- 2026-01-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2016309042365215019
- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2011889144524419356
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2004205953856819679
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra/status/2003291695732130246

## Links

- X: https://x.com/Teresa_Saavedra
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresa_woorman/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3347216b-1b03-4426-b469-1f69a709de40