# Cheryl Kagan

Cheryl Kagan is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3b21ad36-c0bc-4341-9f55-c4529affc7f5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b21ad36-c0bc-4341-9f55-c4529affc7f5 (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

75% of the 88 bills Kagan sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Maryland Senate.

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

173 classified statements: 173 posts 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 | Kagan | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.6% | 10.3% | 275 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 40.5% | 42.9% | 184 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.0% | 3.4% | 104 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 15.6% | 16.1% | 154 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 44% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Emergency Management 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.6% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 8.6% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 625 donors and 1,170 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 99.3% (94.9%). 9 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 88 bills: 88 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 46 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 11 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 988: Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB988/
- 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 955: Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Elections (in committee, 2026-02-08) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB955/
- SB 695: Consumer Protection - Driver's License and ID Card Swiping - Regulation (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB695/
- 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 653: State Board of Architects - Grounds for Discipline and Anonymous Complaints (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB653/
- SB 841: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB841/
- SB 825: Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB825/
- SB 949: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB949/
- SB 948: Election Law - Internet-Delivered Absentee Ballots - Information and Receipt Limitation (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB948/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2112926236699763060
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2112579201832226984
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2110081447436464330
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2105115145408008533
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2105292077265248493
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2105427394047992297
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2104309351355912437
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2102777945358234017
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2102546103308583189
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://www.twitter.com/cherylkagan/status/2095208634493931885

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/kagan01
- Campaign site: https://cherylkagan.org/
- X: https://x.com/cherylkagan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cherylckagan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylckagan/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sencherylkagan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-c-kagan-0564254

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b21ad36-c0bc-4341-9f55-c4529affc7f5