# Cathi Forbes

Cathi Forbes is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 43B.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 43B
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c9356a4-fd55-43ff-809f-65568d0a8e53

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c9356a4-fd55-43ff-809f-65568d0a8e53 (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

Forbes has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 336 donors and 1,019 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (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 98 bills: 98 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 42 passed both, 42 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 39 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1574: Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1574/
- HB 1445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1445/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- 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/
- HB 1341: Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1341/
- HB 1309: Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1309/
- HB 1138: State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1138/
- HB 1139: State Retirement and Pension System - Administration and Clarification (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1139/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/forbes01
- Campaign site: https://www.cathiforbes.com/
- X: https://x.com/DelegateForbes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoCathi/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegateforbes/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathiforbes/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c9356a4-fd55-43ff-809f-65568d0a8e53