# Ben Brooks

Ben Brooks is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4e1fee1d-1f1c-416b-9615-4171d4074db8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4e1fee1d-1f1c-416b-9615-4171d4074db8 (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

78% of Brooks’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

51 classified statements: 51 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 | Brooks | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.0% | 10.3% | 257 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 47.1% | 42.9% | 152 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 3.4% | 107 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 27.5% | 16.1% | 58 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Energy 25% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Environmental Protection 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.3% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.03), from 338 donors and 1,138 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 99.7% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 98.9% (94.9%). 8 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 122 bills: 122 reached committee, 70 passed one chamber, 49 passed both, 45 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 29 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 909: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB909/
- SB 669: Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB669/
- SB 902: General Assembly - Home Security System Expenses - Campaign Funds and Reimbursement (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB902/
- SB 727: Municipal Elections - Qualified Electronic Transmission Systems - Authorization for Use (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB727/
- SB 720: Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB720/
- SB 904: Education - Public Schools - Professional Development (passed both chambers, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB904/
- 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 901: Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB901/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 78% 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.

- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1988269729379737632
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1988269732710035891
- 2025-11-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1986887745432875159
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1979272767163015675
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1979272776130138505
- 2025-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1971575962057003298
- 2025-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1970593837266673980
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1968057395122438499
- 2025-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1967693531272945923
- 2025-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/benbrookssr/status/1967693538793267386

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/brooks02
- Campaign site: https://www.benbrooksforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/benbrookssr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatebenbrooks/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorbenbrooks/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-brooks-sr-22307a283/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4e1fee1d-1f1c-416b-9615-4171d4074db8