# Carl Jackson

Carl Jackson is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 2019-10-21
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4eb57c5a-70c0-4b16-a247-53cf291bc38a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4eb57c5a-70c0-4b16-a247-53cf291bc38a (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

100% of Jackson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Jackson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 142 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,101 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 89% (94.9%). 54 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 not voting · 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 76.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 8 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 995: Cannabis Licensure - Labor Peace Agreements and Collective Bargaining (in committee, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB995/
- SB 993: Workers' Compensation - Exemption From Exclusivity of Remedy - Action for Wrongful Death by Nondependent Child (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB993/
- SB 991: Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB991/
- 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 696: Financial Institutions - Complaint Database and Analysis - Required (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB696/
- SB 907: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB907/
- SB 782: Telecommunications Infrastructure - Protections (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB782/
- 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 783: Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB783/
- SB 784: Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB784/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% 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.

- 2025-04-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/votecarljackson/status/1911142057743167989
- 2025-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/votecarljackson/status/1888404571342414010

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/jackson02
- Campaign site: https://www.carljackson.info/
- X: https://x.com/votecarljackson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatecarljackson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegate_carljackson/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-jackson-6a4a0b163/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4eb57c5a-70c0-4b16-a247-53cf291bc38a