# Dawn Gile

Dawn Gile is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 33.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4f379062-a8ba-49af-850a-a1a358797d48

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f379062-a8ba-49af-850a-a1a358797d48 (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

Gile voted against the majority of Maryland Senate Democrats 43 times; party unity 90.8%, in the bottom quarter of the Maryland Senate (average 94.9%).

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

20 classified statements: 20 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 | Gile | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 35.0% | 42.9% | 221 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 3.4% | 78 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 45.0% | 16.1% | 8 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 29% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 816 donors and 597 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 90.8% (94.9%). 43 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 110 bills: 110 reached committee, 72 passed one chamber, 52 passed both, 50 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 18 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 957: Education - Career Ladder - National Board Certification Associated Salary Increases (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB957/
- SB 958: Alcoholic Beverages – Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License – Established (in committee, 2026-02-08) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB958/
- SB 890: Insurance - Captive Insurers - Premium Receipts Tax Study (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB890/
- SB 891: Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB891/
- SB 764: Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB764/
- SB 909: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB909/
- 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 749: Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB749/
- SB 893: Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB893/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $137.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2026-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/2044756816152703325
- 2026-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/2035835541103444173
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/2004197288567361983
- 2025-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/1980689232655241331
- 2025-10-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/1980689775636988074
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/1967256431020917013
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/1934287724275548235
- 2025-05-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/1918722168998822006
- 2025-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/1916575805305700379
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile/status/1915976759062733294

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/gile01
- Campaign site: https://dawngile.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorDawnGile
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DawnforMDSenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatordawngile/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-gile/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f379062-a8ba-49af-850a-a1a358797d48