# Aaron Kaufman

Aaron Kaufman is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5037901c-64bd-472c-a440-a440841cbb13

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5037901c-64bd-472c-a440-a440841cbb13 (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

49% of Kaufman’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kaufman | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.03), from 481 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 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 344 bills: 344 reached committee, 192 passed one chamber, 128 passed both, 122 became law. Cosponsored 0. 55.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 56 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1629: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1629/
- HB 1625: Public Health - Newborn Screening Program - Fees and Core Conditions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1625/
- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1602: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1602/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- HB 1563: Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1563/
- HB 1483: Clinical Professional Counseling - Out-of-State Providers - Use of Telehealth for Continuity of Care (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1483/
- HB 1438: State Board of Education - Public High School Graduation Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1438/
- HB 1440: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1440/
- HB 1386: Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1386/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $89.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 49% 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.

- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelAaronKaufman/status/1884673932458123275

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/kaufman01
- Campaign site: https://www.aaronkaufmand18.com/
- X: https://x.com/DelAaronKaufman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delaaronkaufman/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delaaronkaufman/?locale=en_us

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5037901c-64bd-472c-a440-a440841cbb13