# Jen Terrasa

Jen Terrasa is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 13
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/51573cf9-a7d7-40d5-bd9a-90e3042c4cab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51573cf9-a7d7-40d5-bd9a-90e3042c4cab (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

Terrasa has served since 2019.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.08), from 0 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 6 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 218 bills: 218 reached committee, 100 passed one chamber, 61 passed both, 58 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 90 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1378: Corporations and Associations - Limitations on Election and Ballot Issue Activities (Maryland Corporate Power Reset Act) (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1378/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1492: Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1492/
- HB 1465: Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1465/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1479: Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1479/
- HB 1460: Landlord and Tenant - Investor-Owned Single-Family Rental Property - Landlord Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1460/
- HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1575/
- HB 1405: Election Law - Campaign Finance Activities - Candidates for State Office (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1405/
- HB 1360: Maryland Public Ethics Law - Regulated Lobbyists - Reporting Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1360/

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/terrasa01
- Campaign site: https://teamterrasa.com/
- X: https://x.com/JenTerrasa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenterrasa/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenterrasa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenterrasa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51573cf9-a7d7-40d5-bd9a-90e3042c4cab