# Melissa Wells

Melissa Wells is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 40
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/55cb04cb-cd28-44ed-a4a4-dcb2b064ede9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/55cb04cb-cd28-44ed-a4a4-dcb2b064ede9 (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

Wells sits at −0.83 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 78% of State House Democrats.

## What Wells 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 | Wells | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 100.0% | 10.4% | 1 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 100.0% | 14.4% | 1 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.83 (standard error 0.03), from 219 donors and 1,123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 1 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 100 bills: 100 reached committee, 54 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 65 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1628: Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1628/
- HB 1619: State Center – Development – Contract, Plan Requirements, and Advisory Group (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1619/
- 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 1521: Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1521/
- 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 1487: Public Health – Baltimore City Mobile Infant and Maternal Health Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1487/
- HB 1480: Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1480/
- HB 1468: Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1468/
- HB 1352: State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1352/
- HB 1309: Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1309/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% 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.

- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectWells/status/1899578367357145492

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/wells02
- Campaign site: https://electmelissawells.com/
- X: https://x.com/ElectWells
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectWells/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatemelissawells/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@delegatemelissawells1467
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delegatemelissawells

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/55cb04cb-cd28-44ed-a4a4-dcb2b064ede9