# Denise Roberts

Denise Roberts is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 25
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/59787563-473b-4975-a473-4a1e4d505905

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59787563-473b-4975-a473-4a1e4d505905 (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

Roberts sits at −0.95 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 88% of State House Democrats.

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

14 classified statements: 14 posts 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 | Roberts | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 2.9% | 70 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.04), from 417 donors and 567 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 93.7% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.0% (97.0%). 10 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 106 bills: 106 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 37 passed both, 37 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 38 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1634: Cannabis Licensure - Labor Peace Agreements and Collective Bargaining (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1634/
- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1509: Financial Institutions - Mortgage Servicers - Insurance Proceeds (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1509/
- HB 1452: Economic Development - Prince George's County Suitland Development Authority - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1452/
- HB 1445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1445/
- HB 1533: Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair… (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1533/
- HB 1300: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1300/
- HB 1356: Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1356/
- HB 1291: Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1291/
- 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 $48.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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.

- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/2041145851397984559
- 2026-04-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/2040520337192804543
- 2025-11-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1985663569346912531
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1979182206489891312
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1962621987383054378
- 2025-08-05 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1952784067235332319
- 2025-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1937537118215278627
- 2025-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1937544087663706342
- 2025-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1932151666993975782
- 2025-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateDenise/status/1931045357326332267

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/roberts01
- Campaign site: https://www.deniseformaryland.com/
- X: https://x.com/DelegateDenise
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatedenise/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisegeneva/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59787563-473b-4975-a473-4a1e4d505905