# Vaughn Stewart

Vaughn Stewart is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 19
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d11064b-6757-42f7-86fa-3023fefb6c10

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d11064b-6757-42f7-86fa-3023fefb6c10 (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

Stewart sits at −1.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Democrats.

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Stewart | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 57.1% | 10.4% | 2 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 57.1% | 39.2% | 140 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 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 25% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.05 (standard error 0.03), from 542 donors and 1,193 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.5% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (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 128 bills: 128 reached committee, 70 passed one chamber, 47 passed both, 46 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 62 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1620: Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records (in committee, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1620/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1584: Delivery Network Companies and Delivery Network Services - Regulation and Transparency (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1584/
- HB 1552: Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1552/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- 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/
- 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 1352: State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1352/
- HB 1353: Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1353/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% 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.

- 2025-02-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DelegateStewart/status/1886088873920331923
- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DelegateStewart/status/1878791452463153297
- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DelegateStewart/status/1878793926607610255
- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateStewart/status/1878799460157026500
- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateStewart/status/1878806584152948947
- 2025-01-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/DelegateStewart/status/1878810260414308842
- 2025-01-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DelegateStewart/status/1878571436631105587

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/stewart01
- Campaign site: https://www.vaughnformaryland.com/
- X: https://x.com/DelegateStewart
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelegateStewart/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatestewart/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaughn-stewart-31174348/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d11064b-6757-42f7-86fa-3023fefb6c10