# Marvin Holmes

Marvin Holmes is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 23
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5fff41d7-cea5-4e01-a4da-e4474d267691

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fff41d7-cea5-4e01-a4da-e4474d267691 (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

100% of Holmes’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.05), from 47 donors and 1,166 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 130 bills: 130 reached committee, 83 passed one chamber, 57 passed both, 56 became law. Cosponsored 0. 63.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 27 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1599: Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1599/
- HB 1532: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1532/
- HB 1522: Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1522/
- HB 1571: Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1571/
- HB 1529: Baltimore County - Local Commission on Common Ownership Communities (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1529/
- HB 1491: Education - Interjurisdictional Safe Pathways Commission - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1491/
- HB 1477: Public Health - Ibogaine Clinical Research Grant Program - Establishment (Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act) (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1477/
- HB 1405: Election Law - Campaign Finance Activities - Candidates for State Office (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1405/
- HB 1504: Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction (The Honorable Anne Healey Pedestrian Safety Act of 2026) (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1504/
- HB 1291: Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1291/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/holmes
- Campaign site: http://www.meholmes.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelMarvinHolmes/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delmarvinholmesjr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-e-holmes-jr-39228633/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fff41d7-cea5-4e01-a4da-e4474d267691