# Ashanti Martínez

Ashanti Martínez is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-02-24
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/61ddb821-9c47-454b-8185-b68c47dcb144

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61ddb821-9c47-454b-8185-b68c47dcb144 (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

The policy areas Martínez talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

149 classified statements: 149 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 | Martínez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.1% | 10.4% | 371 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 36.2% | 39.2% | 437 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.9% | 555 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 28.2% | 14.4% | 104 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 9.3% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.4% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.03), from 278 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.8% (97.0%). 4 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 318 bills: 318 reached committee, 210 passed one chamber, 144 passed both, 138 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 21 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1643: Employment Discrimination - School Employees - Use of Cannabis (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1643/
- HB 1625: Public Health - Newborn Screening Program - Fees and Core Conditions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1625/
- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1602: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1602/
- HB 1589: Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1589/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- HB 1563: Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1563/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1483: Clinical Professional Counseling - Out-of-State Providers - Use of Telehealth for Continuity of Care (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1483/
- HB 1440: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1440/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 83% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2111113302310891710
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2110699875968970974
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2109268916006494627
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2109069140975571031
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2108634660964389230
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2108634742379929809
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2108308047860797919
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2107650486946107866
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2105431586384797855
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartinezforMD/status/2102744989386371172

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/martinez01
- Campaign site: https://martinezformaryland.com/
- X: https://x.com/MartinezforMD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashantifmartinez/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashantifmartinez/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACkey3RMgvPjvBgIvne9Sw
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashantifmartinez
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashanti-martinez

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61ddb821-9c47-454b-8185-b68c47dcb144