# Debra Davis

Debra Davis is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 28
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/64b23008-9889-4fd1-9353-42888d9bc4bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64b23008-9889-4fd1-9353-42888d9bc4bb (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 Davis’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.03), from 275 donors and 716 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.3% (97.0%). 7 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 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 49 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1392: Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1392/
- 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 1467: Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1467/
- 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 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/
- HB 1056: General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1056/
- HJ 8: Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HJ8/
- HB 935: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB935/
- HB 919: Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB919/
- HB 900: Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB900/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.4K (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/davis02
- Campaign site: https://www.votedebradavis.com/
- X: https://x.com/DDavisCharlesCo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelegateDebraDavis/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debradavis4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64b23008-9889-4fd1-9353-42888d9bc4bb