# Malcolm Augustine

Malcolm Augustine is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 47.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 47
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c4c1b4d-7c32-4d2b-83ab-d207f92e1818

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c4c1b4d-7c32-4d2b-83ab-d207f92e1818 (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

72% of Augustine’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.02), from 628 donors and 1,186 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 99.7% (94.9%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Salling /763427/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment West /943226/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Motion to limit debate · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Ready /393120/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Gallion /473622/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 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 · Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day · 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 · Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Floor Amendment Simonaire /713626/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 97 bills: 97 reached committee, 71 passed one chamber, 61 passed both, 56 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 12 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 988: Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB988/
- SB 962: January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB962/
- SB 764: Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB764/
- SB 774: Health Insurance - Plan Benefits and Coverage - Annual Reporting (Transparency, Reporting, Understanding, Timeliness, and Honesty (TRUTH) in Mental Health… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB774/
- SB 860: Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB860/
- SB 738: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Mobile Crisis and Crisis Stabilization (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB738/
- SB 654: State Police Retirement System - Mandatory Retirement Age - Alteration (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB654/
- SB 858: Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB858/
- SJ 3: Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SJ3/
- SB 655: Electronic Device Producer Responsibility Program - Established (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB655/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $84.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 72% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/augustine01
- Campaign site: https://www.malcolmaugustine.com/
- X: https://x.com/Sen_M_Augustine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MalcolmLAugustine/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malcolm.augustine/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVDIb2OlaB3nCyEMpAFtabg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-augustine-2601068/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c4c1b4d-7c32-4d2b-83ab-d207f92e1818