# Lauren Arikan

Lauren Arikan is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 7B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 7B
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6d88ea30-7b4e-4dcb-8cc7-ed4bb6edc317

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d88ea30-7b4e-4dcb-8cc7-ed4bb6edc317 (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

Arikan sits at +0.72 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 322 donors and 1,077 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 95.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 96.1% (97.0%). 403 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · Committee Amendments · 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. 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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, 26 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 129 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HS 2: Resolution to Expel Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat From the House of Delegates of Maryland (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HS2/
- HB 1646: Maryland Aviation Administration - Airport Passenger Screening Partnership Program (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1646/
- HB 1586: Protective Orders - Coercive Control (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1586/
- HB 1398: State Transfer Tax - Temporary Suspension (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1398/
- HB 1510: Unemployment Insurance - Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Enforcement (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1510/
- HB 1418: Public and Nonpublic Schools - Employing Individuals Charged With Crimes - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1418/
- HB 1417: Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland Constitutional Carry Act) (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1417/
- HB 1508: State Highways - Highway Work Permits - Notice (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1508/
- HB 1449: Maryland Office of the Inspector General - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1449/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,405 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/arikan01
- Campaign site: http://www.electarikan.com/
- X: https://x.com/DeepRedMaryland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deepredmaryland/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deepredmaryland/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDjW2BxyKZQlp7IPuFDoIA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenarikan/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6d88ea30-7b4e-4dcb-8cc7-ed4bb6edc317