# J.B. Jennings

J.B. Jennings is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2011-01-12
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/72201809-94c8-4c48-a0be-18555a2d55fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72201809-94c8-4c48-a0be-18555a2d55fa (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

Jennings voted against the majority of Maryland Senate Republicans 52 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom quarter of the Maryland Senate (average 94.9%).

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

148 classified statements: 148 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jennings | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 14.2% | 9.5% | 90 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 48.6% | 37.3% | 104 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.3% | 185 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 9.5% | 15.4% | 209 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.3% | 128 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 42% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 13% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.01), from 470 donors and 1,144 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 89% (94.9%). 52 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 40 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2102: Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB2102/
- SB 1006: Maryland State Flag Protection Act (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB1006/
- SB 999: County Boards of Education - Reappointments of County Superintendents of Schools - Audit Requirement (Local School System Fiscal Accountability Act) (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB999/
- SB 997: Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB997/
- SB 998: Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Rent Limitations (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB998/
- SB 991: Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB991/
- SB 956: Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls - Collection (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB956/
- SB 788: Real Property - Recordation of Deeds - Certification of Preparation (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB788/
- SB 789: Motor Vehicle Administration - Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Repairs - Study (passed one chamber, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB789/
- SB 723: Real Property - Deeds - Recordation Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB723/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2114816796465471818
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2114325834290925852
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2112327963266138602
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2110766508247028062
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2108996185969328425
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2107292334824333491
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2106579827931415003
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2106865986599305395
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2106866200676315421
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA/status/2105478912734024058

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/jennings
- Campaign site: https://www.jbjennings.com/
- X: https://x.com/JBJenningsUSA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senator-jb-jennings-168939559804948/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.b.jennings/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-b-jennings-1404a26/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72201809-94c8-4c48-a0be-18555a2d55fa