# April Rose

April Rose is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 5
- Serving since: 2015-03-16
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76812cdb-3d6d-458a-b864-feb72f363a8e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76812cdb-3d6d-458a-b864-feb72f363a8e (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

22% of the 146 bills Rose sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.01), from 173 donors and 1,132 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 91.6% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 96.5% (97.0%). 73 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 146 bills: 146 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 21.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 126 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 1629: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1629/
- HB 1633: Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas (Energy Savings Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1633/
- HB 1495: Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1495/
- HB 1499: Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1499/
- HB 1396: Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1396/
- HB 1390: Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1481: Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1481/
- HB 1386: Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1386/
- HB 1478: State Procurement - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors and Suppliers - Alteration (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1478/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/rose01
- Campaign site: https://delegateaprilrose.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilrose1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76812cdb-3d6d-458a-b864-feb72f363a8e