# Shelly Hettleman

Shelly Hettleman is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2020-02-03
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/77cad368-7e81-4ff2-91d8-62ecacd38fe7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77cad368-7e81-4ff2-91d8-62ecacd38fe7 (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

0% of Hettleman’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats (average 2.4%).

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

224 classified statements: 224 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hettleman | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.2% | 10.3% | 245 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 36.2% | 42.9% | 209 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 3.4% | 196 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 12.0% | 16.1% | 178 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 23% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 11% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Energy 8.8% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.03), from 542 donors and 1,178 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 99.0% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 99.5% (94.9%). 6 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 123 bills: 123 reached committee, 80 passed one chamber, 65 passed both, 61 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 19 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 992: Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB992/
- 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 891: Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB891/
- SB 859: State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB859/
- 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 749: Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB749/
- 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/
- SB 648: Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act) (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB648/
- SB 919: Homeowners Associations - Reserve Funding, Meeting Notices, Voting, and Records (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB919/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2088312865144861082
- 2026-08-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2086437460712603782
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2082326279861174508
- 2026-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2078827801604505932
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2075001724687814892
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2069043043760587117
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2067593530399178880
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2067707564289110425
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2067246538657505523
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/2066959114794565960

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/hettleman02
- Campaign site: https://shellyhettleman.com/
- X: https://x.com/shellyhettleman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shellyhettlemanforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shellyhettleman/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelly-hettleman-3065229/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77cad368-7e81-4ff2-91d8-62ecacd38fe7