# Jason Gallion

Jason Gallion is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7c2a7a4b-f847-4efa-baea-2e5633acdcd5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7c2a7a4b-f847-4efa-baea-2e5633acdcd5 (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

38% of the 77 bills Gallion sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland Senate.

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

30 classified statements: 30 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 | Gallion | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.3% | 2.3% | 89 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 30.0% | 9.5% | 15 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 70.0% | 37.3% | 12 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 6.7% | 15.4% | 252 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 48% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Agriculture and Food 38% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Energy 9.5% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Economics and Public Finance 4.8% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.61 (standard error 0.02), from 323 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 97.6% (94.9%). 42 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 77 bills: 77 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 45 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 997: Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB997/
- SB 991: Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB991/
- SB 968: Education - School Bus - Fire Safety Standards (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB968/
- SB 967: Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB967/
- SB 848: Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board of Elections - Requirements (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB848/
- SB 849: Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties (passed one chamber, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB849/
- SB 896: Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Alterations (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB896/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166920003236106
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166922016420166
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166923954270470
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166926265270671
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166928567976316
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166930820317266
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166933135507930
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2032166938399416607
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2026497739995984254
- 2026-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGallion/status/2026314276772761703

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/gallion01
- Campaign site: https://jasongallion.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorGallion
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votejasongallion/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorgallion/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7c2a7a4b-f847-4efa-baea-2e5633acdcd5