# Sarah Wolek

Sarah Wolek is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 16
- Serving since: 2023-04-03
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/80095967-58e7-4c8b-a675-eb1c461104fc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80095967-58e7-4c8b-a675-eb1c461104fc (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

52% of Wolek’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wolek | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 14.4% | 62 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.91 (standard error 0.04), from 423 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 95.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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 · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · Committee Amendments · 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. 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 102 bills: 102 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 41 passed both, 40 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 74 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1402: Medical Examiner - Release of Body - Requirements for Muslims (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1402/
- HB 1445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1445/
- HB 1521: Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1521/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1458: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1458/
- HB 1468: Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1468/
- HB 1356: Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1356/
- HB 1293: Behavioral Health Programs - Residents at Inpatient Facilities - Sex Offender Registry Compliance (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1293/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $133.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 52% 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.

- 2025-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SarahSWolek/status/1882850866300100823
- 2025-01-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SarahSWolek/status/1880339910177222665
- 2025-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/SarahSWolek/status/1876019406616326639

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/wolek01
- Campaign site: https://votesarahwolek.com/
- X: https://x.com/SarahSWolek
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sara.love4md/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahswolek/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80095967-58e7-4c8b-a675-eb1c461104fc