# Lily Qi

Lily Qi is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 15
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/832c64da-9793-49a2-8231-c62d0cd7078a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/832c64da-9793-49a2-8231-c62d0cd7078a (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

Qi has 155 classified statements in the MD 2025–26 session.

## What Qi says (MD 2025–26 session)

155 classified statements: 155 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 | Qi | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 10.4% | 557 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 34.8% | 39.2% | 463 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 2.9% | 196 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.1% | 14.4% | 268 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 236 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 17% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Commerce 15% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 435 donors and 1,133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.7% (97.0%). 2 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 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 46.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 89 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1618: Department of the Environment - Procedures for Permitting Efficiency - Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1618/
- HB 1596: Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Growth Initiative - Established (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1596/
- HB 1472: Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1472/
- HB 1552: Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Beer, Wine, and Liquor License - Established (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1552/
- HB 1300: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1300/
- HB 1250: Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1250/
- HB 1353: Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1353/
- HB 1180: State Board of Architects - Grounds for Discipline and Anonymous Complaints (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1180/
- HB 1239: Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1239/
- HB 1228: Insurance - Premium Receipts Tax - Exemption for Captive Insurance Procured by Nonprofit Hospitals and Health Care Systems (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1228/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2114744047524790395
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2113641464139833786
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2108917508010885538
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2106390809746522349
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2105015975343260006
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2103534754712768847
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2102855982283899365
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2102137442367086755
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2100983883344846919
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland/status/2099830939350184200

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/qi01
- Campaign site: https://www.lilyqi.com/
- X: https://x.com/LilyQiMaryland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lilyqimaryland/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-qi-604a9018/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/832c64da-9793-49a2-8231-c62d0cd7078a