# Bill Ferguson

Bill Ferguson is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 46
- Serving since: 2011-01-12
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/86f0d40f-05f4-46a2-9c24-21ff52fdc6fe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86f0d40f-05f4-46a2-9c24-21ff52fdc6fe (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

Ferguson reported $590.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

413 classified statements: 413 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 | Ferguson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.4% | 160 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 8.7% | 10.3% | 153 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 55.9% | 42.9% | 96 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 3.4% | 190 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 32.7% | 16.1% | 37 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 0.8% | 101 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 17% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Education 16% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Immigration 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.02), from 1,567 donors and 189 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 78.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 5 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1000: Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Construction of Data Centers (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB1000/
- SB 970: Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB970/
- 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 767: Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB767/
- SB 909: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB909/
- SB 772: Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB772/
- SB 831: Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB831/
- 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 841: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB841/
- SB 770: Economic Development - Maryland's Future Board - Establishment (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB770/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $590.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 90% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2112957697670750537
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2111500919627985344
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2110787018280100039
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2108915874719543444
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2107560067650207798
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2106764661580243379
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2105835195932840106
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2106072558130848128
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2105456418379739202
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillFerg/status/2105678621868232839

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/ferguson
- Campaign site: https://www.billformd.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenBillFerg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senbillferg/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billferguson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86f0d40f-05f4-46a2-9c24-21ff52fdc6fe