# Ryan Spiegel

Ryan Spiegel is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 17
- Serving since: 2023-07-06
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8d581a25-a2ea-46ee-be26-3c6698559b78

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d581a25-a2ea-46ee-be26-3c6698559b78 (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

Spiegel has 199 classified statements in the MD 2025–26 session.

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

199 classified statements: 199 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 | Spiegel | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 2.5% | 206 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.0% | 10.4% | 341 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 36.2% | 39.2% | 439 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 2.9% | 512 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.6% | 14.4% | 347 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.0% | 85 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 9.7% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.04), from 138 donors and 597 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 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 122 bills: 122 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 0. 43.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 98 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1564: Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1564/
- HB 1386: Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1386/
- 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 1435: Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hormone-Related Care (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1435/
- HB 1530: Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1530/
- 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 1468: Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1468/
- HB 1365: Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1365/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 86% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2114383194367930375
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2113001197376266656
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2110106432771354636
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2107104290233876932
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2103150627232555281
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2098474819226390730
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2092702785393291578
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2083913704454733951
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2079968763001090325
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RySpiegel/status/2073560899424538870

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/spiegel01
- Campaign site: https://www.ryanspiegel.com/
- X: https://x.com/RySpiegel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteSpiegel/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.spiegel/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanspiegel/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d581a25-a2ea-46ee-be26-3c6698559b78