# Nancy King

Nancy King is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2007-09-05
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/92f41e40-4782-4c52-81a1-de8f78e05ab1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92f41e40-4782-4c52-81a1-de8f78e05ab1 (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

77% of the 91 bills King sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Maryland Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 195 donors and 1,108 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 98.6% (94.9%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 91 bills: 91 reached committee, 70 passed one chamber, 51 passed both, 47 became law. Cosponsored 0. 76.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 7 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 891: Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB891/
- SB 764: Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB764/
- SB 909: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB909/
- SB 809: Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB809/
- SB 904: Education - Public Schools - Professional Development (passed both chambers, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB904/
- 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 735: Property Tax - Petition to Review Value of Commercial Real Property (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB735/
- SB 644: Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB644/
- SB 808: Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB808/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/king
- Campaign site: https://www.friendsofnancyking.com/
- X: https://x.com/Senatornjk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senator-nancy-king-118376151528043/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatornjk/?api=postMessage
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-king-21236013/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92f41e40-4782-4c52-81a1-de8f78e05ab1