# William Valentine

William Valentine is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 2A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 2A
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/943e92d3-98ad-490f-a93a-16182c624a1f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/943e92d3-98ad-490f-a93a-16182c624a1f (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

18% of the 131 bills Valentine sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 54 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 94.2% (97.0%). 146 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · Committee Amendments · 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. 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 131 bills: 131 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 18.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 130 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1633: Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas (Energy Savings Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1633/
- HB 1525: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1525/
- HB 1362: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meetings - Recording Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1362/
- HB 1439: Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens and Purchase Price Adjustments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1439/
- HB 1417: Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland Constitutional Carry Act) (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1417/
- HB 1520: Courts - Exemption From Judgment - Alterations and Additions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1520/
- HB 1282: Tobacco Products, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Advertising to Minors - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1282/
- HB 1347: Task Force to Study Postrelease Services and Requirements (Bri's Law) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1347/
- HB 1334: Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act) (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1334/
- HB 1349: Public Service Commission - Implementation Plan to Convert Formerly Operational Fossil Fuel Generating Stations (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1349/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,645 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/valentine01

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/943e92d3-98ad-490f-a93a-16182c624a1f