# Linda Foley

Linda Foley is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 15
- Serving since: 2021-12-17
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9858db06-ec0e-40fe-b000-0630238a6ad1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9858db06-ec0e-40fe-b000-0630238a6ad1 (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

Foley sits at −1.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.06 (standard error 0.03), from 243 donors and 732 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.8% (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 171 bills: 171 reached committee, 101 passed one chamber, 67 passed both, 65 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 40 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1614: Maryland Transportation Authority - Lane Use Control Signal Monitoring Systems (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1614/
- HB 1532: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1532/
- HB 1435: Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hormone-Related Care (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1435/
- HB 1472: Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1472/
- HB 1492: Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1492/
- 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 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1558: State Board of Physicians - Anesthesiologist Assistants - Licensing (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1558/
- HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1575/
- HB 1504: Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction (The Honorable Anne Healey Pedestrian Safety Act of 2026) (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1504/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/foley01
- Campaign site: https://foleyfor15.com/
- X: https://x.com/Lkfoley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.k.foley/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foleyfor15/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatefoley/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindakfoley

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9858db06-ec0e-40fe-b000-0630238a6ad1