# Sarah Elfreth

Sarah Elfreth is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Maryland’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Maryland’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: E000301
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MD03156

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000301 (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

0.2% of Elfreth’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 1.9%).

## What Elfreth says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,200 classified statements: 1,953 posts on X, 116 Congressional Record speeches, 84 newsletters, 47 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Elfreth | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 6.6% | 182 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 15.5% | 27.5% | 181 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 76.5% | 73.2% | 80 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.5% | 9.8% | 92 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 17.5% | 22.7% | 149 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.9% | 198 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 25% (House Democrats 16%); Health 19% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Education 12% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.01), from 2,446 donors and 1,570 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.5% (96.4%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 363. 5.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 65 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9188: Military Readiness Permitting Efficiency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9188
- H.R. 7788: Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7788
- H.R. 7494: Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7494
- H.R. 7251: Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7251
- H.R. 7061: Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7061
- H.R. 6627: Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6627
- H.R. 6628: Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6628
- H.R. 6629: Developing Master Plans for Military Service Academies Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6629
- H.R. 6630: Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6630
- H.R. 6631: Establishing Cyber Security Educational Programs at Academic Institutions Act (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6631

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 9.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 78% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2114750416487669905
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2114403019018146167
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2113662507353043187
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2113296308031136200
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2113354457958187182
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Elfreth Appointed to Co-Chair New Maryland Maritime Task Force · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://elfreth.house.gov/media/press-releases/elfreth-appointed-co-chair-new-maryland-maritime-task-force
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2113006785904988279
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2112552689385001253
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2112166628620169582
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth/status/2112208302901735628

## Links

- Official site: https://elfreth.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepSarahElfreth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSarahElfreth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepSarahElfreth
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000301

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000301