# Frank Conaway

Frank Conaway is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 40
- Serving since: 2007-01-10
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a07dd6a0-012b-41a7-901d-754d1cd194bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a07dd6a0-012b-41a7-901d-754d1cd194bb (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

Conaway reported $200 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.03), from 9 donors and 1,048 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 92.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 98.1% (97.0%). 20 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 140 bills: 140 reached committee, 72 passed one chamber, 44 passed both, 39 became law. Cosponsored 0. 51.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 76 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1392: Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1392/
- HB 1512: Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Remittance to Comptroller (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1512/
- 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 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 1432: Motor Vehicles - Vehicles Previously Registered as Historic Vehicles - Emissions Inspection and Insurance (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1432/
- HB 1520: Courts - Exemption From Judgment - Alterations and Additions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1520/
- HB 1468: Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1468/
- 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 1258: Child Placement Services - Advertising by Unlicensed Person - Prohibition (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1258/
- HB 1326: Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1326/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $200 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

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

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a07dd6a0-012b-41a7-901d-754d1cd194bb