# Charles Sydnor

Charles Sydnor is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 44.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 44
- Serving since: 2020-01-08
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a111b899-ab75-4934-a6e9-a9c8be9bc70d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a111b899-ab75-4934-a6e9-a9c8be9bc70d (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

Sydnor sits at −0.96 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Sydnor says (MD 2025–26 session)

9 classified statements: 9 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sydnor | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 33.3% | 10.3% | 12 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 22.2% | 42.9% | 279 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.03), from 656 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 98.9% (94.9%). 20 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 74 bills: 74 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 34 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 14 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 992: Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB992/
- SB 988: Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB988/
- 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 853: Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB853/
- SB 651: Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB651/
- SB 856: Motor Vehicles - Driver's Licenses - Eligibility (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB856/
- SB 855: Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Limited Beer, Wine, and Liquor Permit (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB855/
- 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 689: Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Requirement Alterations and Extension of Report Deadline (Bri's… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB689/
- SB 854: Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Restrictions (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB854/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $64.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 86% 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.

- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1976862130180964787
- 2025-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1940394985960210853
- 2025-05-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1928312732283011212
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1902085556282008041
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1897381336358486480
- 2025-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1891489142216827389
- 2025-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1891507206287229055
- 2025-02-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1891512093544747260
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en/status/1881672346131698094

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/sydnor02
- Campaign site: https://www.charlessydnor3d.org/
- X: https://x.com/charlessydnor3d?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlessydnor3d
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlessydnor3d/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6U5odGc704i29efYVaDl9g
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-e-sydnor-iii-ba07591/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a111b899-ab75-4934-a6e9-a9c8be9bc70d