# Adrian Boafo

Adrian Boafo is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 23
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a1a2b050-266e-4d44-9463-be3a02e16e41

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1a2b050-266e-4d44-9463-be3a02e16e41 (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

Boafo missed 26% of 2,779 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Maryland House (average 94.3%).

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

136 classified statements: 136 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Boafo | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.1% | 2.5% | 69 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 20.6% | 10.4% | 114 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 65.4% | 39.2% | 63 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 2.9% | 119 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 31.6% | 14.4% | 75 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 228 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 10% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 10% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Energy 9.0% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 1,127 donors and 525 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 74% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.7% (97.0%). 3 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 143 bills: 143 reached committee, 59 passed one chamber, 38 passed both, 38 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 103 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1629: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1629/
- HB 1522: Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1522/
- 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 1536: Maryland Enforcement Limits and Transparency (MELT) Act (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1536/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1479: Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1479/
- HB 1491: Education - Interjurisdictional Safe Pathways Commission - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1491/
- HB 1477: Public Health - Ibogaine Clinical Research Grant Program - Establishment (Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act) (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1477/
- HB 1519: Cannabis - Management Service Agreements, Advertising, and Penalties - Alterations (Cannabis Reform and Opportunity Act) (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1519/
- HB 1303: Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Retail Establishments (Alcoholic Beverages Modernization Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1303/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 83% 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.

- 2025-05-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1921230307941892233
- 2025-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1920530618888151057
- 2025-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1919059299663307107
- 2025-05-03 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1918671845298950624
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1918299471189786850
- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1917222522023563647
- 2025-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1916850983218331985
- 2025-04-27 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1916492696744579353
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1916224017301721553
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/AdrianBoafo/status/1915771749557260367

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/boafo01
- Campaign site: https://www.adrianboafo.com/
- X: https://x.com/AdrianBoafo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianBoafo/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianboafo/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh8K3XFpICYHaz8fNIIfWRA/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-boafo/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1a2b050-266e-4d44-9463-be3a02e16e41