# Kent Roberson

Kent Roberson is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 25
- Serving since: 2023-05-30
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a6771d68-fa3d-4ced-a613-3543f54fe153

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6771d68-fa3d-4ced-a613-3543f54fe153 (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

59% of Roberson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Roberson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.05), from 125 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.0%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted not voting · 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 124 bills: 124 reached committee, 69 passed one chamber, 44 passed both, 42 became law. Cosponsored 0. 55.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 57 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1643: Employment Discrimination - School Employees - Use of Cannabis (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1643/
- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1611: Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1611/
- HB 1371: Maryland-Africa and the Caribbean Investment and Development Program - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1371/
- HB 1452: Economic Development - Prince George's County Suitland Development Authority - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1452/
- HB 1478: State Procurement - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors and Suppliers - Alteration (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1478/
- HB 1358: Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1358/
- HB 1528: Education - Homeschool Students - Extracurricular Activities (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1528/
- HB 1395: Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1395/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,926 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 59% 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.

- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/KentARoberson/status/1973781914797375559

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/roberson01
- Campaign site: https://kentroberson.org/
- X: https://x.com/KentARoberson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KentARoberson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kent_roberson/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentroberson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a6771d68-fa3d-4ced-a613-3543f54fe153