# Clarence Lam

Clarence Lam is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b002bdd1-0622-4462-8623-e8bb52fde504

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b002bdd1-0622-4462-8623-e8bb52fde504 (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

25% of Lam’s statements claim credit, 1.5 times the State Senate Democrat average of 16%.

## What Lam says (MD 2025–26 session)

204 classified statements: 204 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 | Lam | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 7.3% | 10.3% | 176 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 41.2% | 42.9% | 181 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 3.4% | 82 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 24.5% | 16.1% | 71 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 0.8% | 73 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Immigration 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.5% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.01), from 1,439 donors and 1,171 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 98.9% (94.9%). 17 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 116 bills: 116 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 41 passed both, 37 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 31 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 764: Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB764/
- SB 790: Public Health Reform Act (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB790/
- SB 792: Hospitals - Immigration Enforcement Action - Policy Requirement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB792/
- SB 907: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB907/
- SB 889: Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Electronic Shelving Labels and Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibitions (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB889/
- SB 793: Income Tax - Credit for Paid Organ Donation Leave (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB793/
- 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 901: Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB901/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $167.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 87% 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.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2110510397950451999
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2109628909604192412
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2109705160180318406
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2109269053600923962
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2109339489466462220
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2108717688860373032
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2108584305157181672
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2108009503711256607
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2108220707020878096
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en/status/2107551075624755434

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/lam02
- Campaign site: https://www.clarencelam.com/
- X: https://x.com/clarencelammd?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClarenceLamMD/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarencelammd/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarencelammd/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b002bdd1-0622-4462-8623-e8bb52fde504