# Veronica Turner

Veronica Turner is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 26
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b982cab0-0d2e-46ae-8e22-51f68e7aac82

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b982cab0-0d2e-46ae-8e22-51f68e7aac82 (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

Turner reported $1,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.05), from 63 donors and 1,194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 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 95 bills: 95 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 0. 53.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 66 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 1564: Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1564/
- HB 1385: Health Insurance - Use of Artificial Intelligence - Human Evaluation (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1385/
- HB 1414: Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1414/
- 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 1558: State Board of Physicians - Anesthesiologist Assistants - Licensing (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1558/
- 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/
- HB 1405: Election Law - Campaign Finance Activities - Candidates for State Office (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1405/
- HB 1291: Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1291/
- HB 1309: Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1309/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/turner01
- X: https://x.com/VeronicaLTurner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veronica.turner.7127/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b982cab0-0d2e-46ae-8e22-51f68e7aac82