# Karen Toles

Karen Toles is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 25
- Serving since: 2022-01-12
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ba6cafdb-f65b-4397-bc36-3d4c0a248cca

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba6cafdb-f65b-4397-bc36-3d4c0a248cca (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

Toles sits at −0.91 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of State House Democrats.

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

54 classified statements: 54 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 | Toles | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.5% | 267 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 9.3% | 39.2% | 710 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.0% | 14.4% | 363 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 40% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 20% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.91 (standard error 0.04), from 177 donors and 727 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (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 113 bills: 113 reached committee, 64 passed one chamber, 43 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 53 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1598: Horse Racing - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account Grants - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1598/
- HB 1540: University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center - Funding - Repeal of Termination Date (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1540/
- HB 1446: Commercial Driver's Instructional Permits - School Vehicles - Knowledge Test (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1446/
- 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 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1397: School Construction - Gross Area Baseline Calculation - Aquatic Facilities (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1397/
- HB 1528: Education - Homeschool Students - Extracurricular Activities (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1528/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1409: Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1409/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $77.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2110903596250263999
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2110905681025110220
- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2074632329893429650
- 2026-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2050213165980336578
- 2026-02-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2025654964538769721
- 2026-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2023735348107280394
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2018656515054579973
- 2026-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2010820726475895144
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/2008143828264374405
- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarenToles4MD/status/1992291206370308263

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/toles01
- X: https://x.com/KarenToles4MD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KRToles/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karentoles4md/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenrenee/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba6cafdb-f65b-4397-bc36-3d4c0a248cca