# Anthony Muse

Anthony Muse is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bbf4a659-f7a7-4db7-8cb1-4dc654db53e3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bbf4a659-f7a7-4db7-8cb1-4dc654db53e3 (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

Muse missed 34% of 2,121 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Maryland Senate (average 93.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.04), from 196 donors and 499 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 66% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 98.5% (94.9%). 6 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 98 bills: 98 reached committee, 48 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 30 became law. Cosponsored 0. 49.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 37 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 981: Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB981/
- 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 920: Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act) (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB920/
- SB 651: Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB651/
- SB 886: Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB886/
- 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/
- SB 863: Prince George's County Special Education Service Delivery, Transparency, and Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB863/
- SJ 4: Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SJ4/
- SB 755: Natural Resources - Striped Bass Recreational Seasons and Fisheries Regulations (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB755/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/muse01
- Campaign site: https://www.senatormuse.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorCAMuse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCAMuse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorcamuse/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTxoAizNscuLvdpa1_a9YkQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-anthony-muse-377aa185/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bbf4a659-f7a7-4db7-8cb1-4dc654db53e3