# Shaneka Henson

Shaneka Henson is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2019-05-16
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/be45d2a1-057a-49ea-a810-5317478c26b1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be45d2a1-057a-49ea-a810-5317478c26b1 (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

1.3% of Henson’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats (average 10%).

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

391 classified statements: 391 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 | Henson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 10.3% | 268 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 36.1% | 42.9% | 210 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 3.4% | 228 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 21.5% | 16.1% | 96 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 25% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Families 9.9% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 655 donors and 973 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 92.7% (94.9%). 38 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 77 bills: 77 reached committee, 52 passed one chamber, 40 passed both, 40 became law. Cosponsored 0. 67.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 15 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 989: Child Exploitation Material - Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act) (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB989/
- 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 657: Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB657/
- SB 938: Community Development - Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing Stabilization Program - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB938/
- SB 939: Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB939/
- SB 656: Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair… (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB656/
- SB 651: Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB651/
- SB 940: Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB940/
- 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 650: Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act) (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB650/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $62.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2114207380539900149
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2114341297708482655
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2113856238505099532
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2113620300709425539
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2112646523213299947
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2111902340529942903
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2110712473439641721
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2110849121749791168
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2110341675486777606
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShanekaHenson/status/2110355407265022362

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/henson01
- Campaign site: https://www.shanekahenson.com/
- X: https://x.com/ShanekaHenson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShanekaHensonD30A/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanekahenson4u/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6lgUD-HVvhOLT7yLVojJwg

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/be45d2a1-057a-49ea-a810-5317478c26b1