# Brian Feldman Brian Feldman is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate for district 15. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Maryland Senate, district 15 - Serving since: 2013-09-17 - Current term: MD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c3ce882c-89d3-453c-a70f-b0ef9046fcf3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3ce882c-89d3-453c-a70f-b0ef9046fcf3 (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 Feldman has 44 classified statements in the MD 2025–26 session. ## What Feldman says (MD 2025–26 session) 44 classified statements: 44 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 | Feldman | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 27.3% | 42.9% | 256 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 3.4% | 87 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 18.2% | 16.1% | 139 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Energy 50% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Education 33% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 25% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.02), from 556 donors and 1,189 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 98.8% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 100% (94.9%). 0 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 32 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 13 of 47). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 994: Agriculture - Hemp Manufacturing License - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB994/ - SB 992: Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB992/ - 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 966: Public Service Commission - Net Energy Metering - Successor Program (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB966/ - SB 720: Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB720/ - SB 778: Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB778/ - SB 787: Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Project Management (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB787/ - 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 697: Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB697/ - SB 843: Net Energy Metering, SUNRISE Program, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program (SUNRISE Act) (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB843/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $102.1K (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. - 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2105761751329636560 - 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2101403349992006067 - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2044401000732099012 - 2026-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2044176270951415889 - 2026-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2044177102333767874 - 2026-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2014872179142164846 - 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2011973969717481582 - 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2011067005311304163 - 2025-12-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2005312215851622480 - 2025-12-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianJFeldman/status/2000345179228893686 ## Links - Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/feldman - X: https://x.com/BrianJFeldman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianjeffreyfeldman/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SenatorBrianFeldman/?locale=en_us - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-feldman-53095215/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3ce882c-89d3-453c-a70f-b0ef9046fcf3