# Edith Patterson

Edith Patterson is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 28
- Serving since: 2015-01-14
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c8851cc0-d707-49c5-939a-485fc7e14075

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8851cc0-d707-49c5-939a-485fc7e14075 (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

100% of Patterson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Maryland, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.05), from 46 donors and 1,189 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.7% (97.0%). 3 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 158 bills: 158 reached committee, 93 passed one chamber, 59 passed both, 57 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 42 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1611: Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1611/
- HB 1587: Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1587/
- HB 1522: Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1522/
- HB 1397: School Construction - Gross Area Baseline Calculation - Aquatic Facilities (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1397/
- HB 1492: Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1492/
- HB 1300: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1300/
- HB 1310: Public High Schools - Student Transcripts - Traumatic Loss Notation (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1310/
- HB 1341: Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1341/
- HB 1321: Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1321/
- HB 1274: Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1274/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,450 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/patterson02
- X: https://x.com/DelEPatterson28
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ejpattersonMD/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edith-patterson-970b921a/https://www.linkedin.com/in/edith-patterson-970b921a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8851cc0-d707-49c5-939a-485fc7e14075