# Kris Fair

Kris Fair is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cda5b902-c106-4458-a951-c74230e76e6a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cda5b902-c106-4458-a951-c74230e76e6a (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

Fair has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.05), from 252 donors and 584 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 1 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 218 bills: 218 reached committee, 96 passed one chamber, 58 passed both, 58 became law. Cosponsored 0. 44.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 95 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1600: Homeowners Associations - Reserve Funding, Meeting Notices, Voting, and Records (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1600/
- HB 1589: Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) (in committee, 2026-02-15) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1589/
- HB 1531: Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund - Establishment (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1531/
- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1472: Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1472/
- HB 1375: Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1375/
- HB 1501: Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1501/
- 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 1447: Motor Vehicle Administration - Improper Registration - Investigation and Penalties (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1447/
- HB 1380: Health Insurance - Prescriptions for Gender-Affirming Care and Hormone Therapy - Coverage and Dispensing Requirements (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1380/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/fair01
- Campaign site: https://krisfair.com/
- X: https://x.com/DelKrisFair
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delegatekrisfair/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatekrisfair/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cda5b902-c106-4458-a951-c74230e76e6a