# Elizabeth Embry

Elizabeth Embry is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 43A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 43A
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cded392e-47da-4c74-998d-7276520db9ad

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cded392e-47da-4c74-998d-7276520db9ad (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

Embry sits at −1.04 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

39 classified statements: 39 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Embry | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.1% | 10.4% | 477 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 56.4% | 39.2% | 146 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 17.9% | 14.4% | 272 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 35% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Health 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Democrats 11%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 10% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.04 (standard error 0.03), from 419 donors and 596 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.7% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 0 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 125 bills: 125 reached committee, 61 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 0. 48.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 82 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1456: Consumer Protection - Residential Property Advertisement - Ownership Verification (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1456/
- HB 1441: Criminal Law - Public Consumption and Open Container - Prepayment of Citation (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1441/
- HB 1471: Consumer Protection - Identity Theft Debt (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1471/
- HB 1406: Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Prior Acts by Victim (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1406/
- HB 1467: Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1467/
- HB 1282: Tobacco Products, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Advertising to Minors - Prohibition (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1282/
- HB 1311: Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance for Incarcerated Individuals – Alterations (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1311/
- 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 1253: Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act) (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1253/
- HB 1348: Human Trafficking - Reports to Regional Navigators and Prosecutions - Authorization (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1348/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/2029285371574403253
- 2025-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1942974424749109500
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1940776780941742461
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1940088763138678832
- 2025-06-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1937606230761177330
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1937186657507090679
- 2025-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1932529391164109012
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1930687925315842437
- 2025-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1929565535173284227
- 2025-05-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Embry4Delegate/status/1928514524555911232

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/embry01
- Campaign site: https://www.embryfordelegate.com/
- X: https://x.com/Embry4Delegate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmbryForBaltimore/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embry4delegate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-embry-08522228a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cded392e-47da-4c74-998d-7276520db9ad