# Caylin Young

Caylin Young is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 45
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d0ca1dc9-5ac3-42ea-8ec5-c86a229ccba5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0ca1dc9-5ac3-42ea-8ec5-c86a229ccba5 (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

Young sits at −1.09 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Democrats.

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

12 classified statements: 12 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 | Young | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.3% | 10.4% | 361 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.3% | 14.4% | 482 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Families 33% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Transportation and Public Works 33% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.03), from 263 donors and 556 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 86% (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 155 bills: 155 reached committee, 64 passed one chamber, 38 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 102 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 1570: State Government - Governmental Procedures - Development and Review of Standards (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1570/
- HB 1371: Maryland-Africa and the Caribbean Investment and Development Program - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1371/
- 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 1573: Income Tax - Credit for Small Political Contributions (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1573/
- HB 1402: Medical Examiner - Release of Body - Requirements for Muslims (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1402/
- HB 1455: State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Israel (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1455/
- HB 1382: State Procurement - Prohibited Certifications - Boycotts of Foreign Countries (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1382/
- HB 1445: Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1445/
- HB 1521: Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1521/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 89% 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.

- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1892282031184204185
- 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1890962860735369476
- 2025-02-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1889385726393151510
- 2025-02-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1887970038818414825
- 2025-02-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1887970044153635010
- 2025-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1879830513386770871
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1879229767209341116
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1876524504878600495
- 2025-01-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1875669979607261194
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/YoungDelegate/status/1874323270755086641

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/young05
- Campaign site: https://www.caylinyoung.com/
- X: https://x.com/YoungDelegate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cayliny/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/YoungDelegate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caylzallen/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCITjm6_Sg2rg-ZgMIVppCdA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caylzallen?lang=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caylin-young-ba8a2726/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0ca1dc9-5ac3-42ea-8ec5-c86a229ccba5