# Lorig Charkoudian

Lorig Charkoudian is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 20
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d4354cae-a994-4b2d-863f-238322fc6135

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4354cae-a994-4b2d-863f-238322fc6135 (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

Charkoudian sits at −1.35 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Democrats.

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

83 classified statements: 83 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 | Charkoudian | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.5% | 10.4% | 216 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 63.9% | 39.2% | 72 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.8% | 2.9% | 150 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 33.7% | 14.4% | 56 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 36% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Agriculture and Food 9.4% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.35 (standard error 0.02), from 743 donors and 1,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (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 100 bills: 100 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 0. 34.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 109 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1442: Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program - Definition, Application, and Workgroup - Modifications (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1442/
- HB 1479: Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1479/
- HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1575/
- HB 1458: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1458/
- 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 1268: Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for… (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1268/
- HB 1198: Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1198/
- HB 1205: Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1205/
- HB 1048: Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1048/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2025-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1972984160492118390
- 2025-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1970268959854252097
- 2025-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1967588365538336903
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1965795492018938213
- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1963705322771763648
- 2025-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1962980027039137901
- 2025-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1953532725505270071
- 2025-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1949519409803907435
- 2025-07-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1948761405294797272
- 2025-07-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LCharkoudian/status/1942663061455921594

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/charkoudian01
- Campaign site: https://www.lorigd20.com/
- X: https://x.com/LCharkoudian
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LorigForD20/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorigcharkoudian/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqoL8DIpoVqvL7hqFQnQ9Nw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorig-charkoudian/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4354cae-a994-4b2d-863f-238322fc6135