# Bill Folden

Bill Folden is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d8938e62-87cd-420e-a009-f78a418ed138

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8938e62-87cd-420e-a009-f78a418ed138 (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

39% of the 96 bills Folden sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Maryland Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 284 donors and 544 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 94.6% (94.9%). 43 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Floor Amendment Salling /763427/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Floor Amendment West /943226/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · Motion to limit debate · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Floor Amendment Ready /393120/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Floor Amendment Gallion /473622/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 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 nay · Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day · 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 nay · Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · Floor Amendment Simonaire /713626/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 96 bills: 96 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 0. 38.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 42 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2102: Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB2102/
- SB 1006: Maryland State Flag Protection Act (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB1006/
- SB 991: Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB991/
- SB 992: Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB992/
- SB 718: Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Permit (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB718/
- SB 679: Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Eligibility (Vincent Anthony Fisher III Act) (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB679/
- SB 651: Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB651/
- SB 678: Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Affidavit for Judicial Authorization (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB678/
- SB 677: Public Safety – Handgun Permits – Firearms Training Course (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB677/
- SB 896: Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Alterations (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB896/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/folden02
- X: https://x.com/DelegateFolden
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorfolden/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegate_folden/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8938e62-87cd-420e-a009-f78a418ed138