# Terry Baker

Terry Baker is a Republican member of the Maryland House for district 1C.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland House, district 1C
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e5f4fb79-fd8e-437d-9488-68fd47d430c6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e5f4fb79-fd8e-437d-9488-68fd47d430c6 (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

17% of the 93 bills Baker sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 231 donors and 547 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 93.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 98.0% (97.0%). 147 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted nay · 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 · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · Committee Amendments · 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. 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 17.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 131 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1633: Retail Supply of Electricity and Gas (Energy Savings Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1633/
- HB 1388: Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1388/
- HB 1495: Vehicle Laws - Registration Plates (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1495/
- HB 1400: Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1400/
- HB 1586: Protective Orders - Coercive Control (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1586/
- HB 1421: Task Force to Study Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injuries and Fatalities (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1421/
- HB 1538: Land Use - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions (Maryland Generational Housing Act of 2026) (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1538/
- HB 1515: Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1515/
- HB 1362: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Meetings - Recording Requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1362/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,680 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/baker04
- Campaign site: https://www.citizensforterrybaker.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CitizensforTerryBaker/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e5f4fb79-fd8e-437d-9488-68fd47d430c6