# Nick Allen

Nick Allen is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 8
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e8548408-5e6b-4fda-bd93-99fa1c84c1bf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e8548408-5e6b-4fda-bd93-99fa1c84c1bf (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

Allen has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.04), from 246 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 1 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 186 bills: 186 reached committee, 103 passed one chamber, 71 passed both, 69 became law. Cosponsored 0. 55.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 59 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1615: Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums - Emergency Use of Reserve Funds (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1615/
- HB 1599: Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1599/
- HB 1532: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1532/
- HB 1390: Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1390/
- HB 1517: Land Use - Qualified Project - Retaliatory Downzoning (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1517/
- 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 1508: State Highways - Highway Work Permits - Notice (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1508/
- HB 1409: Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1409/
- HB 1569: Parking Enforcement - Vehicles in Custody or Control of Auto Repair or Storage Facility (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1569/
- HB 1504: Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction (The Honorable Anne Healey Pedestrian Safety Act of 2026) (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1504/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/allen01
- Campaign site: https://nickallenformd.com/
- X: https://x.com/NickAllenforMD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickAllenForMD/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickallenformd/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/njallen/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e8548408-5e6b-4fda-bd93-99fa1c84c1bf