# Emily Shetty

Emily Shetty is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 18
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ea24b6b8-ecff-4a51-badf-001c8889c5df

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea24b6b8-ecff-4a51-badf-001c8889c5df (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

Shetty sits at −1.19 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

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

6 classified statements: 6 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 | Shetty | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.19 (standard error 0.03), from 352 donors and 1,111 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.5% 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 85 bills: 85 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 34 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 0. 51.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 75 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1559: Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1559/
- HB 1397: School Construction - Gross Area Baseline Calculation - Aquatic Facilities (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1397/
- HB 1490: Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1490/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1367: Commission on Re-Imagining Health Care in Maryland (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1367/
- 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 1533: Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair… (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1533/
- HB 1295: Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1295/
- HB 1198: Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1198/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyShetty/status/2108267290307227855
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyShetty/status/2107189576037011861
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyShetty/status/2055645570534867022
- 2026-05-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyShetty/status/2053184321733722321
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyShetty/status/2052096971410694598
- 2026-04-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/EmilyShetty/status/2047376849223782651

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/shetty01
- Campaign site: https://www.emilyshetty.com/
- X: https://x.com/EmilyShetty
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyShetty4MD/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyshetty/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-shetty-0042104/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ea24b6b8-ecff-4a51-badf-001c8889c5df