# Justin Ready

Justin Ready is a Republican member of the Maryland Senate for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Maryland Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2015-02-02
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eea44ceb-5bec-458e-b22e-16351c5f98f9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eea44ceb-5bec-458e-b22e-16351c5f98f9 (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

26% of the 101 bills Ready sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 47 in the Maryland Senate.

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

3,166 classified statements: 3,166 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ready | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.3% | 118 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 25.3% | 9.5% | 28 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 37.0% | 37.3% | 176 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.3% | 113 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 4.0% | 15.4% | 286 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.3% | 98 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 18% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Energy 15% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Education 8.9% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 1,216 donors and 1,188 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Maryland Senate 93.6%). Party unity 97.4% (94.9%). 40 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 101 bills: 101 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 0. 25.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland Senate 60.0%; rank 47 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/
- SJ 5: Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SJ5/
- 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 973: Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (in committee, 2026-02-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB973/
- SB 960: Maryland Public Charter School Program - School Facilities - Funding (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB960/
- SB 839: Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB839/
- SB 899: Firearms Dealers - Firearm Hold Agreements (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB899/
- SB 907: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/SB907/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $119.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2114836965895901401
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2114836972405723173
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2114427033967104143
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2113703967372779775
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2113082293787222523
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2113239163692535952
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2113244358954692665
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2113252932430766515
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2113253703989985380
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/justinready/status/2113267097916825716

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/ready01
- X: https://x.com/justinready
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorready
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinready/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrXdzEbc1Bk_DI6YriHl2Cw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinready/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eea44ceb-5bec-458e-b22e-16351c5f98f9