# Kym Taylor

Kym Taylor is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 23
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f14ad8e7-adc9-44f2-95eb-8b29c34aa4dc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f14ad8e7-adc9-44f2-95eb-8b29c34aa4dc (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

Taylor has 8 classified statements in the MD 2025–26 session.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | Taylor | 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 | 12.5% | 39.2% | 691 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 12.5% | 14.4% | 372 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Housing and Community Development 100% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.04), from 673 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (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 196 bills: 196 reached committee, 113 passed one chamber, 73 passed both, 71 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 46 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1643: Employment Discrimination - School Employees - Use of Cannabis (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1643/
- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1387: Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1387/
- HB 1392: Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1392/
- HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1575/
- HB 1520: Courts - Exemption From Judgment - Alterations and Additions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1520/
- HB 1467: Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1467/
- HB 1300: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1300/
- HB 1272: Family Law - Kinship Care (passed one chamber, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1272/
- HB 1291: Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1291/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $55.9K (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.

- 2026-05-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymformd/status/2061142109369843995
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymformd/status/2008318892309942740
- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymformd/status/1992021395598086525
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymformd/status/1979343102625353986
- 2025-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymformd/status/1963280809827131790
- 2025-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymformd/status/1940476175794766105
- 2025-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/kymformd/status/1919446383402033267
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kymformd/status/1904315012614615104

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/taylor03
- Campaign site: https://www.kymformaryland.com/
- X: https://x.com/kymformd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kymformaryland/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kymformd/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kym-taylor-87619610/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f14ad8e7-adc9-44f2-95eb-8b29c34aa4dc