# Cheryl Pasteur

Cheryl Pasteur is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 11A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 11A
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f6826933-02c6-40ff-9df9-b9e82c54febc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6826933-02c6-40ff-9df9-b9e82c54febc (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

Pasteur sits at −0.98 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.04), from 328 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.9% (97.0%). 2 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 177 bills: 177 reached committee, 93 passed one chamber, 61 passed both, 58 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 69 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1371: Maryland-Africa and the Caribbean Investment and Development Program - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1371/
- 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 1468: Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1468/
- HB 1311: Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance for Incarcerated Individuals – Alterations (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1311/
- 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 1291: Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1291/
- HB 1310: Public High Schools - Student Transcripts - Traumatic Loss Notation (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1310/
- HB 1341: Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1341/
- HB 1321: Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1321/
- HB 1268: Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for… (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1268/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/pasteur01
- X: https://x.com/delegatepasteur
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delegatepasteur/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6826933-02c6-40ff-9df9-b9e82c54febc