# Kim Ross

Kim Ross is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 8
- Serving since: 2025-02-25
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa2b66d8-b93a-434b-9588-9b5cf3fd2e4b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa2b66d8-b93a-434b-9588-9b5cf3fd2e4b (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

89% of the 180 bills Ross sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 140 in the Maryland House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.06), from 100 donors and 278 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)

2,632 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.8% (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 180 bills: 180 reached committee, 161 passed one chamber, 115 passed both, 110 became law. Cosponsored 0. 89.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 1 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1625: Public Health - Newborn Screening Program - Fees and Core Conditions (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1625/
- HB 1617: Public Health - Health Innovation Zones - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1617/
- 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 1602: Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1602/
- HB 1593: Community Pathways Waiver - Adoption of Regulations (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1593/
- HB 1568: Local Government - Animal Control - Dogs At Large (Dog Leash Laws) (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1568/
- HB 1563: Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1563/
- HB 1483: Clinical Professional Counseling - Out-of-State Providers - Use of Telehealth for Continuity of Care (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1483/
- 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 1376: Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Health Insurance - Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals - Requirements (became law, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1376/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa2b66d8-b93a-434b-9588-9b5cf3fd2e4b