# Karen Simpson

Karen Simpson is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fd61aa90-0a23-4cc2-8c6f-9fae2aa49a81

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd61aa90-0a23-4cc2-8c6f-9fae2aa49a81 (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

Simpson has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.04), from 275 donors and 595 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 99.6% (97.0%). 3 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 107 bills: 107 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 34 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 64 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1492: Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1492/
- 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 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 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 1326: Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1326/
- HB 1353: Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1353/
- HB 1299: Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1299/
- HB 1058: Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1058/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/simpson01
- Campaign site: https://www.karen4maryland.com/meet-karen
- X: https://x.com/Karen4Maryland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Karen4Maryland/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karen.simpson/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd61aa90-0a23-4cc2-8c6f-9fae2aa49a81