LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS AND GRADES
SUMMARY –
This is the Maryland Legislative Coalition’s second year of producing scorecards and grades for all of our legislators for the session. This year, we have made a number of changes to the scorecard. We are presenting the scorecard with 3 components:
· Voting Record
· Committee Efficiency
· Individual Initiative
We have done this to provide objective information on the behaviors that we believe constituents are interested in: how their representatives vote, what their committees get done and how active they are in sponsoring and leading the passage of legislation in accordance with our values.
Voting Record –
As will be apparent to readers of last year’s scorecard, there is one major change in how the scorecards were calculated from last year. Last year, all bills that received a vote were scored – bills that got a vote in committee and never made it to the floor as well as bills that got a floor vote. Implicitly, this hurt the scores of legislators who were serving on committees that did not pass many bills out of committee. So, this year, only floor votes were scored.
Committee Efficiency –
This year, we have come up with a productivity index that rewards both the efficiency of a committee as well as the individual initiative of representatives. Committees were scored in terms of their rate of passage of bills, using our 130 priority bills, and each legislator was given the grade corresponding to the committee they were on. Some committees only passed 40% of the bills that they saw out of committee, while others passed 95%. It is our hope that this will shine a light on the need for committees to function efficiently and effectively, particularly given the compressed schedule of the Maryland legislature. Committee leaders are shown in bold on the Committee column.
Individual Initiative –
The individual initiative score rates bills sponsored, as a subset of our 130 priority bills, by each legislator. Here we are attempting to draw attention to the individual leadership of legislators, beyond the work of the committee they were assigned to. This year, there are a number of freshman legislators and it is interesting to note the different levels of initiative of this cadre. We do want to make note that there were many bills sponsored that are not part of our 130 priorities that were not included here.
Together we hope that the 3 scores – the voting record, the individual initiative and the efficiency of the committee of each representative, provides constituents with an objective and balanced view of the performance of each legislator.
Honorable Mentions –
Finally, we have created a write up of honorable mentions to recognize the passion with which individual legislators defend priority bills on the floor.
We would like to recognize the following legislators for their stellar work on the three most impactful bills of the session – the Clean Energy Jobs Act, the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and the End of Life Option Act.
Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (who was not the sponsor, but who did a masterful job as the Floor Leader) and Senator Brian Feldman for the Clean Energy Jobs Act.
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Bonnie Cullison (who was not a sponsor, but worked very hard for the bill) and Senator Brian Feldman for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Delegate Shane Pendergrass and Senator Will Smith for the End-Of-Life Option Act
The full scorecard with all the scoring for each bill can be found by clicking on Scorecard – 2019 Final or copying this link into your browser –
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WmyUfEG7GlBRaaxc7t6Qet9ENVtQCwml/view?usp=sharing
A summary of the final scores and grades can be found below.
| TOTAL GRADE | TOTAL SCORE | COMMITTEE | COMMITTEE PRODUCTIVITY METRIC | #BILLS SPONSORED | |
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES | |||||
| Acevero, Gabriel | 75% | C | APP | 75% | |
| Adams, Christopher T. | 4% | F | ECM | 44% | |
| Anderson, Curt | 85% | B | JUD | 95% | |
| Anderton, Carl, Jr. | 11% | F | APP | 75% | |
| Arentz, Steven J. | -8% | F | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Arikan, Lauren | -4% | F | JUD | 95% | |
| Attar, Dalya | 92% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Atterbeary, Vanessa E. | 100% | A | JUD | 95% | 4 |
| Bagnall, Heather | 100% | A | HGO | 50% | |
| Barnes, Ben | 96% | A | APP | 75% | |
| Barnes, Darryl | 92% | A | APP | 75% | |
| Barron, Erek L. | 91% | A | HGO | 50% | 5 |
| Bartlett, J. Sandy | 100% | A | JUD | 95% | |
| Barve, Kumar P. | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Beitzel, Wendell R. | 13% | F | APP | 75% | |
| Bhandari, Harry | 71% | C | HGO | 50% | |
| Boteler, Joseph C | -4% | F | W&M | 75% | |
| Boyce, Regina | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Branch, Talmadge | 100% | A | ECM | 44% | |
| Bridges, Tony | 96% | A | E&T | 40% | 1 |
| Bromwell, Eric M. | 83% | B | ECM | 44% | |
| Brooks, Benjamin | 100% | A | ECM | 44% | |
| Buckel, Jason C. | 13% | F | W&M | 75% | |
| Busch, Michael E. | 100% | A | 0% | 2 | |
| Cain, Alice | 100% | A | W&M | 75% | 2 |
| Cardin, Jon S | 96% | A | JUD | 95% | 1 |
| Carey, Ned | 77% | C | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Carr, Alfred C., Jr. | 96% | A | HGO | 50% | 1 |
| Cassilly, Andrew | 13% | F | E&T | 40% | |
| Chang, Mark S. | 96% | A | APP | 75% | 1 |
| Charkoudian, Lorig | 100% | A | ECM | 44% | |
| Charles, Nick | 92% | A | HGO | 50% | |
| Chisholm, Brian | 8% | F | HGO | 50% | |
| Ciliberti, Barrie S. | 6% | F | E&T | 40% | |
| Clark, Jerry | 13% | F | E&T | 40% | |
| Clippinger, Luke | 100% | A | JUD | 95% | 2 |
| Conaway, Frank M., Jr. | 96% | A | JUD | 95% | |
| Corderman, Paul | 13% | F | APP | 75% | |
| Cox, Dan | -2% | F | JUD | 95% | |
| Crosby, Brian M. | 75% | C | ECM | 44% | |
| Crutchfield, Charlotte | 100% | A | JUD | 95% | 2 |
| Cullison, Bonnie | 100% | A | HGO | 50% | 1 |
| Davis, Debra | 88% | B | JUD | 95% | |
| Davis, Dereck E. | 96% | A | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Dumais, Kathleen M. | 100% | A | ECM | 44% | 3 |
| Ebersole, Eric | 100% | A | W&M | 75% | 3 |
| Feldmark, Jessica | 100% | A | W&M | 75% | |
| Fennell, Diana M. | 100% | A | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Fisher, Mark N. | -4% | F | ECM | 44% | |
| Fisher, Wanika | 87% | B | JUD | 95% | 1 |
| Fletcher-Harrison, Andrea | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Fraser-Hidalgo, David | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | 2 |
| Gaines, Tawanna P. | 100% | A | APP | 75% | |
| Ghrist, Jefferson L. | 0% | F | APP | 75% | 1 |
| Gilchrist, Jim | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Glenn, Cheryl D. | 92% | A | ECM | 44% | 4 |
| Grammer, Robin L., Jr. | 0% | F | JUD | 95% | 1 |
| Guyton, Michele | 92% | A | W&M | 75% | 1 |
| Harrison, Andrea | 96% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Hartman, Wayne A. | -4% | F | JUD | 95% | |
| Haynes, Keith E. | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 1 |
| Healey, Anne | 96% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Hettleman, Shelly | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 2 |
| Hill, Terri | 100% | A | HGO | 50% | |
| Holmes, Marvin E., Jr. | 92% | A | E&T | 40% | 1 |
| Hornberger, Kevin B. | 21% | F | W&M | 75% | |
| Howard, Seth A. | 21% | F | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Impallaria, Rick | -2% | F | ECM | 44% | |
| Ivey, Julian | 91% | A | W&M | 75% | 3 |
| Jackson, Michael A. | 91% | A | APP | 75% | |
| Jacobs, Jay A. | -8% | F | E&T | 40% | |
| Jalisi, Jay | 67% | D | E&T | 40% | |
| Johnson, Steve | 88% | B | HGO | 50% | |
| Jones, Adrienne A. | 96% | A | APP | 75% | |
| Kaiser, Anne R. | 96% | A | W&M | 75% | 1 |
| Kelly, Ariana B. | 100% | A | HGO | 50% | |
| Kerr, Ken | 92% | A | HGO | 50% | |
| Kipke, Nicholaus R. | 19% | F | HGO | 50% | |
| Kittleman, Trent | 6% | F | APP | 75% | |
| Korman, Marc | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 2 |
| Krebs, Susan W. | 4% | F | HGO | 50% | |
| Krimm, Carol L. | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 1 |
| Lafferty, Stephen W. | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | 3 |
| Lehman, Mary A. | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | |
| Lewis, Jazz | 92% | A | HGO | 50% | |
| Lewis, Robbyn | 100% | A | HGO | 50% | 1 |
| Lierman, Brooke E. | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 5 |
| Lisanti, Mary Ann | 83% | B | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Long, Robert B. | 15% | F | W&M | 75% | |
| Lopez, Lesley J | 92% | A | JUD | 95% | |
| Love, Sara | 96% | A | E&T | 40% | 1 |
| Luedtke, Eric G. | 100% | A | W&M | 75% | 2 |
| Malone, Michael E. | 25% | F | JUD | 95% | |
| Mangione, Nino | -8% | F | APP | 75% | |
| Mautz, Johnny | 8% | F | ECM | 44% | |
| McComas, Susan | 8% | F | JUD | 95% | 1 |
| McIntosh, Maggie | 100% | A | APP | 75% | |
| McKay, Mike | 8% | F | APP | 75% | |
| Metzgar, Ric | 21% | F | HGO | 50% | |
| Miller, Warren E. | -16% | F | ECM | 44% | |
| Moon, David | 96% | A | JUD | 95% | 4 |
| Morgan, Matthew | 0% | F | HGO | 50% | |
| Mosby, Nick | 96% | A | W&M | 75% | 4 |
| Otto, Charles J. | 0% | F | E&T | 40% | |
| Palakovich-Carr, Julie | 100% | A | W&M | 75% | |
| Parrott, Neil | -17% | F | E&T | 40% | |
| Patterson, Edith J. | 92% | A | W&M | 75% | 1 |
| Pena-Melnyk, Joseline A. | 100% | A | HGO | 50% | 5 |
| Pendergrass, Shane E. | 92% | A | HGO | 50% | 1 |
| Pippy, Jesse T. | 8% | F | JUD | 95% | |
| Proctor, Susie | 100% | A | APP | 75% | |
| Queen, Pam | 96% | A | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Qui, Lily | 100% | A | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Reilly, Teresa E. | 8% | F | W&M | 75% | |
| Reznik, Kirill | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 5 |
| Rogers, Mike | 92% | A | ECM | 44% | |
| Rose, April | 8% | F | W&M | 75% | |
| Rosenberg, Samuel I. | 96% | A | HGO | 50% | 1 |
| Saab, Sid | 15% | F | HGO | 50% | |
| Sample-Hughes, Sheree | 83% | B | HGO | 50% | |
| Shetty, Emily | 100% | A | JUD | 95% | 5 |
| Shoemaker, Haven | 6% | F | W&M | 75% | |
| Smith, Stephanie | 100% | A | W&M | 75% | |
| Solomon, Jared | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 2 |
| Stein, Dana | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | 2 |
| Stewart, Vaughn | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | 1 |
| Sydnor, Charles E | 92% | A | JUD | 95% | 4 |
| Szeliga, Kathy | 12% | F | HGO | 50% | |
| Terrasa, Jen | 100% | A | APP | 75% | |
| Turner, Veronica | 96% | A | W&M | 75% | |
| Valderrama, Kriselda | 100% | A | ECM | 44% | |
| Valentino-Smith, Geraldine | 96% | A | APP | 75% | 1 |
| Walker, Jay | 79% | C | W&M | 75% | |
| Washington, Alonzo T. | 100% | A | W&M | 75% | 2 |
| Watson, Courtney | 96% | A | ECM | 44% | |
| Watson, Ron | 92% | A | JUD | 95% | |
| Wells, Melissa | 100% | A | E&T | 40% | 1 |
| Wilkins, Jheanelle K. | 96% | A | W&M | 75% | 5 |
| Wilson, C. T. | 83% | B | ECM | 44% | 1 |
| Wivell, William J. | -8% | F | E&T | 40% | |
| Young, Karen Lewis | 100% | A | HGO | 50% | |
| Young, Pat | 100% | A | APP | 75% | 1 |
| SENATE | |||||
| Augustine, Malcolm | 94% | A | FIN | 30% | 1 |
| Bailey, Jack | 33% | F | EHEA | 83% | |
| Beidle, Pamela | 94% | A | FIN | 30% | 1 |
| Benson, Joanne C. | 94% | A | FIN | 30% | 2 |
| Carroza, Mary Beth | 39% | F | EHEA | 83% | |
| Carter, Jill | 93% | A | JPR | 73% | 8 |
| Cassilly, Robert | 22% | F | JPR | 73% | |
| Eckardt, Adelaide C. | 44% | F | BUD | 100% | |
| Edwards, George C. | 33% | F | BUD | 100% | |
| Elfreth, Sarah | 100% | A | BUD | 100% | 2 |
| Ellis, Arthur | 94% | A | EHEA | 83% | 1 |
| Feldman, Brian J. | 100% | A | FIN | 30% | 4 |
| Ferguson, Bill | 94% | A | BUD | 100% | 3 |
| Gallion, Jason | 22% | F | EHEA | 83% | |
| Griffith, Melony | 94% | A | BUD | 100% | |
| Guzzone, Guy | 100% | A | BUD | 100% | |
| Hayes, Antonio | 94% | A | FIN | 30% | 2 |
| Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. | 44% | F | FIN | 30% | 2 |
| Hester, Katie | 100% | A | JPR | 73% | |
| Hough, Michael J. | 33% | F | JPR | 73% | 1 |
| Jennings, J. B. | 28% | F | FIN | 30% | |
| Kagan, Cheryl C. | 100% | A | EHEA | 83% | 2 |
| Kelley, Delores G. | 100% | A | FIN | 30% | |
| King, Nancy J. | 94% | A | BUD | 100% | 1 |
| Klausmeier, Katherine | 89% | B | FIN | 30% | 3 |
| Kramer, Ben | 100% | A | FIN | 30% | 1 |
| Lam, Clarence | 94% | A | EHEA | 83% | 4 |
| Lee, Susan C. | 100% | A | JPR | 73% | 4 |
| McCray, Cory | 94% | A | BUD | 100% | 5 |
| Miller, Thomas V. Mike, Jr. | 94% | A | 0% | 2 | |
| Nathan-Pulliam, Shirley | 100% | A | EHEA | 83% | 2 |
| Patterson, Obie | 94% | A | EHEA | 83% | |
| Peters, Douglas J. | 94% | A | BUD | 100% | |
| Pinsky, Paul G. | 100% | A | EHEA | 83% | 5 |
| Ready, Justin | 33% | F | JPR | 73% | |
| Reilly, Edward R. | 56% | F | FIN | 30% | |
| Rosapepe, Jim | 94% | A | BUD | 100% | 1 |
| Salling, Johnny Ray | 28% | F | BUD | 100% | |
| Serafini, Andrew A. | 22% | F | BUD | 100% | |
| Simonaire, Bryan W. | 33% | F | EHEA | 83% | |
| Smith, William C., Jr. | 100% | A | JPR | 73% | 10 |
| Waldstreicher, Jeff | 100% | A | JPR | 73% | 3 |
| Washington, Mary | 94% | A | JPR | 73% | 7 |
| West, Chris | 56% | F | JPR | 73% | 2 |
| Young, Ronald N. | 100% | A | EHEA | 83% | 3 |
| Zirkin, Bobby A. | 100% | A | JPR | 73% | 4 |
| Zucker, Craig J. | 100% | A | BUD | 100% | 4 |