LEGISLATIVE SCORECARDS AND GRADES

SUMMARY –
This is the Maryland Legislative Coalition’s fifth year of producing scorecards and grades for all of our legislators for the session.  This year, as with last year, 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 –
This year, as with last year, only floor votes were scored.  However, we have marked down several Committee Chairs as well as the Senate President and the Speaker of the House for their failure to advance some of our priority bills.  Specifically, three bills were adjusted – two environmental bills and two social justice (Immigration) bills. Additionally, we recorded a negative vote for the Senate President and the House Speaker for weakening the Climate Solutions Now Act.  Finally, there were three House bills where we recorded the second-to-the-last vote because most of the members of one Committee were not present for the final vote and were in conference.

Committee Efficiency –
Committees were scored in terms of their rate of passage of bills, using our 216 priority bills, and each legislator was given the grade corresponding to the committee they were on. Some committees only passed 56% of the bills that they saw out of committee, while others passed 100%. 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 scores rate bills sponsored, as a subset of our 219 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. 

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.

The full scorecard with all the scoring for each bill can be found by clicking on Scorecard – 2022   or copying this link into your browser –

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F749GLMtjMCoV7n59NJS2c7zKFiP0-Pg/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106867060002549724778&rtpof=true&sd=true

A summary of the final scores and grades can be found below.

  TOTAL SCORE  TOTAL GRADE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE PRODUCTIVITY #BILLS   SPONSORED
HOUSE OF DELEGATES          
Acevero, Gabriel 2% B8 APP 33% 1
Adams, Christopher T. -29% F ECM 39%  
Amprey, Marlon 97% A E&T 39%  
Anderson, Curt 89% B JUD 48%  
Anderton, Carl, Jr. 26% F E&T 39%  
Arentz, Steven J. -18% F ECM 39%  
Arikan, Lauren -24% F JUD 48%  
Attar, Dalya 95% A W&M 38%  
Atterbeary, Vanessa E. 100% A W&M 38% 1
Bagnall, Heather 100% A HGO 36%  
Barnes, Ben 100% A APP 33%  
Barnes, Darryl 100% A APP 33%  
Bartlett, J. Sandy 95% A JUD 48% 1
Barve, Kumar P. 97% A E&T 39% 2
Beitzel, Wendell R. -9% F APP 33%  
Belcastro, Lisa 100% A HGO 36% 2
Bhandari, Harry 87% B HGO 36%  
Boteler, Joseph C -52% F W&M 38%  
Boyce, Regina 97% A E&T 39% 2
Branch, Chanel 97% A W&M 38%  
Branch, Talmadge 97% A ECM 39%  
Bridges, Tony 100% A APP 33% 1
Brooks, Benjamin 100% A ECM 39% 3
Buckel, Jason C. 0% F W&M 38%  
Cardin, Jon S 97% A JUD 48%  
Carey, Ned 84% B ECM 39%  
Carr, Alfred C., Jr. 100% A HG0 36%  
Chang, Mark S. 100% A APP 33%  
Charkoudian, Lorig 100% A ECM 39% 8
Charles, Nick 73% C W&M 38%  
Chisholm, Brian -18% F HGO 36%  
Ciliberti, Barrie S. -21% F E&T 39%  
Clark, Jerry -8% F E&T 39%  
Clippinger, Luke 97% A JUD 48% 2
Conaway, Frank M., Jr. 100% A JUD 48%  
Cox, Dan -48% F JUD 48%  
Crosby, Brian M. 87% B ECM 39%  
Crutchfield, Charlotte 100% A JUD 48% 1
Cullison, Bonnie 100% A HGO 36%  
Davis, Debra 97% A JUD 48%  
Ebersole, Eric 97% A W&M 38%  
Feldmark, Jessica 100% A W&M 38% 2
Fennell, Diana M. 100% A ECM 39%  
Fisher, Mark N. -37% F JUD 48%  
Fisher, Wanika 78% C JUD 48% 3
Foley, Linda 100% A E&T 39%  
Forbes, Catherine 100% A APP 33% 1
Fraser-Hidalgo, David 97% A E&T 39% 3
Ghrist, Jefferson L. -24% F APP 33%  
Gilchrist, Jim 100% A E&T 39%  
Grammer, Robin L., Jr. -65% F JUD 48%  
Griffith, Mike -3% F W&M 38%  
Guyton, Michele 97% A W&M 38%  
Harrison, Andrea Fletcher 86% B ECM 39%  
Hartman, Wayne A. -42% F W&M 38%  
Healey, Anne 97% A E&T 39%  
Henson, Shaneka 89% B APP 33% 1
Hill, Terri 100% A HGO 36% 1
Holmes, Marvin E., Jr. 97% A E&T 39%  
Hornberger, Kevin B. 24% F W&M 38%  
Howard, Seth A. -8% F ECM 39%  
Howell, Faye Martin 95% A JUD 48%  
Impallaria, Rick -51% F ECM 39%  
Ivey, Julian 95% A W&M 38%  
Jackson, Carl 84% B ECM 39% 1
Jacobs, Jay A. -8% F E&T 39%  
Jalisi, Jay 94% A E&T 39%  
Johnson, Steve 82% B HGO 36%  
Jones, Adrienne A. 97% A   39% 1
Jones, Dana 100% A HGO 36%  
Jones, Rachel 100% A JUD 48%  
Kaiser, Anne R. 100% A HGO 36% 4
Kelly, Ariana B. 100% A HGO 36% 2
Kerr, Ken 97% A HGO 36%  
Kipke, Nicholaus R. -17% F HGO 36%  
Kittleman, Trent -41% F APP 33%  
Korman, Marc 100% A APP 33% 4
Krebs, Susan W. -27% F HGO 36%  
Krimm, Carol L. NA N/A APP 33%  
Landis, Cheryl 100% A HGO 36%  
Lehman, Mary A. 100% A E&T 39% 2
Lewis, Jazz 97% A APP 33% 3
Lewis, Robbyn 95% A APP 33% 1
Lierman, Brooke E. 100% A E&T 39% 2
Lisanti, Mary Ann 71% C W&M 38%  
Long, Robert B. -30% F W&M 38%  
Lopez, Lesley J 85% B JUD 48% 1
Love, Sara 97% A E&T 39% 5
Luedtke, Eric G. 100% A W&M 38%  
Mangione, Nino -55% F APP 33%  
Mautz, Johnny -20% F ECM 39%  
McComas, Susan -24% F JUD 48%  
McIntosh, Maggie 95% A APP 33%  
McKay, Mike -11% F APP 33%  
Metzgar, Ric -26% F APP 33%  
Moon, David 97% A JUD 48% 3
Morgan, Matthew -24% F HGO 36%  
Munoz, Rachel -13% F JUD 48%  
Novotny, Reid 0% F APP 33%  
Otto, Charles J. -11% F E&T 39%  
Palakovich-Carr, Julie 100% A W&M 38% 8
Parrott, Neil -55% F E&T 39%  
Patterson, Edith J. 100% A W&M 38%  
Pena-Melnyk, Joseline A. 100% A HGO 36% 4
Pendergrass, Shane E. 97% A HGO 36%  
Pippy, Jesse T. -42% F ECM 39%  
Prettyman, Roxane 100% A E&T 39%  
Proctor, Susie 89% B APP 33%  
Qi, Lily 100% A ECM 39% 1
Queen, Pam 100% A ECM 39% 2
Reilly, Teresa E. -18% F HGO 36%  
Reznik, Kirill 100% A APP 33%  
Rogers, Mike 100% A ECM 39%  
Rose, April -32% F W&M 38%  
Rosenberg, Samuel I. 97% A HGO 36% 3
Ruth, Sheila 100% A E&T 39% 8
Saab, Sid -16% F HGO 36%  
Sample-Hughes, Sheree 100% A HGO 36%  
Shetty, Emily 100% A JUD 48% 1
Shoemaker, Haven -36% F JUD 48%  
Smith, Stephanie 95% A APP 33% 3
Solomon, Jared 100% A APP 33% 4
Stein, Dana 100% A E&T 39% 4
Stewart, Vaughn 100% A E&T 39% 8
Szeliga, Kathy -34% F HGO 36%  
Terrasa, Jen 100% A E&T 39% 1
Thiam, Brenda -7% F JUD 48%  
Toles, Karen 100% A JUD 48%  
Turner, Veronica 100% A ECM 39%  
Valderrama, Kriselda 97% A ECM 39% 2
Valentino-Smith, Geraldine 92% A APP 33%  
Walker, Jay 97% A ECM 39%  
Washington, Alonzo T. 97% A W&M 38% 1
Watson, Courtney 100% A ECM 39% 1
Wells, Melissa 100% A E&T 39% 5
Wilkins, Jheanelle K. 100% A W&M 38% 3
Williams, Nicole 95% A JUD 48% 3
Wilson, C. T. 95% A ECM 39%  
Wivell, William J. -30% F E&T 39%  
Young, Karen Lewis 97% A HGO 36% 2
Young, Pat 95% A APP 33 1
Senator          
Augustine, Malcolm 100% A FIN 60% 2
Bailey, Jack 35% F JPR 38%  
Beidle, Pamela 100% A FIN 60% 2
Benson, Joanne C. 84% B FIN 60% 1
Carroza, Mary Beth 27% F EHEA 56%  
Carter, Jill 97% A JPR 38% 9
Cassilly, Robert 30% F JPR 38%  
Corderman, Paul 32% F BUD 50%  
Eckardt, Adelaide C. 32% F BUD 50%  
Edwards, George C. 30% F BUD 50%  
Elfreth, Sarah 100% A BUD 50% 5
Ellis, Arthur 100% A EHEA 56% 1
Feldman, Brian J. 100% A FIN 60% 9
Ferguson, Bill 97% A   50% 2
Gallion, Jason 30% F EHEA 56%  
Griffith, Melony 100% A BUD 50%  
Guzzone, Guy 100% A BUD 50%  
Hayes, Antonio 100% A FIN 60% 1
Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. 28% F FIN 60%  
Hester, Katie 95% A EHEA 56% 5
Hettleman, Shelly 97% A JPR 38% 3
Hough, Michael J. 40% F JPR 38%  
Jackson, Michael A. 97% A BUD 50%  
Jennings, J. B. 33% F FIN 60%  
Kagan, Cheryl C. 100% A EHEA 56% 4
Kelley, Delores G. 100% A FIN 60% 1
King, Nancy J. 100% A BUD 50% 1
Klausmeier, Katherine 71% C FIN 60% 2
Kramer, Ben 100% A FIN 60% 3
Lam, Clarence 100% A EHEA 56% 5
Lee, Susan C. 100% A JPR 38% 5
McCray, Cory 97% A BUD 50% 1
Patterson, Obie 100% A EHEA 56% 2
Pinsky, Paul G. 100% A EHEA 56% 4
Ready, Justin 32% F FIN 60%  
Reilly, Edward R. 32% F EHEA 56%  
Rosapepe, Jim 95% A BUD 50% 1
Salling, Johnny Ray 31% F BUD 50%  
Simonaire, Bryan W. 32% F EHEA 56%  
Smith, William C., Jr. 95% A JPR 38% 5
Sydnor, Charles E. 100% A JPR 38% 1
Waldstreicher, Jeff 100% A JPR 38% 3
Washington, Mary 100% A EHEA 56% 5
Watson, Ron  97% A JPR 38% 2
West, Chris 48% F JPR 38% 1
Young, Ronald N. 100% A BUD 50% 1
Zucker, Craig J. 100% A BUD 50% 1