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U.S. Senator from Maryland · Class I

Angela D. Alsobrooks

Democrat 1st term Up 2030

Replaced Benjamin L. Cardin in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$2.0M raised · top PACs: Aflac, American Psychological Association Services, International Franchise Association Franchising Breaks with Democrats most onFinance and Financial Sector: broke on 7 of 19 party-line votes (37%; most Democrats: 0%)
98LoyaltyMed 96
98AttendMed 98
7BipartMed 9
18BreaksMed 31
In office
Senate 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 5% of the Senate
Committees
  • Special Committee on Aging 6th minority
  • Environment and Public Works 9th minority
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 11th minority
Age
55

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date8438043991518

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 22% 13%
Health 22% 26%
Education 5% 16%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Health and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Health and Education; the two overlap on Government Operations and Politics.

  • She talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Health Care Coverage (Health), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Taxation), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development).
  • 38 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberTransportation and Infrastructure SubcommitteeEnvironment and Public Works
MemberSpecial Committee on Aging6th minority
MemberEnvironment and Public Works Committee9th minority
MemberBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee11th minority

+1 more on Background

Ranking member on the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, more senior than 5% of the Senate, in the minority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 5% of the Senate.
  • Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

18%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Alsobrooks.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

18% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills; closest in her party: Blunt Rochester and Schumer.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her bills

Introduced 34
Action in committee 3
Beyond committee 1
Passed Senate 0
Became law 0
EffectivenessRank 94 of 100 in the Senate

0.21average member 1.00

0 of 34 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.21.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.46

With her party on all 15 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 9 of the 9 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 18 times.

  • Position: −0.46, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 7 of 19, Nominations 4 of 210, Taxes, finance & economy 1 of 13.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Alsobrooks$2.0M raised26%20%25%29%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

46% of what she raised came from individuals; 26% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$2.0M raised, 25% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

61 PACs of the 138 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Health and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. Aflac47% D
  2. American Psychological Association Services64% D
  3. International Franchise Association Franchising36% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

86 bills

Alsobrooks voted Yea on 3, Nay on 5, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 76 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.