David J. Trone

Former Representative for Maryland’s 6th District, 2019–2025 · Democrat

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

2.57· expected 0.60

Above expectations

Rank 28 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 218 minority-party members

How far Trone’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

25 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 21 substantive, 3 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (2)

1 Ohio-specific · 1 national policy

H.R. 1727 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension ActBecame law Dec 23, 2024 · Public Lands and Natural ResourcesLocal or single-entity · Ohio
H.R. 4190 Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans ActBecame law Nov 25, 2024 · Armed Forces and National SecurityNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Trone’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Trone. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s House.

Trone in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

86/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 168 missed of 1,235

Voted on 1,067 of 1,235 roll calls; missed 168. Lower than 96% of House members.

35%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

97/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 149 of 218

Sided with the Democratic majority on 773 votes that split the parties. Lower than 54% of House members.

50%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

18/ 100

Chamber median 16 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 64% of House members.

0%60%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.35

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.24

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Trone’s bills that passed the House or further

All bills

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Trone’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 1727 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension ActPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Dec 23, 2024Substantive174 words Local or single-entity · Ohio
H.R. 4190 Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans ActArmed Forces and National Security · Became law Nov 25, 2024Substantive267 words National policy

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.