D Maryland Senate · District 23 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ron Watson

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Session

Total votes

9,309

all sessions

Attendance

95%

497 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Lower than 92% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 78% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

8,313

voted in favor

Nay

499

voted against

Absent

497

missed votes

Total cast

9,309

across all sessions

Crossed party

126

votes against own party

This page

9,309

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 282

Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027)

Yea

Passed

38–6

Mar 12, 2026

SB 283

Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025

Yea

Passed

44–0

Mar 10, 2026

SB 283

Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025

Yea

Passed

43–0

Mar 9, 2026

SB 283

Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025

Yea

Passed

43–0

Mar 9, 2026

SB 769

University System of Maryland - Academic Facilities Bonding Authority

Yea

Passed

44–1

Mar 9, 2026

SB 283

Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025

Yea

Passed

43–0

Mar 9, 2026

SB 947

Maryland Transit Administration Reform Act

Yea

Passed

44–0

Mar 9, 2026

SB 283

Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025

Yea

Passed

42–1

Mar 9, 2026

SB 4

Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) Against party

Nay

Passed

32–13

Mar 9, 2026

SB 618

Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment Exemption

Yea

Passed

32–10

Mar 8, 2026