Total votes
9,990
all sessions
Attendance
87%
1,106 missed
Lower than 100% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
829
bills & resolutions
Lower than 100% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
Biography
About Sen. Joanne Benson
Sen. serving Maryland District 24. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 15 years · 8 months. Serves on 4 committees, including Budget and Taxation, Committee on Children, Youth and Families and Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight.
Sworn in
Jan 12, 2011
15 years · 8 months
Closest ally
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no co-sponsorship data
Voting record · by topic
How Joanne votes, broken down
Criminal Justice
62%
/
38%
26 support · 16 oppose
Labor & Employment
92%
/
8%
22 support · 2 oppose
Budget & Taxes
71%
/
29%
29 support · 12 oppose
Housing
89%
/
11%
33 support · 4 oppose
Immigration
55%
/
45%
17 support · 14 oppose
Healthcare
88%
/
12%
46 support · 6 oppose
Technology
80%
/
20%
8 support · 2 oppose
Energy
64%
/
36%
18 support · 10 oppose
Education
72%
/
28%
23 support · 9 oppose
Environment
72%
/
28%
29 support · 11 oppose
Transportation
100%
/
0%
24 support · 0 oppose
Veterans
100%
/
0%
1 support · 0 oppose
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