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D Maryland Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Katie Hester

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Total votes
8,584
all sessions
Attendance
96%
301 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
539
bills & resolutions
Higher than 78% of chamber peers
Committees
7
assignments
8,584 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
7,979
voted in favor
Nay
304
voted against
Absent
301
missed votes
Total cast
8,584
across all sessions
Crossed party
164
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 561
Corporations and Associations - Electric Cooperatives - Nonescheat Capital Credits
Yea
Passed
47–0
Mar 23, 2025
SB 181
Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole
Yea
Passed
35–12
Mar 23, 2025
HB 1060
Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act
Yea
Passed
47–0
Mar 23, 2025
HB 888
Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Qualifications
Yea
Passed
43–4
Mar 23, 2025
HB 839
Election Law - Provisional Ballots - Nonpartisan Board of Education Contests
Yea
Passed
46–1
Mar 23, 2025
SB 357
Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
Absent
Passed
32–11
Mar 23, 2025
SB 26
Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act
Absent
Passed
43–0
Mar 23, 2025
SB 341
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team
Yea
Passed
47–0
Mar 23, 2025
SB 550
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations
Yea
Passed
46–0
Mar 23, 2025
HB 1301
Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children’s Health Program, and Health Insurance – Transfers to Special Pediatric Hospitals – Prior Authorizations
Yea
Passed
47–0
Mar 23, 2025
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