Maryland Senate · District 19
Ben Kramer
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Ben Kramer's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Ben Kramer is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Maryland Senate District 19)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Ben Kramer.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Ben Kramer.
Bills
The bills Ben Kramer sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 101 |
| Passed both chambers | 39 |
| Became law | 39 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 16 of 47 in the Senate · 13 of 34 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted. Bills a committee, a county delegation, or the Speaker or Senate President on the Governor's behalf introduced aren't credited to anyone.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 423 Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of… |
Became law | April 1, 2026 |
| SB 753 Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act) |
Became law | March 31, 2026 |
| SB 739 Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - Study |
Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 880 Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established |
Became law passed as HB 1248 |
March 26, 2026 |
| SB 740 Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators |
Became law | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 84 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants |
Became law passed as HB 141 |
March 22, 2026 |
| SB 662 Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act) |
Became law | March 22, 2026 |
| SB 629 Information Technology - State and Higher Education E-Mail - Requirements |
Became law passed as HB 718 |
March 22, 2026 |
| SB 445 Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information |
Became law | March 22, 2026 |
| SB 136 Collective Bargaining - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Police Officers |
Became law | March 21, 2026 |
| SB 521 Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period |
Became law | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 333 Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact |
Became law | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 6 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Nontenure Track Faculty |
Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| SB 444 Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities |
Became law | March 17, 2026 |
| SB 93 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 80 Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 376 Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting |
Became law | March 23, 2025 |
| SB 26 Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act |
Became law | March 23, 2025 |
| SB 1018 Transportation Network Companies - Itemized Receipts and Operator Data Reporting |
Became law passed as HB 861 |
March 19, 2025 |
| SB 749 Health Occupations - Authorization to Practice for Former Federal Employees and Dental Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State |
Became law | March 16, 2025 |
| SB 748 Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment |
Became law | March 14, 2025 |
| SB 375 Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters |
Became law | March 14, 2025 |
| SB 1056 (2024) Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) |
Became law | March 28, 2024 |
| SB 760 (2024) Consumer Protection - Retail Sales of Gift Cards (Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024) |
Became law | March 27, 2024 |
| SB 571 (2024) Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) |
Became law | March 23, 2024 |
| SB 822 (2024) Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers |
Became law | March 22, 2024 |
| SB 192 (2024) State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees |
Became law | March 21, 2024 |
| SB 600 (2024) Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Dental Services - Coverage and Rate Study |
Became law | March 18, 2024 |
| SB 714 (2024) State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Appointment of Members |
Became law | March 14, 2024 |
| SB 841 (2023) Local School Systems - Student Field Trips - Funding |
Became law | April 3, 2023 |
| SB 299 (2023) Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act) |
Became law | April 3, 2023 |
| SB 840 (2023) Public Safety - Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund - Establishment |
Became law | April 2, 2023 |
| SB 90 (2023) Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) |
Became law | March 26, 2023 |
| SB 5 (2023) Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy |
Became law | March 26, 2023 |
| SB 839 (2023) Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Hernia |
Became law | March 25, 2023 |
| SB 377 (2023) Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| SB 79 (2023) State Personnel – Education and Transportation – Grievance Procedures |
Became law | March 22, 2023 |
| SB 248 (2023) Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt |
Became law | March 22, 2023 |
| SB 842 (2023) Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day |
Became law | March 18, 2023 |
Budget projects
Maryland's budget bill doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Maryland legislators.
Contested votes where they split
10 against the Senate President; 9 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Ben Kramer voted on each of the 4,815 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- mgaleg.maryland.gov
- ben.kramer@senate.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 401, Miller Senate Office Building 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3151
Committees
- Unemployment Insurance Oversight Chair
- Finance
- Protocol
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Maryland General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Maryland General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 11, 2023 to Aug. 4, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections