Maryland Senate · District 24
Joanne Benson
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Joanne Benson'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Joanne Benson.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Joanne Benson.
Bills
The bills Joanne Benson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 67 |
| Passed both chambers | 8 |
| Became law | 8 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 44 of 47 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 32 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 687 Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program - Establishment |
Became law passed as HB 1121 |
March 24, 2025 |
| SB 1005 Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program - Acquisition of Land |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 174 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| SB 202 (2024) Department of Aging - Caregiver Expense Grant Program - Established |
Became law | March 27, 2024 |
| SB 723 (2024) Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law) |
Became law | March 22, 2024 |
| SB 36 (2024) Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting |
Became law | March 16, 2024 |
| SB 959 (2023) Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform |
Became law | April 2, 2023 |
| SB 965 (2023) Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities |
Became law | March 28, 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
11 against the Senate President; 10 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Joanne Benson 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
- joanne.benson@senate.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 201, James Senate Office Building 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3148
Committees
- Budget and Taxation
- Committee on Children, Youth and Families
- Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
- Special Joint Committee on Pensions
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