Maryland Senate · District 3
Karen Lewis Young
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Karen Lewis Young'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
Running for Maryland Senate District 3.
Also on the ballot: Shelley Aloi (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Karen Lewis Young.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Karen Lewis Young.
Bills
The bills Karen Lewis Young sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 77 |
| Passed both chambers | 23 |
| Became law | 23 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 26 of 47 in the Senate (tied with 4 others) · 21 of 34 Democrats (tied with 2 others)
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 213 State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures |
Became law | April 2, 2026 |
| SB 189 Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law) |
Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 734 State Retirement and Pension System - Administration and Clarification |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 337 Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 339 Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations |
Became law | March 22, 2026 |
| SB 724 State Retirement and Pension System - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification |
Became law | Feb. 28, 2026 |
| SB 338 State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension |
Became law | Feb. 28, 2026 |
| SB 318 Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 854 Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report |
Became law | March 23, 2025 |
| SB 175 Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 1027 Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment |
Became law passed as HB 1244 |
March 17, 2025 |
| SB 635 Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings |
Became law passed as HB 731 |
March 15, 2025 |
| SB 156 Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment |
Became law | March 14, 2025 |
| SB 415 (2024) Frederick County - Local Gaming and Authorization for Electronic Tip Jar Dispensers |
Became law | March 28, 2024 |
| SB 125 (2024) Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites |
Became law | March 21, 2024 |
| SB 1141 (2024) Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements |
Became law passed as HB 607 |
March 18, 2024 |
| SB 332 (2024) Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law) |
Became law | March 14, 2024 |
| SB 483 (2023) Private Well Safety Act of 2023 |
Became law | April 2, 2023 |
| SB 391 (2023) Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior |
Became law | March 26, 2023 |
| SB 390 (2023) Provision of Veterinary Services - Practice of Veterinary Medicine and Rabies Vaccines |
Became law | March 25, 2023 |
| SB 574 (2023) State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Complaints |
Became law | March 22, 2023 |
| SB 481 (2023) State Retirement and Pension System – Nonvested Accounts – Regular Interest |
Became law | March 22, 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
13 against the Senate President; 13 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Karen Lewis Young 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
- karen.lewisyoung@senate.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 3 West, Miller Senate Office Building 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3575
Committees
- Special Joint Committee on Pensions Chair
- Budget and Taxation
- Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review
- Committee on Ending Homelessness
- Committee on Federal Relations
- Task Force to Study Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures
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