Maryland Senate · District 9
Katie Hester
Democratic
Votes with the Senate President
93%
On 953 contested votes where both voted · 98% on all votes
Votes with own party
92%
Partisan rank: 36 of 47 in the Senate (tied with 2 others)
Didn't vote at roll call
3%
166 of 4,815 roll calls · 59 of them excused
Bills passed
47
101 sponsored · 47 became law · Rank 7 of 47 in the Senate (tied with 2 others)
Bills that became law
47
of 47 passed · 0 vetoed
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Katie Hester'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
Maryland Senate63rdpercentile
More conservative than 63% of the Maryland Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
18th most conservative of 47
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Maryland Senate District 9.
Also on the ballot: Ben Hightower (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Votes with the Senate President
93%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Katie Hester.
On 953 contested votes where both voted98% on all 4,629 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
92%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Katie Hester.
On 891 party-line votesPartisan rank: 36 of 47 in the Senate (tied with 2 others)35 senators vote with their party more often
Bills
The bills Katie Hester sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 101 |
| Passed both chambers | 47 |
| Became law | 47 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 7 of 47 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 6 of 34 Democrats (tied with 1 other)
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 828 State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) |
Became law | April 1, 2026 |
| SB 720 Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) |
Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 597 Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership |
Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 601 Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations |
Became law | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 141 Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes |
Became law | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 825 Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 8 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 599 On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established |
Became law | March 21, 2026 |
| SB 300 Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment |
Became law passed as HB 461 |
March 17, 2026 |
| SB 871 Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 705 Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 655 Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 360 Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 117 Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program |
Became law | March 25, 2025 |
| SB 691 Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 564 Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund |
Became law passed as HB 865 |
March 24, 2025 |
| SB 177 Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 149 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 867 Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions |
Became law | March 23, 2025 |
| SB 909 Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act |
Became law | March 22, 2025 |
| SB 37 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) |
Became law | March 16, 2025 |
| SB 570 (2024) Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) |
Became law | March 30, 2024 |
| SB 982 (2024) Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects |
Became law | March 29, 2024 |
| SB 683 (2024) Tree Expert Licenses - Application and Renewal Fee Alterations and Insurance Requirements |
Became law | March 29, 2024 |
| SB 956 (2024) Environment - Water Pollution Control - Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) |
Became law | March 28, 2024 |
| SB 394 (2024) Catalytic Revitalization Project Tax Credit - Alterations |
Became law | March 28, 2024 |
| SB 818 (2024) Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) |
Became law | March 23, 2024 |
| SB 816 (2024) Economic Development – Cyber Maryland Fund and Program – Alterations |
Became law | March 23, 2024 |
| SB 797 (2024) Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established |
Became law | March 22, 2024 |
| SB 180 (2024) Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies |
Became law | March 22, 2024 |
| SB 835 (2024) Environment - Delegated Authorities - Well and Septic Program Permits |
Became law | March 21, 2024 |
| SB 830 (2023) Environmental Health Specialists and Well and Septic Systems Permitting - Studies (Environmental Health Systems Support Act of 2023) |
Became law | April 3, 2023 |
| SB 96 (2023) Howard County - Archery Hunting - Safety Zone and Position of Archery Hunter |
Became law passed as HB 1005 |
March 27, 2023 |
| SB 801 (2023) Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program |
Became law | March 27, 2023 |
| SB 800 (2023) Public Service Commission - Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) |
Became law passed as HB 969 |
March 27, 2023 |
| SB 783 (2023) Preservation and Reuse of Historic Complexes Study and Alterations to the Income Tax Credit for Catalytic Revitalization Projects |
Became law | March 27, 2023 |
| SB 931 (2023) Public Utilities - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Meter Aggregation |
Became law passed as HB 1188 |
March 26, 2023 |
| SB 2 (2023) Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Theft of Benefits (Prevent Electronic Benefits Theft Act of 2023) |
Became law | March 26, 2023 |
| SB 255 (2023) Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth |
Became law | March 25, 2023 |
| SB 254 (2023) Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations |
Became law | March 25, 2023 |
| SB 781 (2023) Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| SB 34 (2023) Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| SB 253 (2023) Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| SB 124 (2023) Maryland Food System Resiliency Council |
Became law | March 23, 2023 |
| SB 782 (2023) State Procurement - Purchasing - Compost, Mulch, and Soil Amendments and Aggregate |
Became law | March 22, 2023 |
| SB 386 (2023) Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment |
Became law | March 18, 2023 |
| SB 256 (2023) Environment - Fire-Fighting Training - Oriented Strand Board - Prohibition |
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
69 against the Senate President; 67 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Katie Hester 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
- katiefry.hester@senate.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 304, James Senate Office Building 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3671
Committees
- Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology Chair
- Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight Chair
- Rules Chair
- Audit and Evaluation
- Committee on Legislative Ethics
- Education, Energy and the Environment
- Federal Action Oversight
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